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

[Jon Carnes]

Sounds like you should just install from scratch, then add the folks to your
lists, and alias the old lists to the new lists (unless they have the exact
same names...)

Jon Carnes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul L. Schumacher" <wnpauls at linux2.winona.msus.edu>
To: "Jon Carnes" <jonc at nc.rr.com>
Cc: <joel at webbgroup.net>; <mailman-users at python.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] I have to rename and give a new IP address to
my machine ...


> I am have set everything up on this machine that I am sending this email
> from.  (linux2.winona.msus.edu)  My old machine is
> (linux.winona.msus.edu).  They have separate IP's in the same domain.  My
> old machine has my old lists (in Majordomo), which I have resetup as
> mailman lists on the new machine.  I want to switch over to the new
> machine transparently to the users.  I was going to pull the plug on the
> old machine, rename the new box and give it the old IP.
>
> I found out the webpages have bad links, and something is wrong with the
> aliases too, I think.
>
> hope this makes things clearer.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Jon Carnes wrote:
>
> > Unless I read the question wrong (quite possible...) he's getting a new
ip
> > address and a new domain name.  He is not changing any directory
structure.
> > He will definitely want to update the FQDN info as folks will be
clicking on
> > links which must stay local and not go off to his old domain/ip.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joel Webb" <joel at webbgroup.net>
> > To: <jonc at nc.rr.com>; <wnpauls at linux2.winona.msus.edu>;
> > <mailman-users at python.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 7:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] I have to rename and give a new IP address
to
> > my machine ...
> >
> >
> > > 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
> > > WebbGroup Network Systems LLC
> > > www.webbgroup.net
> > > 336.841.7241
> >
>
> --
> Paul L. Schumacher
> Winona State University
> Computer Science Department
>
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