Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:42:14 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sympa mailing list manager Message-ID: <CAAdA2WOiSs1zPnJF7znDhrZhoQsisXA-7zv4BLn_23bKM%2Bq8jA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFMGiz91mjQ9K6bS6gSEj63qwCdXURjVtoM7Ukb9p3PUd9fJsA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFMGiz98EZ6P6c%2BuLu5T7ddBSHH4MF8BcZxv2YaELb34qSvycA@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdA2WP8K48pn7_JoerbAn3=jBmFkL0OVvDedNru6OCr3E=X=Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAFMGiz8MAQUYAvVt3kSuVh85PE3tyAM3hCJxkciicYqGDcHpZA@mail.gmail.com> <CAAdA2WM9Dwbei_oaj54zw6om29YEmAV%2BBV2DY4rvfYbqW2PQ5Q@mail.gmail.com> <CAFMGiz91mjQ9K6bS6gSEj63qwCdXURjVtoM7Ukb9p3PUd9fJsA@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 8:13 PM Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 08:32 Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 2:26 PM Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 02:36 Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> Mailman3 is a very good choice, if you ask me. > >>> > >>> Let me know if you need help with setup. > ... > > > I found Sympa more complicated than Mailman3, but that's just me. > > I considered using it when I had to move from Mailman2.x to Mailman3.x. > During that time, Mailman3.x was quite a behemoth to setup, but not anymore. > > > > If you need peace of mind, go with Mailman3. > > Mailman3 can be set up in a Python virtual environment so you do not > need to bother with the FreeBSD ports. > > Which Mailman 3 setup are you using? On Debian I see several packages. > > If not a Debian package, can you give me links to the Python setup? > > Thanks, > > -Tom > Hi Tom, I am using the virtualenv method detailed here: https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/install/virtualenv.html#virtualenv-install And I use that on ALL OSes - Debian, FreeBSD, etc. At one point I even did it on OpenBSD running in a VM. It's the most painless installation method you can ever have. Using packages (Linux) or ports (FreeBSD) are painful and prone to breakage! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 8:13 PM Tom Browder <<a href="mailto:tom.browder@gmail.com">tom.browder@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 08:32 Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 2:26 PM Tom Browder <<a href="mailto:tom.browder@gmail.com" target="_blank">tom.browder@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >> On Sat, Jul 29, 2023 at 02:36 Odhiambo Washington <<a href="mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com" target="_blank">odhiambo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> >><br> >>> Mailman3 is a very good choice, if you ask me.<br> >>><br> >>> Let me know if you need help with setup.<br> ...<br> <br> > I found Sympa more complicated than Mailman3, but that's just me.<br> > I considered using it when I had to move from Mailman2.x to Mailman3.x. During that time, Mailman3.x was quite a behemoth to setup, but not anymore.<br> ><br> > If you need peace of mind, go with Mailman3.<br> > Mailman3 can be set up in a Python virtual environment so you do not need to bother with the FreeBSD ports.<br> <br> Which Mailman 3 setup are you using? On Debian I see several packages.<br> <br> If not a Debian package, can you give me links to the Python setup?<br> <br> Thanks,<br> <br> -Tom<br> </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div>Hi Tom,</div><div><br></div><div>I am using the virtualenv method detailed here: <a href="https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/install/virtualenv.html#virtualenv-install">https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/install/virtualenv.html#virtualenv-install</a></div><div>And I use that on ALL OSes - Debian, FreeBSD, etc. At one point I even did it on OpenBSD running in a VM.</div><div>It's the most painless installation method you can ever have.</div><div>Using packages (Linux) or ports (FreeBSD) are painful and prone to breakage!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>"<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">", </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#' </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:"Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div>;
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