[Mailman-Users] New User - Cant send to new list

[Mark Sapiro]

Mitch Gore wrote:
>
>I am trying to set up a mailman server and having some real difficulties.
>
>Details:
>Using CentOS 5.2
>MTA = Postfix
>
>I have postfix working, i can log into my user and send and receive
>messages.  I then installed mailman and started configuring based on
>this page:
>
>http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpost.php?p=453178&postcount=2
>
>I created a list named test. Now, i logged into the web interface and
>added some users, all seemed well.
>
>Then from my postfix mailbox (who is a member/admin) i sent a message
>to the list.
>
>I get this bounce back:
>
><test at xxxxxx.org>: Command died with status 6:
>    "/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman  test mailman". Command output: Illegal
>    command: test
>
>>From my research it appears I have some issue with postfix and mailman
>but im not sure.  Can you please help?


Your aliases are wrong. You have

test: "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman  test mailman"

That should be

test: "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post test"

You can avoid dealing with manual aliases all together by following
<http://www.list.org/mailman-install/node13.html>.

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