[Mailman-Developers] FreeBSD 8.2, Python2.7, Exim-4 and MM3

[Odhiambo Washington]

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 01:34, Barry Warsaw <barry at list.org> wrote:

> On Jun 08, 2011, at 04:20 PM, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
>
> >Is a valid MX record a MUST for this project?
> >
> >My test box is inside a 2Mbps symmetric connection from anywhere (USofA,
> etc)
> >but it does not have a valid MX record. Will that do?  If it must have,
> then
> >I will need to register a domain name and talk to the ISP to do the
> mappings.
> >
> >However, if this test is non-intrusive to Exim, then I can use one of the
> >production servers I use.
> >
> >PS: My hope is that we'll be using Exim as the MTA:)
>
> As long as you can send email to foo-list at example.com, I think that's all
> that
> matters for right now.
>
> My idea is that we'd bring up a test domain with a couple of test lists,
> and
> let people subscribe and unsubscribe via email (e.g. foo-join at example.comand
> foo-leave at example.com).  Then people could post test messages to the list
> and
> we'd all see how MM3 performed under real-world conditions.
>
> A few other things:
>
> * My main goal right now is to get the core to releasable state by
> 11.11.11.
>  This probably means it's got to go to beta fairly soon, probably no later
>  than the end of the northern hemisphere summer (probably best right after
>  GSoC ends).
>
> * We don't need to wait until the web ui is ready, so we'll start with just
>  the email interface.
>
> * Probably best to run the system off of bzr trunk.  That way, you can much
>  more quickly deploy bug fixes during this test phase.
>
> * I actually don't need shell access if you're willing and able to maintain
>  the system, provide logs if necessary, update the bzr branch, etc.
>
> * I think the risk is small, but you should be prepared to deal with any
>  runaway mail storms.  Since most of the queuing architecture is a fairly
>  straight port from MM2, and we have at least a *decade* of experience with
>  that subsystem, we should be in good shape.  But the MM3 code has been
>  refactored and updated to more modern Pythonic idioms, so it's entirely
>  possible that some catastrophic bug was introduced.  Don't be afraid, but
> be
>  prepared. :)
>
> -Barry
>

Hello Barry,

I have crafted a subdomain for this purpose.

The 'domain' will be jaribu.kictanet.or.ke. The DNS portions have just been
done a few hours ago so they need some hours to propagate, otherwise the IP
is 196.200.26.114
Please dig your e-mails (btn me and you) for your logon credentials.
The host already has Apache22, Exim-4.76, etc.

Nigel's been quiet!

-- 
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
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