[Savannah-cvs] [119] SavannahServices: add 'lists.gnu.org' section

[Assaf Gordon]

Revision: 119
          
http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=119
Author:   agn
Date:     2014-11-28 01:18:33 +0000 (Fri, 28 Nov 2014)
Log Message:
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SavannahServices: add 'lists.gnu.org' section

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/sviki/SavannahServices.mdwn

Modified: trunk/sviki/SavannahServices.mdwn
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--- trunk/sviki/SavannahServices.mdwn   2014-11-27 23:32:41 UTC (rev 118)
+++ trunk/sviki/SavannahServices.mdwn   2014-11-28 01:18:33 UTC (rev 119)
@@ -259,6 +259,41 @@
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+## lists
+
+`lists.gnu.org` handles the mailing lists for GNU, non-gnu, and few other
+FSF-related servers.
+
+Configuration details:
+
+* DNS records: the server responds to `lists.gnu.org`, `lists.nongnu.org`
+  and few other FSF related sites.
+
+* web access:
+    - multiple configuration files in `lists:/etc/apache2/sites-enabled`
+      configured to reply to different server names and SSL certificates.
+    - all include the following file:
+      `lists:/etc/apache2/sites-available/lists.gnu.org-common`
+    - static html archives:
+        - available from <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html>
+        - stored in `lists:/arc/mharc-html`.
+        - search cgi with `namaze2` package, using:
+            - `http://lists.gnu.org/archive/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi` pointing to
+            - `lists:/home/mharc/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi` symlink to
+            - `lists:/usr/lib/cgi-bin/namazu.cgi`.
+    - [GNU Mailman](http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/) manage mailing list
+      activities (subscriptions, moderation, etc.)
+        - http alias <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/> points to
+          `lists:/var/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/`.
+        - Available mailing lists: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo>
+* rsync access to mailing lists archives:
+    - rsync daemon startup enabled in `lists:/etc/default/rsync`
+    - rsync configuration in `lists:/etc/rsyncd.conf`:
+        - Publishes module `mbox`, served from `lists:/arc/mharc-mbox`
+    - To list available archives: `rsync rsync://lists.gnu.org/mbox/`
+    - To download entire archive of a mailing list:  
+      `rsync -avhP rsync://lists.gnu.org/mbox/bug-texinfo .`
+
 ## mgt - management
 
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