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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# mlmmj-make-ml.sh - henne@hennevogel.de
+#
+# modified for Debian GNU/Linux by boll@debian.org
+
+VERSION="0.1-debian (Modified for Debian GNU/Linux)"
+DEFAULTDIR="/var/spool/mlmmj"
+ETCDEFAULTDIR="/etc/mlmmj/lists"
+TEXTPATH="/usr/share/mlmmj/text.skel"
+SENDMAILPKG=`grep-dctrl -FProvides mail-transport-agent -a -FStatus installed -sPackage -n /var/lib/dpkg/status`
+NEWALIASES=`which newaliases`
+
+USAGE="
+mlmmj-make-ml $VERSION
+$0 [OPTIONS]
+-h display this help text
+-L the name of the mailinglist
+-s your spool directory if not $DEFAULTDIR
+-z nuffn for now
+"
+
+echo
+echo "+------------------------------------------------------------+"
+echo "| Information: |"
+echo "| Please report bugs against mlmmj-make-ml to the Debian BTS |"
+echo "| at http://bugs.debian.org/ |"
+echo "+------------------------------------------------------------+"
+echo
+
+
+while getopts ":hL:s:az:" Option
+do
+case "$Option" in
+ h )
+ echo "$USAGE"
+ exit 0
+ ;;
+ z )
+ echo -n "nothing"
+ exit 0
+ ;;
+ L )
+ LISTNAME="$OPTARG"
+ ;;
+ s )
+ SPOOLDIR="$OPTARG"
+ ;;
+ * )
+ printf "$0: invalid option\nTry $0 -h for more information.\n"
+ exit 1
+ ;;
+esac
+done
+SHIFTVAL=$(( $OPTIND - 1 ))
+shift $SHIFTVAL
+
+if [ -z "$SPOOLDIR" ]; then
+ SPOOLDIR="$DEFAULTDIR"
+fi
+
+echo "Creating Directorys below $SPOOLDIR. Use '-s spooldir' to change"
+
+if [ -z "$LISTNAME" ]; then
+ echo -n "What should the name of the Mailinglist be? [mlmmj-test] : "
+ read LISTNAME
+ if [ -z "$LISTNAME" ]; then
+ LISTNAME="mlmmj-test"
+ fi
+fi
+
+LISTDIR="$SPOOLDIR/$LISTNAME"
+ETCLISTDIR="$ETCDEFAULTDIR/$LISTNAME"
+
+mkdir -p $LISTDIR
+mkdir -p $ETCLISTDIR
+
+for DIR in incoming queue queue/discarded archive subconf unsubconf \
+ bounce moderation subscribers.d digesters.d requeue \
+ nomailsubs.d
+do
+ mkdir "$LISTDIR"/"$DIR"
+done
+
+for DIR in text control
+do
+ mkdir "$ETCLISTDIR"/"$DIR"
+ ln -s "$ETCLISTDIR"/"$DIR" "$LISTDIR"/"$DIR"
+done
+
+test -f "$LISTDIR"/index || touch "$LISTDIR"/index
+
+echo -n "The Domain for the List? [] : "
+read FQDN
+if [ -z "$FQDN" ]; then
+ FQDN="localhost.localdomain"
+fi
+
+echo -n "The emailaddress of the list owner? [postmaster] : "
+read OWNER
+if [ -z "$OWNER" ]; then
+ OWNER="postmaster"
+fi
+echo "$OWNER" > "$ETCLISTDIR"/"control/owner"
+
+if [ -z "$TEXTPATH" -o ! -d "$TEXTPATH" ]; then
+ echo "**NOTE** Could not copy the texts for the list"
+ echo "Please manually copy the files from $TEXTPATH"
+else
+ cp "$TEXTPATH"/* "$ETCLISTDIR"/"text"
+fi
+
+LISTADDRESS="$LISTNAME@$FQDN"
+echo "$LISTADDRESS" > "$ETCLISTDIR"/control/"listaddress"
+
+MLMMJRECIEVE=`which mlmmj-recieve 2>/dev/null`
+if [ -z "$MLMMJRECIEVE" ]; then
+ MLMMJRECIEVE="/usr/bin/mlmmj-recieve"
+fi
+
+MLMMJMAINTD=`which mlmmj-maintd 2>/dev/null`
+if [ -z "$MLMMJMAINTD" ]; then
+ MLMMJMAINTD="/usr/bin/mlmmj-maintd"
+fi
+
+ALIAS="$LISTNAME: \"|$MLMMJRECIEVE -L $SPOOLDIR/$LISTNAME/\""
+
+echo "I am adding the following to your /etc/aliases file:"
+echo "$ALIAS"
+echo -n "is this ok (if not, you need to do so yourself)? [y/N] : "
+read OKIDOKI
+case $OKIDOKI in
+ y|Y)
+ echo "$ALIAS" >> /etc/aliases
+ ;;
+ n|N)
+ exit 0
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Options were: y, Y, n or N"
+esac
+
+echo "Detecting the installed MTA and changing ownership as needed..."
+
+if [ "$SENDMAILPKG" = "postfix" ]; then
+ USER="nobody"
+ GROUP="nogroup"
+ echo "Postfix appears to be handling your mail, using ownership $USER:$GROUP..."
+elif [ "$SENDMAILPKG" = "exim4-daemon-light" ]; then
+ USER="Debian-exim"
+ GROUP="Debian-exim"
+ echo "Exim appears to be handling your mail, using ownership $USER:$GROUP..."
+else
+ USER="nobody"
+ GROUP="nogroup"
+ echo "Unable to detect MTA, using default ownership: $USER:$GROUP..."
+fi
+
+chown -R $USER:$GROUP $LISTDIR $LISTDIR/*
+chmod -R 755 $LISTDIR
+chmod -R 755 $ETCLISTDIR
+
+# Check if all lists are owned by the right user, if not, ask if we should fix
+# it.
+
+ANOMALIES=0
+
+for ENTRY in `ls $SPOOLDIR`
+do
+ SOWNER=`stat -c %U $SPOOLDIR/$ENTRY`
+ SGROUP=`stat -c %G $SPOOLDIR/$ENTRY`
+
+ if [ $SOWNER != $USER -o $SGROUP != $GROUP ]
+ then
+ ANOMALIES=1
+ fi
+done
+
+if [ $ANOMALIES -eq 1 ]
+ then
+ echo -n "It appears that not all lists have proper ownership, do you want me to fix this? [y/N] : "
+ read FIXOWNERSHIP
+ case $FIXOWNERSHIP in
+ y|Y)
+ chown -R $USER:$GROUP $SPOOLDIR/*
+
+ ;;
+ n|N)
+ echo "Not fixing ownership"
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Options were: y, Y, n or N"
+ esac
+
+
+fi
+
+echo "Running $NEWALIASES"
+$NEWALIASES
+
+echo "Done."