E-mail notification for wiki edits

Mark Doliner mark at kingant.net
Mon Jan 3 14:12:10 EST 2011


On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 4:46 PM, John Bailey <rekkanoryo at rekkanoryo.org> wrote:
> On 12/26/2010 11:12 PM, Mark Doliner wrote:
>> I also think it makes sense for this to be a separate list, and I'll
>> subscribe to it (I'm not subscribed to the tracker list).
>>
>> If anyone creates the list... I think we should also create an
>> "announce" list and I think it makes sense to create both at the same
>> time.
>
> I created the lists.  I have no idea how to do this through the web interface
> (nor do I want to), so I created them via the shell.  I also modified our static
> index page to include the new lists.

Awesome!  Thank you!  I feel like mailing lists MUST be created via
the shell, because stuff gets added to /etc/aliases?  I could be
wrong.  I guess it's also possible for the web interface to alter
/etc/aliases.  /me shrugs

> I have not yet installed the trac plugin for the wiki edit notifications.  I
> plan to try to get to that this weekend.
>
> For the announce list, should the devel and support lists be subscribed as well,
> since everything we would send to the announce list is currently being sent to
> those lists?

I think so.  I did this, but haven't tested it.

--Mark




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