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add procedure on how to disable a mailing list (team#41981)

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......@@ -184,10 +184,27 @@ Note that we don't keep track of the list of mailing lists. If a list
needs to be publicly listed, it can be configured as such in Mailman,
while keeping the archives private.
## Disable a list
1. Remove owners and add `devnull@torproject.org` as owner
2. In Settings, Message Acceptance: set all emails to be rejected
(both member and non-member)
3. Add `^.*@.*` to the ban list
4. Add to description that this mailing list is disabled like `[Disabled]` or `[Archived]`
This procedure is derived from the [Wikimedia Foundation
procedure](https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailman#Disable_or_re-enable_a_mailing_list). Note that upstream does [not seem to have a procedure
for this yet](https://lists.mailman3.org/archives/list/mailman-users@mailman3.org/thread/7IZ5DJ6UXV6SQGL3BGA3DMYNZOFFQAAF/), so this is actually a workaround.
## Remove a list
WARNING: do not follow this procedure unless you're absolutely sure
you want to entirely destroy a list. This is likely NOT what you want,
see [disable a list](#disable-a-list) instead.
To remove a list, use the `mailman-wrapper remove` command. Be careful
because this removes the list without confirmation!
because this removes the list without confirmation! This includes
mailing lists archives!
```
ssh lists-01.torproject.org mailman-wrapper remove LISTNAME
......@@ -345,6 +362,9 @@ name, which led to [incorrect Archived-At headers](https://gitlab.torproject.org
It's unclear how automated Mailman 3 upgrades will be, but right now
we're relying on Debian packages for this.
The [Wikimedia foundation guide](https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailman#Upgrading_Mailman3) has instructions that could be
relevant here.
## SLA
There's no SLA specifically associated with this service.
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