This document describes how to install GNU Mailman on a POSIX-based system such as Unix, MacOSX, or GNU/Linux. It will cover basic installation instructions, as well as guidelines for integrating Mailman with your web and mail servers.

The GNU Mailman website is at http://www.list.org

Subsections

• 1 Installation Requirements
• 2 Set up your system
  • 2.1 Add the group and user
  • 2.2 Create the installation directory
• 3 Build and install Mailman
  • 3.1 Run configure
  • 3.2 Make and install
• 4 Check your installation
• 5 Set up your web server
• 6 Set up your mail server
  • 6.1 Using the Postfix mail server
    • 6.1.1 Integrating Postfix and Mailman
    • 6.1.2 Virtual domains
    • 6.1.3 An alternative approach
  • 6.2 Using the Exim mail server
    • 6.2.1 Exim configuration
    • 6.2.2 Main configuration settings
    • 6.2.3 Transport for Exim 3
    • 6.2.4 Director for Exim 3
    • 6.2.5 Router for Exim 4
    • 6.2.6 Transports for Exim 4
    • 6.2.7 Additional notes
    • 6.2.8 Problems
    • 6.2.9 Receiver Verification
    • 6.2.10 SMTP Callback
    • 6.2.11 Doing VERP with Exim and Mailman
    • 6.2.12 Virtual Domains
    • 6.2.13 List Verification
    • 6.2.14 Document History
  • 6.3 Using the Sendmail mail server
    • 6.3.1 Sendmail ``smrsh'' compatibility
    • 6.3.2 Integrating Sendmail and Mailman
    • 6.3.3 Performance notes
  • 6.4 Using the Qmail mail server
    • 6.4.1 Information on VERP
    • 6.4.2 Virtual mail server
    • 6.4.3 More information
• 7 Review your site defaults
• 8 Create a site-wide mailing list
• 9 Set up cron
• 10 Start the Mailman qrunner
• 11 Check the hostname settings
• 12 Create the site password
• 13 Create your first mailing list
• 14 Troubleshooting
• 15 Platform and operating system notes
  • 15.1 GNU/Linux issues
  • 15.2 BSD issues
  • 15.3 MacOSX issues

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Release 2.1, documentation updated on February 26, 2019.