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OS type and version
AlmaLinux 9.4
Webmin version
2.111
Virtualmin version
7.10.0
Hi everyone,
Progress is going well with my migration from an old cPanel dedicated server to a couple VPSs and a new dedicated server. I now have an account that has a single mailman mailing list setup that I need to migrate. I guess my first question is should I even be trying to migrate to mailman, or is there a better suited mailing list app I should be considering (its a private mailing list for a bunch of ExPats in the same geographical area).
If sticking with mailman is the correct path, are there any instructions on how I go about installing it under almalinux? I’ve seend a few historical posts for mailman, and it seems I should be doing this via Webmin, but I’m not sure where to start.
Just install it the same way you’d install any package on your OS, using the OS package manager (dnf is your package manager, and dnf install mailman will install Mailman). You should always install using your OS package manager whenever possible.
Webmin has a module to provide a GUI for your system package manager (Software Packages), but it’s just a GUI. You can use either the GUI or the command line, and you’ll get the same package. The GUI just calls the system package manager to perform all tasks.
You can also install the Virtualmin Mailman module, if you want to manage your mailing list as part of one of your domains (or delegate management to one of your domain owners). That package is wbm-virtualmin-mailman. I’ve never used the current version of Mailman, but I believe Jamie updated the module to support 3.x a year or so back. You still probably need to read the documentation.
I’m unaware of any newer/better tools in the category; Mailman is still pretty actively maintained and used by large projects. Not a lot of action in the mailing list space these days, as forums and realtime chat platforms have kinda replaced them in a lot of places.
I’d add just make sure you know which version of Mailman you have. Overall I was no impressed with the ‘upgrade’ to 3. They are trying to be more forum oriented and have kinda let some of the mail functionality lapse. But, ultimately, a successful list was usually doomed to fail because of the volume.
All the new features sounded good, to me. I haven’t maintained any mailing lists in a decade or two (since we switch to only web forums for Virtualmin, though I’d maintained many others for contract clients and OSS projects before that), but 3 seems to address all the complaints I had about it when I did.