[Mailman-Users] rename mailman hostname

[mardin at comcast.net]

Thanks! You are always helpful!

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net>
> mardin at comcast.net wrote:
> >
> >Since I needed to rename hostname to mailman_server2.admin.net. I added the 
> following lines to mm_cfg.py and run fix_url and arch. The mailman server was 
> working.
> >DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'mailman_server2.admin.net'
> >DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'mailman_server2.admin.net'
> >VIRTUAL_HOSTS.clear()
> >add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST, DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST)
> >DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'https://%s/mailman/'
> 
> 
> The above is correct and all you need.
> 
> 
> >But when I looked at "FAQ 4.29. Where can I change a list or the default URL 
> used for the web interface?" I found the following message:
> >> and some more add_virtualhost(URL_FQDN, EMAIL_FQDN) if you are using virtual 
> hosts.
> 
> 
> This only applies if this Mailman is to support lists in more than one
> domain.
> 
> 
> >My question is:
> >Should I add one extra line shch as "add_virtualhost(mailman_server2.admin.net, 
> mailman_server2.admin.net') in the mmcfg_cfg.py:
> >DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'mailman_server2.admin.net'
> >DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'mailman_server2.admin.net'
> >VIRTUAL_HOSTS.clear()
> >add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST, DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST)
> >add_virtualhost(mailman_server2.admin.net, mailman_server2.admin.net')                                          
> <-new
> 
> 
> This would be wrong. If you add additional lines such as the above, the
> names have to be quoted as in
> 
> add_virtualhost('mailman_server2.admin.net',
> 'mailman_server2.admin.net')
> 
> but this wouldn't be any different from the
> 
> add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST, DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST)
> 
> you already have with the values of DEFAULT_URL_HOST and
> DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST that you have assigned.
> 
> 
> >DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'https://%s/mailman/'
> >
> >Our Apache httpd.conf has VirtualHost directory. Does it mean we are using the 
> virtual host of mailman_server2.admin.net?
> > <VirtualHost *:80>
> >ServerName mailman_server2.admin.net
> 
> 
> Yes, but it makes no difference to Mailman. Mailman's virtual hosts are
> for supporting lists in more than one domain with a single Mailman
> instance, so unless you have Mailman lists in a second domain, you
> aren't using Mailman virtual hosts.
> 
> -- 
> Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net>       The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan
>