Mailman3 and Exim setup
I am installing Mailman3 via the Docker image provided by maxking. In his instructions he says:
"To use Exim4, it should be setup to relay emails from 172.19.199.3 and 172.19.199.2."
I am not sure where in the exim.conf file this is done. I took a guess at:
hostlist relay_from_hosts = localhost : 172.19.199.3 : 172.19.199.2
Was my guess wrong?
On Wed, Dec 19, 2018, at 12:59 PM, brian@emwd.com wrote:
I am installing Mailman3 via the Docker image provided by maxking. In his instructions he says:
"To use Exim4, it should be setup to relay emails from 172.19.199.3 and 172.19.199.2."
I am not sure where in the exim.conf file this is done. I took a guess at:
hostlist relay_from_hosts = localhost : 172.19.199.3 : 172.19.199.2
I think this is correct.
Was my guess wrong?
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Ok, since you wrote the documentation and specifically had exim preconfigured, I was hoping for a more definitive answer than "I think". I am not trying to be difficult here but the installation support, both via the documentation and the forum has been less than stellar. I got Discourse up and running with far less hassle than Mailman3 and from what I can see, it is a more feature rich app. The difference: Better documentation AND more helpful answers on their forums.
Would it be easier to try get Mailman3 setup with Postfix than Exim? I only went with Exim because the Docker image was preconfigured to use Exim.
Hi Brian,
The documentation is spread here and there. I think the project needs a documentation team :-) Anyway, IF the Docker system has creates it's own virtual IP (I guess because I am not familiar with it), then of course you need to let the systems within it to be able to send mail. I am assuming 172.19.199.3 : 172.19.199.2 are IPs upon which the Docker is running, and that those IPs have a way to transact mail with your local IP (probably 127.0.0.1). So if Exim is listening on all interfaces on your server, it will need to accept mail from the Docker IPs. Hence inclusion of those IP on the hosts that can relay mail via your local Exim instance. If the Docker Mailman is already running, you and you haven't added it's IP to those you relay for, it's simple to just check your Exim's mainlog or rejectlog for the IPs being denied and so you can include them. Well, the docker IPs will probably be connecting via the localhost interface.
On Thu, 20 Dec 2018 at 17:33, <brian@emwd.com> wrote:
Ok, since you wrote the documentation and specifically had exim preconfigured, I was hoping for a more definitive answer than "I think". I am not trying to be difficult here but the installation support, both via the documentation and the forum has been less than stellar. I got Discourse up and running with far less hassle than Mailman3 and from what I can see, it is a more feature rich app. The difference: Better documentation AND more helpful answers on their forums.
Would it be easier to try get Mailman3 setup with Postfix than Exim? I only went with Exim because the Docker image was preconfigured to use Exim.
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brian@emwd.com writes:
Ok, since you wrote the documentation and specifically had exim preconfigured, I was hoping for a more definitive answer than "I think". I am not trying to be difficult here but the installation support, both via the documentation and the forum has been less than stellar. I got Discourse up and running with far less hassle than Mailman3 and from what I can see, it is a more feature rich app.
Sure, but from the point of view of its network configuration I suspect Discourse is far less complex than Mailman 3.
There's been a fair amount of effort put into "literate programming", so most things *are* documented, but the organization of the documentation reflects the source organization, not that of the user/admin interface.
Please do keep the doc bugs coming.
Would it be easier to try get Mailman3 setup with Postfix than Exim?
Possibly if you install from source on a single host, the overall experience would be less frustrating, Postfix or Exim. Don't know if that's an option. Also, if you run into issues down the road there is relatively more expertise in Postfix here, I believe. For real MTA help, I don't know whether the upstream projects are comparable.
Steve
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