Mailman 3 September 1998 - Mailman-Developers

Re: [Mailman-Developers] Python 1.5 compatible ? no!
by Tomas Fasth 05 Sep '98

05 Sep '98

>Probably my fault, although - who did it get to run under Redhat >Linux? Can someone give me a working Linux version for the Starship? >I'm afraid to re-invent the wheel. I'm running Redhat 5.0, python 1.5.1 and a CVS snapshot of still in work Mailman 1.0b6. The overall function is satisfying for my current needs. I am still evaluating, not in production. Checking out the latest sources from CVS over network is a pretty cool thing although it takes a while of course. But I'm not sure it's a good thing to do for a live installation. Unless the active developers affirm it's safe and stable to do so. Tomas

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fix for private archives mechanism
by Ken Manheimer 04 Sep '98

04 Sep '98

Someone noticed that invalid passwords were being accepted for access to private archives. I tracked down the problem, and see that this problem applies to 1.0b4 and also 1.0b5 (we're still at 1.0b4 on python.org). Any of you running those versions of mailman with a private archive should apply this patch to private.py (in Mailman/Cgi/private.py in 1.0b5, and in scripts/private.py in 1.0b4). You may have to apply it by hand in 1.0b4 - it shouldn't be hard, just look for the exception line. Ken Manheimer klm(a)python.org 703 620-8990 x268 (orporation for National Research |nitiatives # If you appreciate Python, consider joining the PSA! # # <http://www.python.org/psa/>. # Index: private.py =================================================================== RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/mailman/Mailman/Cgi/private.py,v retrieving revision 1.4 retrieving revision 1.5 diff -c -r1.4 -r1.5 *** private.py 1998/07/11 23:19:08 1.4 --- private.py 1998/09/04 02:44:44 1.5 *************** *** 148,154 **** try: listobj.ConfirmUserPassword( username, password) except (Errors.MMBadUserError, Errors.MMBadPasswordError): ! return 1 import base64, md5 token = md5.new(SECRET + list_name + SECRET).digest() --- 148,154 ---- try: listobj.ConfirmUserPassword( username, password) except (Errors.MMBadUserError, Errors.MMBadPasswordError): ! return 0 import base64, md5 token = md5.new(SECRET + list_name + SECRET).digest()

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Python 1.5 compatible ? no!
by Christian Tismer 04 Sep '98

04 Sep '98

Today I spent a couple of hours trying to get Mailman b5 running on the starship. Starship has Python 1.5 at the moment (for whatever reason), and the INSTALL file claims """ You must have the Python interpreter installed somewhere on your system. Currently Python 1.5 or later is required. For information about obtaining Python source code, or pre-compiled binaries please see the Python Web site at """ This is not true. This version will not even run with a standard 1.5.1 Python. Killer#1: The parameter-less "raise" statement is no 1.5.1 feature. Killer#2: The __stdin__ and other underscored system file names are no Python 1.5 features. This together makes the "scripts/driver" file die very early, with a confusing error message. In the driver script, I inserted this before any code: try: import sys sys.__stdin__ except: sys.__stdin__=sys.stdin sys.__stdout__=sys.stdout sys.__stderr__=sys.stderr ... Uhm, I'm hacking since 6 hours now, but don't get the list admin running under Linux. I fear I will turn back to 0.95 which worked. tired - pirx -- Christian Tismer :^) <mailto:tismer@appliedbiometrics.com> Applied Biometrics GmbH : Have a break! Take a ride on Python's Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 101 : *Starship* http://starship.skyport.net 10553 Berlin : PGP key -> http://pgpkeys.mit.edu we're tired of banana software - shipped green, ripens at home

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Localization of mailman
by Dan Ohnesorg, admin of POWER 01 Sep '98

01 Sep '98

I have made Czech translations of "templates" directory. But I have some problems, which I will consult with You. First of them is, that Czech uses ISO-8859-2 character set. It is not problem with www, becouse my server automaticaly recodes documets in clients character set. But in mail message I need append header Mime-version: 1.0 Content-Type: text-plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit Currently used method of message generation doesn't allow header modification. There are two posibilities, include some headers to append, configurable in Defaults.py, or make templates including headers and change other function. In Bounce.py is hardcoded header with US-ASCII character set, it is unusable. I can made both and submit patch, but I will know, what You will prefer. Second problem. I think it will be nice, to switch language versions in responses by detecting top level domain in user adress, how will You find this? I am interested in any sugestions. cheers dan P.S.: For Ken, You are interested in my Delivery status notification patch. I have made new version which works with "The Dragon De Monsyne" <dragondm(a)delta.integral.org> stadard smtplib patch. I am currently testing ob it works fine. I will submit the patch in end of this week. ________________________________________ DDDDDD DD DD Dan Ohnesorg, supervisor on POWER DD OOOO Dan(a)feld.cvut.cz DD OODDOO Dep. of Power Engineering DDDDDD OO CTU FEL Prague, Bohemia OO OO work: +420 2 24352785;+420 2 24972109 OOOO home: +420 311 679679;+420 311 679311 ________________________________________ Zeme je placata, deti nosi cap, a windows 95 jsou stabilni operacni system.

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