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== Email Aliases ==
== Email Aliases ==


The following email aliases exist for communication among the CDSC members:
The following email lists/aliases exist for communication among the CDSC members:


* '''collective-uw@communitydata.cc''' — Current CDSC research faculty, staff at UW.
* '''collective-uw@communitydata.cc''' — Current CDSC research faculty, staff at UW.
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* '''collective@communitydata.cc''' — Members of the two previous "collective" lists.
* '''collective@communitydata.cc''' — Members of the two previous "collective" lists.


There are also individual aliases. For example, you can email mako@communitydata.cc and it will get to Mako.
You can also a list of email addresses here:
 
* https://communitydata.cc/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo


== Adding/Updating Email Aliases ==
== Adding/Updating Email Aliases ==


To be added or removed from a list, contact either:
Members of lists should be able to request a password and remove themselves from an email list on their own. They do by navigating to the appropriate page on [https://communitydata.cc/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo our mailing list server].
 
For help being added or removed from a list, contact either:


* Nate TeGrotenhuis <nathante@uw.edu>
* Nate TeGrotenhuis <nathante@uw.edu>
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* Benjamin Mako Hill <makohill@uw.edu>
* Benjamin Mako Hill <makohill@uw.edu>
* Aaron Shaw <aaronshaw@northwestern.edu>
* Aaron Shaw <aaronshaw@northwestern.edu>
These people all have a super-user password and are administrators on all lists.


== Technical Notes for Adding/Updating Email Aliases ==
== Technical Notes for Adding/Updating Email Aliases ==


Email for communitydata.cc is managed on nada.com.washington.edu. Anybody with root (i.e., sudo privileges) can add or update an alias by following the following steps:
Most changes can simply be made on [https://communitydata.cc/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo our mailing list website].


* Use a text editor of your choice to open the file <code>/etc/postfix/virtual</code> on nada.com.washington.ed as root.  
To make a new list, you first need root on nada.com.washington.edu. First, run the newlist command which will ask for list name moderator and an initial password:
* To add a new alias, simply add a new line with (a) the full email address of the alias, (b) '''tab''', (c) the full email address of the the destination. For example:
: mako@communitydata.cc    makohill@uw.edu
* Save the file and exit your editor.
* Run the following command as root: <code>postmap /etc/postfix/virtual</code>


You can just run this one command to do it:
$ sudo newlist


#!/bin/bash
Second, visit the web interface [https://communitydata.cc/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Mailman web interface]. Log in with the password you created (or the global administrative password) and make any changes you want.
ssh -t nada.com.washington.edu "sudo vim /etc/postfix/virtual; sudo postmap /etc/postfix/virtual"

Revision as of 03:16, 17 January 2017

Email Aliases

The following email lists/aliases exist for communication among the CDSC members:

  • collective-uw@communitydata.cc — Current CDSC research faculty, staff at UW.
  • collective-nu@communitydata.cc — Current CDSC research faculty, staff at Northwestern.
  • collective@communitydata.cc — Members of the two previous "collective" lists.

You can also a list of email addresses here:

Adding/Updating Email Aliases

Members of lists should be able to request a password and remove themselves from an email list on their own. They do by navigating to the appropriate page on our mailing list server.

For help being added or removed from a list, contact either:

  • Nate TeGrotenhuis <nathante@uw.edu>
  • Jeremy Foote <jdfoote@u.northwestern.edu>
  • Benjamin Mako Hill <makohill@uw.edu>
  • Aaron Shaw <aaronshaw@northwestern.edu>

These people all have a super-user password and are administrators on all lists.

Technical Notes for Adding/Updating Email Aliases

Most changes can simply be made on our mailing list website.

To make a new list, you first need root on nada.com.washington.edu. First, run the newlist command which will ask for list name moderator and an initial password:

$ sudo newlist

Second, visit the web interface Mailman web interface. Log in with the password you created (or the global administrative password) and make any changes you want.