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+ | ====== Mailing Lists ====== | ||
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+ | Basic web signup form [[https://acm.cs.uic.edu/mailsignup]] | ||
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====== Using ====== | ====== Using ====== | ||
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===== Mailman Lists ===== | ===== Mailman Lists ===== | ||
- | To subscribe to any of the following lists, send a blank email to listname-subscribe@acm.cs.uic.edu or visit https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo | + | To subscribe to any of the lists, send a blank email to listname-subscribe@acm.cs.uic.edu or visit https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo |
- | * acm-announce (low volume, announcements only) | + | * acm-announce (low volume, announcements only) |
- | * siggame | + | see a list of lists here: [[https://acm.cs.uic.edu/mailman]] |
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- | * sigbuild | + | |
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- | * tutoring | + | |
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- | * sigsysadmin | + | |
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- | * flourishconf | + | |
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- | see a list of lists here: https://acm.cs.uic.edu/mailman | + | |
subscribe either by going to the list web page or sending an email to //listname//-subscribe@acm.cs.uic.edu | subscribe either by going to the list web page or sending an email to //listname//-subscribe@acm.cs.uic.edu | ||
- | common mailman lists include acm-announce, siggame, and Tutoring | + | |
====== Administration ====== | ====== Administration ====== | ||
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+ | Mailman has 4 password types | ||
+ | * List Creator - Single Password Needed to Create New Lists | ||
+ | * List Admin - The individual shared admin password for a particular list | ||
+ | * List Moderator - Shared password that only allows for a smaller subset of admin functions | ||
+ | * Poster - Require password for posters to list (rare) | ||
===== Forgotten Mailman Password ===== | ===== Forgotten Mailman Password ===== | ||
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cd /usr/lib/mailman/bin | cd /usr/lib/mailman/bin | ||
- | sudo ./bin/change_pw -l list-name | + | sudo ./change_pw -l list-name |
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==== web interface ==== | ==== web interface ==== | ||
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https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/admin | https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/admin | ||
- | ===== shell interface ===== | + | ===== Shell Interface ===== |
- | there are several shell commands in /usr/lib/mailman/bin | + | |
+ | Admins and ACM Officers should have access to admin the mailing list via the sudo command. | ||
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+ | The commands for managing Mailman from the command line are located in | ||
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+ | /usr/lib/mailman/bin | ||
the shell can be used to reset passwords for things | the shell can be used to reset passwords for things | ||
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If the mail is being delevired to `/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post sigsysadmin` but no email comes out: | If the mail is being delevired to `/usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman post sigsysadmin` but no email comes out: | ||
- | /etc/rc.d/mailman stop | + | systemctl stop mailman |
ls -l /var/lib/mailman/locks | ls -l /var/lib/mailman/locks | ||
rm -rf /var/lib/mailman/locks/* | rm -rf /var/lib/mailman/locks/* | ||
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https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/acm-announce | https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/acm-announce | ||
- | by default, everyone joins this list as moderated, meaning they cannot post to the list. if you need to be un-moderated, go to https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/acm-announce/members, find your email address, and make sure the **mod** column is __unchecked__. | + | by default, everyone joins this list as moderated, meaning they cannot post to the list. if you need to be un-moderated, go to https://acm.cs.uic.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/acm-announce/members, find your email address, and make sure the **mod** column is __unchecked__. You can also select the option to add a sender to the Accept list/remove their mod flag when approving an email that has been blocked for moderator approval. |
==== acm-officers ==== | ==== acm-officers ==== |