Commands: create

  Format: create <list> [<template>]

Creates a new list.  As one might expect, the name of the new list must not
already be in use.

Note that this adds an entry to the aliases table on the machine hosting the
mailing lists, so the name should also not collide with a locally-defined
alias that already exists in the aliases table.

After creating a list, the administrator should add a subscriber and mark
him/her as the owner so that configuration of the list can be done.  This
is not necessary if the administrator is also the list owner, since list
adminisration can also be done from the command line.

If the <template> parameter is specified, it names a file in listmanager's
templates directory, which contains a list of commands which should be
executed as the setup procedure for this list.  If you often create lists
with similar attributes, this can save you some time.  Specifying a template
is the same as creating a list, selecting the list, and then running each
command in the template.  Lines of text in the template file that start
with a hash sign ("#") are treated as comments and ignored.

This command is only available from the shell, i.e. you must be able to log
in to the machine which hosts mailing lists and access the "listmanager"
program from the command line.

See also: destroy select
