Unlike other mail list managers, Mailman has a built-in archival feature that
is easily activated and configured by the list manager.
| Value |
Description |
| Archive messages? |
Setting this to "yes" will cause Mailman
to store a record of all traffic sent thorough the list. |
| Is archive file source for public or private
archival? |
If set to "private," then only list members
are able to access the contents of the list archive. They will be prompted
for their list password when the try to access the contents. Setting this
to "public" will allow anyone to access the list archives through
the listinfo page.
Note: think carefully about whether
your list membership wants their identities and postings made available
to the world at large by making the archive public. Public access means
that web spiders will be able to store and make available member's writings
outside of the context of the list to which they were posted to the list. |
| Set date in archive to when the mail is claimed
to have been sent, or to the time we resend it? |
Determines whether the message is stored with the time
stamp of the sender when the note was sent, or the time stamp at the time
it was approved by the moderator (when applicable). |
| How often should a new archive volume be started?
|
The main archive screen for a list breaks down the
archive content based on this setting. There is no best setting here, only
what is most appropriate based on the list's function and the amount of
traffic that it receives. |
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