Re: namespace issues ...

["Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>]

On Sat, 22 Mar 2008, Dave Page wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Marc G. Fournier <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> wrote:
> > > Marc, what is the status of this change?
> >
> >  I'm afraid? :)
>
> Good answer :-)

Easy to delete a list ... renaming involves a bit more :)

> >  easily rename the archive files themselves, its the messages themselves
> >  that are a bit difficult ... do I leave those archives 'as is', or should
> >  I do a mass search-n-replace of 'pgsql-eu-general' -> pgeu-general' inside
> >  of them so that all the To/From addresses get changed?
> >
> >  Opinions on this?
>
> You'd do the mboxes I assume, and then regenerate the archives? That
> should work I guess, as long as no incoming mail hits an mbox whilst
> you're rewriting it.

Is pgsql-eu-general on the archives, or excluded?  is it just teh -board 
list that is excluded?

Basically, what I'd propose is:

shutdown mail server during name change
mv (and make a copy of) pgsql-eu-general to pgeu-general (at the file
	system level)
regenerate alias/virtual table
edit config file and mboxes and change all occurances of pgsql-eu-general
	to pgeu-general
add pgeu-general to exclusion list
restart mail server

the backup of the original files would be in case I'm wrong about how 
majordomo regenerates its aliases file ... I believe its straight from teh 
file system, but a backup would ensure that I could put it back 
quick/easily if I'm wrong ...

If that sounds good to you, I'll do it late tonight and send a note out 
once completed, which will act as a test at teh same time ...