[Mailman-Users] I have to rename and give a new IP address to my machine ...

[Joel Webb]

Why dont you put aliases into your http.conf file instead. If you have to just remap
some webpages, this would be an easier task.

Jon Carnes (jonc at nc.rr.com) wrote: 
>
>On Monday 12 November 2001 20:19, Paul L. Schumacher wrote:
>> I am running mailman with postfix.
>>
>> I have to rename my mailman machine and give it a new ip address,
>> forturnately a fixed ip like the old one.   I have about 100 working
>> lists with their attendant web pages.
>>
>> What do I have to do about changing names for these web pages, and
>> anything else, etc?
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>>
>> Paul L. Schumacher
>> Winona State University
>> Computer Science Department
>
>Wow, that's an interesting problem...  You have to change the name of the
>box too?
>
>Of course you will have to modify Postfix so that it operates using the new
>name and knows that that is local.  You'll also have to modify Apache to
>let it know the new name to accept as local.
>
>For Mailman, you will definately need to modify the two bottom entries on
>the General Options page for the web admin.
>"Host name this list prefers"
>"Base URL for Mailman web interface."
>These should reflect the new web and email address base.  Then you might
>have to move to the Privacy Options page and add the new address as an
>address to
>"Alias names (regexps) which qualify as explicit to
>or cc destination names for this list"
>
>As far as Mailman is concerned, that should get you up and running again
>after the renaming.
>
>Good Luck!  Let us know how it turns out.  It would make a good FAQ item...
>
>Jon Carnes
>
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Respectfully,

Joel Webb
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