|> If your list machine isn't the same box as the webserver machine, then |> the web-based create isn't going to work. :-)
Unless the webserver is mounting the list machine's Mailman installation via NFS.
I think that if you want a fair compromise, then require a '--posting-address=' argument to `newlist' that accepts the xxx@xxx-style declaration. Otherwise, by default, it parses the arguments like '<name> <listname>'.
Michael
|> Terri Oda wrote: |> |> > On Oct 17, 2004, at 8:43 PM, Bob Puff wrote: |> > |> >> Hmm I guess I still don't get why "name@domain" is confusing, because |> >> that |> >> -is- the posting address of the list! If you want to add another |> >> field for |> >> domain, that's fine; but I think the current behaviour makes sense. |> > |> > |> > Is it always the posting address, though? If you create a list: |> > |> > mylist@www.example.com |> > |> > isn't it possible that www.example.com is just a webserver and the mail |> > is actually handled by some other domain (eg: lists.example.com) which |> > may not be the same machine? |> > |> > _______________________________________________ |> > Mailman-Developers mailing list |> > Mailman-Developers@python.org |> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers |> > Unsubscribe: |> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/bob%40nleaudio.com |> > |> > |> _______________________________________________ |> Mailman-Developers mailing list |> Mailman-Developers@python.org |> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers |> Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/miranda%40uranus.c... |>
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