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["Stefan Hornburg (Racke)" <address@concealed>]

On 07/04/2025 13:42, Theodore Knab (via en Mailing List) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am considering moving from mailman to sympa.
>
> But, I am having trouble configing postfix with Sympa.

Can you elaborate on "having trouble"? Do you use a single or multiple domain 
setup?

Regards
  Racke
> Anyone know how to map things out ?
>
> I am able to get postfix to receive email from outside.
>
> But, the mappings where postfix sends it to sympa isn't working for me
> and has me perplexed.
>
> I tried this documenation but this me more confused.
> https://www.sympa.community/manual/install/configure-mail-server-postfix.html
>
> What the heck is a list_aliases.tt2 file and how does is work ?
>
> #--- [% list.name %]@[% list.domain %]: list transport map created at [% date 
> %]
> [% list.name %]@[% list.domain %] sympa:[% list.name %]@[% list.domain %]
> [% list.name %]-request@[% list.domain %] sympa:[% list.name %]-request@[% 
> list.domain %]
> [% list.name %]-editor@[% list.domain %] sympa:[% list.name %]-editor@[% 
> list.domain %]
> #[% list.name %]-subscribe@[% list.domain %] sympa:[% list.name 
> %]-subscribe@[%list.domain %]
> [% list.name %]-unsubscribe@[% list.domain %] sympa:[% list.name 
> %]-unsubscribe@[% list.domain %]
> [% list.name %][% return_path_suffix %]@[% list.domain %] sympabounce:[% 
> list.name %]@[% list.domain %]
>
>
> In mailman, I have these files mappeed :
> 1.> file: /etc/aliases
> #mailman aliases
> address@concealed         mailman-join
> address@concealed        mailman-leave
> address@concealed        mailman-owner
> address@concealed      mailman-request
> address@concealed    mailman-subscribe
> address@concealed  mailman-unsubscribe
> # STANZA END: mailman
>
> 2.> #virtual_alias_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/maps/virtual_domains
> /etc/postfix/maps/virtual_domains
> testlist.anapolislinux.org test.anapolislinux.org
>
>
> 3.>  virtual maps
> virtual_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/maps/virtual
> #empty
>
>
> 4.> alias maps
> alias_maps  = hash: /etc/aliases, hash:/etc/mailman/aliases
> alias_database = $alias_maps


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