[Savannah-cvs] administration/docs/hacking_savannah hacking_sa...

[Sylvain Beucler]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/administration
Module name:    administration
Branch:         
Changes by:     Sylvain Beucler <address@hidden>        04/11/12 23:33:19

Modified files:
        docs/hacking_savannah: hacking_savannah.texi 

Log message:
        Added more info about mailing lists creation

CVSWeb URLs:
http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/administration/administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi.diff?tr1=1.73&tr2=1.74&r1=text&r2=text

Patches:
Index: administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi
diff -u administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi:1.73 
administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi:1.74
--- administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi:1.73     Thu Nov 
11 21:01:52 2004
+++ administration/docs/hacking_savannah/hacking_savannah.texi  Fri Nov 12 
23:33:19 2004
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 \input texinfo   @c -*-texinfo-*-
address@hidden $Id: hacking_savannah.texi,v 1.73 2004/11/11 21:01:52 Beuc Exp $
address@hidden $Id: hacking_savannah.texi,v 1.74 2004/11/12 23:33:19 Beuc Exp $
 @comment %**start of header
 @setfilename hacking_savannah.info
 @include version.texi
@@ -1502,6 +1502,8 @@
 @menu
 * Access to lists.gnu.org::     
 * Creating a new list::         
+* Testing the list::            
+* Old::                         
 * Moving a list::               
 * Archives policies::           
 @end menu
@@ -1528,7 +1530,7 @@
 that are discussed below.
 
 
address@hidden Creating a new list, Moving a list, Access to lists.gnu.org, 
Mailman Administration
address@hidden Creating a new list, Testing the list, Access to lists.gnu.org, 
Mailman Administration
 @section Creating a new list
 
 To Create a new mailing list, you first need the following information:
@@ -1545,14 +1547,50 @@
 To actually create the list, run the following commands from the shell:
 
 @example
-$ ./mycreate_list.sh @var{listname} @{gnu|address@hidden
+$ ./mycreate_list.sh @var{list_name} @{gnu|address@hidden
 @end example
 
 Then you may want to update the Savannah database:
 @example
-insert into mail_group_list values (NULL, @var{group_id}, '@var{ml-name}', 1, 
'pass', @var{user_id}, 1, '');
+mysql> insert into mail_group_list values (NULL, @var{group_id}, 
'@var{list_name}', 1, 'pass', @var{user_id}, 1, '');
 @end example
 
+There is a script in ~/Beuc which is rather crappy and hence
+unofficial. Use it with care.
address@hidden
+$ perl ml.pl @var{group_name} @var{admin_name} @var{list_name} | mysql savannah
address@hidden example
address@hidden does not contain the domain name.
+
address@hidden Testing the list, Old, Creating a new list, Mailman 
Administration
address@hidden Testing the list
+
address@hidden
+$ telnet mx10.gnu.org 25
+Trying 199.232.76.166...
+Connected to mx10.gnu.org.
+Escape character is '^]'.
+220 monty-python.gnu.org ESMTP Exim 4.34 Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:10:53 -0500
address@hidden localhost}
+250 monty-python.gnu.org Hello localhost [62.147.24.59]
address@hidden FROM: @var{your_e-mail}}
+250 OK
address@hidden TO: @var{list_name}@@@var{domain}.org}
+250 Accepted
address@hidden
+telnet> @kbd{quit}
+Connection closed.
address@hidden example
+
+If the mailing list was not properly created, you will get a:
address@hidden
+550 unknown user
address@hidden example
+instead.
+
address@hidden Old, Moving a list, Testing the list, Mailman Administration
address@hidden Old
+
 The following is what we did before the script, ie what the script
 does. Hopefully we will reenable distant ML creation soon.
 
@@ -1633,7 +1671,7 @@
 And that's it.
 
 
address@hidden Moving a list, Archives policies, Creating a new list, Mailman 
Administration
address@hidden Moving a list, Archives policies, Old, Mailman Administration
 @section Moving a list
 
 [TODO]