Re: [cobalt-users] Mailing list setup newbie questions

[Graeme Merrall <graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 05:57:39PM +0100, David Crocker wrote:
> I am just starting to get to grips with mailing lists on a RAQ4 server. I
> have the following queries:
> 
> 1. When subscribing to a list xxxx, majordomo sends a "Welcome" message
> indicating that queries should be sent to owner-xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Where do
> such messages go? I sent a couple of queries to the address and they didn't
> get bounced, so I presume I don't have to set up the account manually. I
> need to get that email address redirected to me.

Check your majordomo aliases and virtuser table for this. IIRC it's
commonly the admin user but you can edit the file by hand and insert the
correct user.

> 2. The RAQ4 mailing list configuration screen seems to think that the local
> email addresses are all of the form "username@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" instead of
> "username@xxxxxxxxxxxx". Also, messages from majordomo come from
> "majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". How do I get rid of the www from the email
> addresses? I tried setting the host name to blank in the site settings
> screen, but the server gives the message "Host and domain names are
> required".

This may be of some use.
http://list.cobalt.com/pipermail/cobalt-users/1999-December/001250.html

Cheers,
 Graeme