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$Id: README,v 1.2 2000/09/25 17:57:21 guy Exp $
=================
| ezmlm-web-2.2 |
| ezmlm-web-2.3 |
=================
If you only want to know how to install ezmlm-web, then you should
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ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
II. Some Background
===================
The need for ezmlm-web arose from the fact that we host many student
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Only minor improvements had to be implemented to keep the already fully
functional ezmlm-web up to date.
III. Requirements
=================
This version of ezmlm-web requires the following;
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tested. Have a look on http://www.CPAN.org/, http://www.qmail.org/, and
http://www.ezmlm.org/ for anything you are missing.
To install perl modules you may use the cpan command line interface.
Just run "cpan" and type something like "install Mail::Ezmlm".
IV. Files
=========
In this distribution you should find 8 files;
In this distribution you should find eight files;
README This file. Provides some background information.
Not needed to run ezmlm-web.
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The directory "lang" contains the language files. You will need at least the
one, that you have choosen in "ezmlmwebrc" by the option "HTML_LANGUAGE".
V. Notes
=========
* There is a function to delete mailing lists, but I really don't like the
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* Please see the section on languages below.
VI. Multi-Level Access
=======================
Ezmlm-web has a multi-level access system. This depends on a file called
webusers being present in $LIST_DIR. If the file is not present, then any
webusers being present in $LIST_DIR. If the file is not present, then ANY
valid user has access to all lists. If, however, this file exists a number
of constraints come into place.
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use of this option is deprecated, since the line "ALLOW_CREATE: ALL" provides
the same effect in a cleaner way.
VII. Language Portablity
=========================
One of the great new features of version 2.0 is that it is essentially
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Please mail bug reports and comments to ezmlm-web@sumpfralle.de.
IX. Acknowledgements
===================
* Guy Antony Halse (guy-ezmlm@rucus.ru.ac.za) - He created ezmlm-web,
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mailing list, suggestions, help, etc
* Galen Johnson (gjohnson@totalsports.net) - For some ideas on bugfixes.
X. Availability
=================
More information on ezmlm-web and developments to ezmlm-web can be found at: