mini-weblog-editor

How to setup server to use this utility

1. Add DNS records:

   • MX 5 mail.yourdomain.com
   • A mail 42.42.42.42

2. install Python

> pkg install python

1. upload this program

$ rsync -p weblog you@yourdomain.com:/path/to/this/program

1. add Sendmail alias

This will configure Sendmail to turn emails addressed to editor@yourdomain.com into weblog posts for the user "richard".

> cp /ect/mail/aliases.sample /etc/mail/aliases
> echo 'editor: "| /path/to/this/program richard"' >> /etc/mail/aliases
> newaliases

1. add Sendmail access rule

> echo 'From:mail.my-email-provider.com  OK' >> /etc/mail/access
> makemap hash /etc/mail/access < /etc/mail/access
> service sendmail restart

1. create $(HOME)/weblog/static/posts directory

$ mkdir weblog
$ chgrp mailnull weblog
$ chmod g+wx weblog/static/posts

Built With

• python