Installation

A mailman archiver is a simple python package, to install it you can either use pip or install it manually.

If your use-case doesn't fit the this archiver feel free to fork this project, create an issue or a pull request.

Install using pip (recommended)

Activate the python environment used by mailman.

Install the package using pip:

pip install git+https://github.com/Laurent2916/mailman3_webhook_archiver.git

Manual install (not recommended)

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Laurent2916/mailman3_webhook_archiver.git
cd mailman3_webhook_archiver

Copy the mailman3_webhook_archiver folder into your environment libraries. The process may look something like one of the following lines:

cp -r mailman3_webhook_archiver /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/
cp -r mailman3_webhook_archiver /path/to/.venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/

Configuration

The archiver loads its configuration using an external configuration file. Create and fill /etc/mailman3/mailman-webhook-archiver.cfg with the relevant informations.

[global]
url = https://webhook.example.com/foo/bar
key = SUPER_SECRET_TOKEN_KEY

filter_spam = false
monitored_lists = my_mailing_list, another_list, foo, bar, test

Modify the mailman configuration to enable the newly added archiver. Append the following to /etc/mailman3/mailman.cfg.

[archiver.mailman3_webhook_archiver]
class: mailman3_webhook_archiver.WebhookArchiver
configuration: /etc/mailman3/mailman3_webhook_archiver.cfg
enable: yes

Special thanks

• https://gitlab.com/mailman/mailman/blob/master/src/mailman/archiving/prototype.py
• https://github.com/nim65s/matrix-webhook/