[Mailman-Users] migrating Mailman server

[Raquel]

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:59:38 -0700
Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net> wrote:

> Raquel wrote:
> >
> >> >1. All of the files under the ./lists/<listname> directory.
> >> >2. All of the files under the ./archives/private/<listname>
> >> >directory. 3. ./Mailman/mm_cfg.py
> >> >4. Any other files in the ./archives directory with <listname>
> >in > >their names.
> >
> >When doing this, does a person also tar and move the "mailman"
> >list?
> 
> 
> It depends. If you are moving lists to an already existing Mailman
> installation, that installation will already have a 'mailman'
> list, so it isn't necessary to move it.
> 
> If you are moving to a brand new, from source installation that
> has no lists yet, then move the 'mailman' list too.
> 
> In between is moving to a brand new, from a package installation.
> The package likely has already installed a 'mailman' list, but you
> might prefer the configuration of the one you already have. If so,
> move the old one.
> 
> -- 
> Mark Sapiro 

Thank you, Mark.  You told me exactly what I needed.

-- 
Raquel
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