How to Install Lewsnetter on NetBSD

Lewsnetter is a tool that helps you manage your emailing list on Mailman. Here's how you can install it on NetBSD:

Prerequisites

• NetBSD installed on your machine.
• A terminal or shell where you can run the installation commands.
• Root access to the machine.

Installation

1. First, clone the Lewsnetter repository from GitHub:

   $ git clone https://github.com/bborn/lewsnetter.git
   

2. Now switch to the Lewsnetter directory:

   $ cd lewsnetter
   

3. Install the required Python packages using pip:

   $ python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
   

4. Install the NetBSD package for "mailman" to be able to connect to it:

   $ pkg_add mailman
   

5. Copy the example configuration file to your configuration directory:

   $ cp example.env .env
   

6. Edit the configuration file to match your Mailman server's details. You can use a text editor like vi, nano or emacs:

   $ vi .env
   

   Set the following parameters:

   MAILMAN_REST_URL= 'http://localhost//mailman/rest'
   MAILMAN_USER= 'root'
   MAILMAN_PASS= 'password'
   

7. That's it, you can now run Lewsnetter by running the following command:

   $ python3 lewsnetter.py
   

   Lewsnetter should launch and start managing your mailing list.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we saw how to install Lewsnetter and the required packages on NetBSD. Now you can use Lewsnetter on NetBSD to manage your Mailman mailing list.

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