We currently have two mail based tools that could server as replacement for Hypernews.

• mailman - plain vanilla mailing list
• discourse - a forum based tool that can act as a forum or mailing list (the closest to Hypernews)

Instructions on how to set it up below

Mailman [will use the MTD as example]

• Check the existing lists at https://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/admin and make sure the list will will ask for is new
   
• Send an Email to itdhelp@bnl.gov and request the creation of a new mailman list.
  Give the list a name (Ex: star-mudet-l seems to follow other lists but mudet-l works as well as the previous list was mudet-hn and people may remember better - you chose)
  Send along your mailing list creation a short description so the list is created with a clear purpose (see that page and you will see). You can re-use the text in Hypernews.
   
• After that, the mailman admin will send you an admin account password. Log to the interface (link will be provided) and set the mailing list accordingly. A few recommendations:
  • Privacy option -> Advertise this list when people ask what lists are on this machine? set to YES
    
  • Archiving Options -> make sure it is set to YES
    ... BUT make the archive private if this list is not opened to non-susbcriber's reading (most analysis related list are not opened to the public, beware)
  • General Options ->
    Reply-to header strip, set to YES this will not only solve the "reply" not going back to  the list but also solve a DMARC issue.
    There is another option where should set "Munge From"
    Where are replies to list messages directed -> also set to "This list "
     
• When done, you could need to ask people to subscribe to it (and start clean) ... or start a default subscription list.
  For a default list, click on "Show subscribers" - it is displayed just before the forum name.
  Then there, locate the "Click here to get a listing of email addresses only for the list below" and click the word "here".
  This will provide a list of Emails which can be copied and used to do a mass subscription for the new mailman.
   
• Once you do havea list of Emails, you can subscribe all by using
  "Membership Management" -> "Mass Subscriptions" and enter a list of addresses afterward in the first box.
   
• When the list is set, send me an Email with the list name if you want a FWD to be set (i.e. all mail sent to mudet-hn@sun.star.bnl.gov by mistake could be forwarded to mudet-l@lists.bnl.gov )

Discourse

• Login to https://discourse.sdcc.bnl.gov/ using your RACF username and Kerberos password
• Go to Category -> STAR
• Post an entry and request a forum to created, also add a short description
• Should be created shortly and all is set (ask users to log and subscribe to whatever they like as Hypernews)
• An Email is automatically created as well. If you create a Forum named "Muon Detector" in STAR, the list would be   discoursemail+STAR.muon@rcf.rhic.bnl.gov
• In discourse, users may subscribe to whatever they want (Hyernews style) without approval required, single login for all forums, they can set diverse level of verbosicity (i.e. forum acting as a mailing list where all messages are sent via Email or only new topics sent, or only answers to your posts received).