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1. Copy ezmlm-web.cgi to some publically readable directory. It does not
The following notes will guide you through the installation of ezmlm-web:
0. IMPORTANT: you need the perl module Mail::Ezmlm and others to use
ezmlm-web! The file README contains the list of necessary modules.
1. Get ezmlm-web and extract the archive:
tar xzf ezmlm-web-2.2.tar.gz
2. Copy ezmlm-web.cgi to some publically readable directory. It does not
have to be in a path accessible to your web server, but any user with a
mailing list must be able to run it (Check the read and execute rights
on both the file and directory). We put our copy in
/usr/local/bin ...
on both the file and directory). We put our copy in "/usr/local/bin".
3. Edit the ezmlmwebrc file and alter the variables at the top to suit
your particular system. In particular, you will probably have to change
the $ENV{'PATH'} variable. Be particularly careful about what you set
as the path. Too much is a security risk and too little will cause the
script to malfunction. Version 2.0 requires that the following programs
be accessible in your path; mv, rm
At the top of ezmlm-web.gi you can will probably have to change the
$ENV{'PATH'} variable. Be careful about what you set as the path. Too
much is a security risk and too little will cause the script to
malfunction. Version 2.0 requires that the following programs be
accessible in your path: mv, rm
Also be careful about the $LIST_DIR variable. This script assumes that
all users store their mailing lists in the same sub directory of the
home directory (eg ~/lists). You can override this for an individual
user by recompiling the C wrapper to call ezmlm-web.cgi with a -d
option.
3. Edit the ezmlmwebrc file and alter the variables to suit your
particular system.
Be careful about the $LIST_DIR variable. This script assumes that all
users store their mailing lists in the same sub directory of the home
directory (eg ~/lists). You can override this for an individual user
by recompiling the C wrapper to call ezmlm-web.cgi with a -d option.
Other configurable options are documented in the ezmlmwebrc file
itself. I have tried to keep the amount of information that you need to
supply to a minimum and also make reasonable guesses about default
values.
finally, copy the ezmlmwebrc file and the "lang" directory to one of
Finally, copy the ezmlmwebrc file and the "lang" directory to one of
the following places:
- /etc/ezmlm
- the home directory of the user that runs ezmlm-web.cgi
- the directory, that contains your ezmlm-web.cgi file
- /etc/ezmlm
- the home directory of the user that runs ezmlm-web.cgi
- the directory, that contains your ezmlm-web.cgi file
4. Edit the index.c file and change the path to the path of your copy
of ezmlm-web.cgi. Then compile this file. You can do this by issuing
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The format of the .htaccess file should be along the lines of this;
AuthName EZ Mailing List Manager
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/passwordfile
require valid-user # or require user username
AuthName EZ Mailing List Manager
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/passwordfile
require valid-user # or require user username
Again, see the ApacheWeek article for details.

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ezmlm-web/trunk/INSTALL
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1. Copy ezmlm-web.cgi to some publically readable directory. It does not
The following notes will guide you through the installation of ezmlm-web:
0. IMPORTANT: you need the perl module Mail::Ezmlm and others to use
ezmlm-web! The file README contains the list of necessary modules.
1. Get ezmlm-web and extract the archive:
tar xzf ezmlm-web-2.2.tar.gz
2. Copy ezmlm-web.cgi to some publically readable directory. It does not
have to be in a path accessible to your web server, but any user with a
mailing list must be able to run it (Check the read and execute rights
on both the file and directory). We put our copy in
/usr/local/bin ...
on both the file and directory). We put our copy in "/usr/local/bin".
3. Edit the ezmlmwebrc file and alter the variables at the top to suit
your particular system. In particular, you will probably have to change
the $ENV{'PATH'} variable. Be particularly careful about what you set
as the path. Too much is a security risk and too little will cause the
script to malfunction. Version 2.0 requires that the following programs
be accessible in your path; mv, rm
At the top of ezmlm-web.gi you can will probably have to change the
$ENV{'PATH'} variable. Be careful about what you set as the path. Too
much is a security risk and too little will cause the script to
malfunction. Version 2.0 requires that the following programs be
accessible in your path: mv, rm
Also be careful about the $LIST_DIR variable. This script assumes that
all users store their mailing lists in the same sub directory of the
home directory (eg ~/lists). You can override this for an individual
user by recompiling the C wrapper to call ezmlm-web.cgi with a -d
option.
3. Edit the ezmlmwebrc file and alter the variables to suit your
particular system.
Be careful about the $LIST_DIR variable. This script assumes that all
users store their mailing lists in the same sub directory of the home
directory (eg ~/lists). You can override this for an individual user
by recompiling the C wrapper to call ezmlm-web.cgi with a -d option.
Other configurable options are documented in the ezmlmwebrc file
itself. I have tried to keep the amount of information that you need to
supply to a minimum and also make reasonable guesses about default
values.
finally, copy the ezmlmwebrc file and the "lang" directory to one of
Finally, copy the ezmlmwebrc file and the "lang" directory to one of
the following places:
- /etc/ezmlm
- the home directory of the user that runs ezmlm-web.cgi
- the directory, that contains your ezmlm-web.cgi file
- /etc/ezmlm
- the home directory of the user that runs ezmlm-web.cgi
- the directory, that contains your ezmlm-web.cgi file
4. Edit the index.c file and change the path to the path of your copy
of ezmlm-web.cgi. Then compile this file. You can do this by issuing
@ -72,10 +80,10 @@
The format of the .htaccess file should be along the lines of this;
AuthName EZ Mailing List Manager
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/passwordfile
require valid-user # or require user username
AuthName EZ Mailing List Manager
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /path/to/passwordfile
require valid-user # or require user username
Again, see the ApacheWeek article for details.

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TODO - ezmlm-web 2.2
- More Documentation
- Some nice install method. But then I use FreeBSD and ported it
so that might just count as my nice install method :)
- mention in INSTALL, that a missing webusers-file deactivates access control
- webusers is not mentioned in INSTALL
- change ./lang/ to /usr/local/share/ezmlm-web/lang
- more documentation
- some nice install method
- Option for a css-stylesheet
- migrate header and footer in ezmlmwebrc to css
- improve css-design
- move unknown.gif to systemausfall.org