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Install GNU Mailman and dependencies

sudo apt-get install postfix mailman

Link mailman apache configuration

sudo ln -s /etc/mailman/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf-available/mailman-apache.conf

Edit mailman.conf to remove cgi-bin reference

sudo vi /etc/apache2/conf-available/mailman-apache.conf

Edit mm_cfg.py to match removal of cgi-bin

sudo vi /etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py

Enable new configuration and reload apache

sudo a2enconf mailman-apache.conf
sudo a2enmod cgi
sudo service apache2 reload

Create a space to store list configuration files

sudo mkdir /etc/mailman/lists

Setup environment to separate system aliases from list aliases

sudo mv /etc/aliases /etc/aliases-system
sudo touch /etc/aliases
sudo touch /etc/mailman/lists/README

Build your first list. The mailman list is required for proper functioning of the system otherwise the Mailman Master Queue Runner service will fail to start.

sudo sh -e -c "newlist --quiet --automate mailman postmaster@yoursite.tld insecurepassword | grep -A 12 ^# > /etc/mailman/lists/mailman.conf"
sudo sh -e -c 'echo "Ticket: \nDepartment: \nRequestor: \n" > /etc/mailman/lists/mailman.info'

Build /etc/aliases from aliases-system and /etc/mailman/lists/*.conf

sudo sh -c "cat /etc/aliases-system /etc/mailman/lists/*.conf > /etc/aliases"
sudo newaliases

Start mailman

sudo service mailman start

• Missing sitelist
  • Mailman needs a so-called “site list”, which is the list from which password reminders and such are sent out from. This list needs to be created before mailman will start. To create the list, run “newlist mailman” and follow the instructions on-screen. Note that you also need to start mailman after that, using /etc/init.d/mailman start.