"makefml newml" creates the following files for qmail: ~fml/.qmail-fml:org-elena ~fml/.qmail-fml:org-elena-admin ~fml/.qmail-fml:org-elena-ctl ~fml/.qmail-fml:org-elena-default ~fml/.qmail-fml:org-elena-request Hence, if /var/qmail/control/virtualdomains contains the following definition fml.org:fml-fml.org you have only to run "makefml newml" to create an ML in the case of qmail. This configuration assumuss ML's uses the whole one domain only for mailing list. The logic is same as above. So you need to edit /var/qmail/control/virtualdomains to make an ML effective automatically when you runs "makefml newml". This edit needs root priviledge. Please contact the administrator on it.