[Mailman-Users] Veiwing Archives Problem

[Richard Barrett]

If you ran $prefix/bin/check_perms OK then look at youf httpd.conf file. 

It may be that a -FollowSymLinks Option is being applied  that is stopping 
the symbolic link in $prefix/archives/public directory to the public list's 
archive being followed. This is mentioned in the MM INSTALL document.

The default permission for the server root often includes -FollowSymLinks and 
you want to open this up for your $prefix/archives/publicdirectory.

For instance my httpd.conf contains: 

    Alias /pipermail/ /mailman/run/archives/public/

    <Directory /mailman/run/archives/public/>
        Options FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride None
    </Directory>


On Wednesday 18 September 2002 15:38, Mark Hanze wrote:
> On the home page to Mailman, there is a link:
>
> "To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the
> Schoolhouse-news Archives."
>
> When I click on the link I get:
>
> Forbidden
> You don't have permission to access /pipermail/schoolhouse-news/ on this
> server.
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --------
>
> Apache/1.3.26 Server at list.ourschool.k12.ny.us Port 80
>
>
> Everything else works great :)
>