
Note, if you really want to be able to include the list's description as a replacement in the welcome message template, you can apply this patch to Mailman/Deliverer.py === modified file 'Mailman/Deliverer.py' --- Mailman/Deliverer.py 2018-06-17 23:47:34 +0000 +++ Mailman/Deliverer.py 2020-04-15 01:53:20 +0000 @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ 'subscribeack.txt', {'real_name' : self.real_name, 'host_name' : self.host_name, + 'description' : self.description, 'welcome' : welcome, 'umbrella' : umbrella, 'emailaddr' : self.GetListEmail(), -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mailman Coders, which is subscribed to GNU Mailman. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1872840 Title: (description)s variable not substituted in emails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1872840/+subscriptions