Mailman 3 November 1999 - Mailman-Users

Delay
by Oguz Demirkapi 03 Nov '99

03 Nov '99

Hi, I have a Linux Machine Redhat 6.1 I installed Mailman 1.0 and it was running perfect. But now when I send a msg to a list, I can see my msg in the list archive but it does not deliver msg to the users. And this occurs sometimes, and I am sure that msg will be delivered a time later, BUT WHY ? And this problem occurs in non regular time. It does not any sense. If you have any experience like that plese explain the solution. Thanks, Tarantor

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Re: Mailman-Users digest, Vol 1 #376 - 9 msgs
by Pete Holsberg 03 Nov '99

03 Nov '99

Need installation help. I ran configure without any options because (a) I'm using sendmail and the default user:group is daemon:daemon (the with-mail-gid default) and (b) Apache' Group variable is det to nobody, the --with-cgi-gid default). bin/check_perms didn't like the group value; it wanted 'mailman'! So bin/check_perms -f "fixed" that. I created a test group and got the URL about list admin. The error message was Failure to exec script. WANTED gid 11, GOT gid 70. (Reconfigure to take 70?) 11 is other (!); 70 is mailman. I'm confused. Thanks for the help. Pete

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Mailing List
by hamdi mulya 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

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Re: Mailman-Users digest, Vol 1 #376 - 9 msgs
by klm 02 Nov '99

02 Nov '99

> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 14:39:26 -0400 > From: "Joshua S. Freeman" <jfreeman(a)scansoft.com> > To: mailman <mailman-users(a)python.org> > Subject: [Mailman-Users] non-subscribed ex members receiving password reminders > > why does this happen? how can I make it stop? Simply enough, it's a bug. If i recall correctly, it's been addressed in more recent versions of mailman - the new version may even have a procedure to wipe the orphaned password entries, or at least disregard them if there's no corresponding account. However, if like me you haven't had the time to upgrade*, below is a script i just cobbled together to clean the passwords on my site. Read the module docstring at the top for details, including instructions for use. Ken Manheimer klm(a)digicool.com (* Sigh - i haven't even gotten near hacking mailman code in a while - i'm thankful that barry and others have been taking care of crucial stuff!) 8<---------------------------- cleanpasswds --------------------------->8 #!/usr/bin/env python """Identify and offer to delete orphaned passwords in any mailman lists. I believe that more recent mailman versions rectify this problem, this is a quick and dirty hack to tide you over until you have time to upgrade. To use this, put it in your ~mailman/bin dir as, eg, 'cleanpasswds', then run as the mailman user with 'python bin/cleanpasswds'. It will show any orphaned passwords it finds for each list, and offer to remove them. It's important to run as mailman, so list files maintain the right uid. ken manheimer, klm(a)digicool.com 11/02/1999.""" import string import paths from Mailman.Utils import map_maillists from Mailman.MailList import MailList def mine(l, find=string.find, lower=string.lower): """Return a list of password entry ids lacking any corresponding acount.""" got = [] accts = l.members.copy() accts.update(l.digest_members.copy()) for i in l.passwords.keys(): if not accts.has_key(lower(i)): got.append(i) return got def query_clean(l): print l.real_name, got = mine(l) if not got: print "- No stale password entries found" else: print "- %s stale password entries:" % len(got) print got msg = "Delete these %s stale password entries? [y] " % l.real_name confirm = raw_input(msg) if not confirm or (string.lower(confirm) == 'y'): print "Deleting...", # We may block here on obtaining the lock. l = MailList(l._internal_name) for i in got: del l.passwords[i] l.Save() l.Unlock() print " done." if __name__ == "__main__": map_maillists(query_clean, unlock=1)

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mailman on digital Unix 4.0B or Sun solaris
by <framling> Barton Andras 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hi everyone! Is there anyone using Mailman on Unix operating system mentioned above? how much is the system resource need of mailman? (of course depending on the list, and users) Can anyone compare it to listproc? thanks a lot Andras Barton from Hungary sziakoszi framling ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mosolyogj! framling=- ez csak e-mail! abarton(a)sch.bme.hu Legy vidam, vagany, akar egy srac.. framling(a)sch.bme.hu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Mailing List Size Limits?
by Glen Malley 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hey, does anybody know if Mailman has the ability to restrict the number of people subscribed to a mailing list? If not, I have to implement it...fast...;-P

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non-subscribed ex members receiving password reminders
by Joshua S. Freeman 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

why does this happen? how can I make it stop? J. I have a number of people who have unsubscribed from our list (at least I can't find them in any of the membership screens) but continue to receive password reminder emails... I really need to stop this. If anyone knows how, please contact me! Thanks, J.

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passwordless unsubscribes?
by Mats Haglund 01 Nov '99

01 Nov '99

Hi all! I've been searching the list archives for a way to disable passwords when users unsubscribe. I run a firewalled list. Only list admins have access to the html interface. Is it possible to disable passwords? Any suggestions? Regards Mats

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