Mailman 3 February 2000 - Mailman-Users

'auto' mode for new subscribers?
by Scott Russell 21 Feb '00

21 Feb '00

Mailmen - I installed 1.2 from CVS today and noticed there does not appear to be no 'auto' option (as majordomo has) for the var 'subscribe_policy'. I don't want/need a confirmation for each sub request. I just want the subscription to be automatically approved and the list welcome message to be sent. Is this a planned feature or does someone have a clean patch for this? The mailing lists I run will be internal to my company so confirmation of subscriptions is not a large concern. (In fact it's been noted on the current majordomo lists that many people are *confused* about the confirmation reply!) A second but related question. Is there a command to email list-request(a)here.com that will subscribe a user and not require that user to confirm the new subscription? Again, thanks for the help! -- Regards, Scott Russell (scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com) Linux Technology Center, System Admin Red Hat Certified Engineer

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shell won't let sendmail use wrapper
by lug＠forge.dorm.duke.edu 21 Feb '00

21 Feb '00

This is weird- if anyone has any ideas, please email me. Probably the most interesting is the line about sh: ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- "|/home/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd test" (expanded from: <test-request(a)forge.dorm.duke.edu>) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- sh: wrapper not available for sendmail programs 554 "|/home/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd test"... Service unavailable Thanks -Luke

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Re: [Mailman-Users] 'auto' mode for new subscribers?
by J C Lawrence 21 Feb '00

21 Feb '00

On Sat, 19 Feb 2000 00:07:15 -0500 Scott Russell <scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com> wrote: > Mailmen - I installed 1.2 from CVS today and noticed there does > not appear to be no 'auto' option (as majordomo has) for the var > 'subscribe_policy'. Correct. I suggest going the "require approval" route and then silently process the approvals without the members knowledge. > The mailing lists I run will be internal to my company so > confirmation of subscriptions is not a large concern. (In fact > it's been noted on the current majordomo lists that many people > are *confused* about the confirmation reply!) Not surprised. Mailing lists are a long way from host based forums. (I was in Advantis/IBM Tampa) > A second but related question. Is there a command to email > list-request(a)here.com that will subscribe a user and not require > that user to confirm the new subscription? Not currently. The only auto-subscribe method there is at the moment is for the list owner via the web. -- J C Lawrence Home: claw(a)kanga.nu ----------(*) Other: coder(a)kanga.nu --=| A man is as sane as he is dangerous to his environment |=--

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Re: [Mailman-Users] %(field)s in footers of list msgs
by J C Lawrence 21 Feb '00

21 Feb '00

On Mon, 21 Feb 2000 12:44:10 -0500 Scott Russell <scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com> wrote: > I'm looking to have the url to the list members options page > appear in the email footer of each message from the list. I don't believe this will work due to the fact that MailMan doesn't support VERP, and explicitly doesn't support sending broadcast messages to members individually (it usually sends in bundles of 100 RCPT TOs). -- J C Lawrence Home: claw(a)kanga.nu ----------(*) Other: coder(a)kanga.nu --=| A man is as sane as he is dangerous to his environment |=--

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%(field)s in footers of list msgs
by Scott Russell 21 Feb '00

21 Feb '00

All - (This bounced the first time, if it's a dup sorry!) I'm looking to have the url to the list members options page appear in the email footer of each message from the list. An example might be: (Assuming this message was sent to me at 'scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com') http://mail.host.com/mailman/options/mylist/scottrus--at--raleigh.ibm.com Based on the %(field)s vars I do know I can do this much: %(web_page_url)soptions%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s/<member_name??>--at--<member_host??> I need to know the right %(field) vars for <member_name??> and <member_host??> Looking though the code I've found and tried these vars in the footers: (They don't work for footers evidently.) %(listadmin)s %(admin_url)s %(got_list_email)s %(got_listinfo_url)s %(got_request_email)s %(got_owner_email)s %(request)s %(owner2)s %(subject)s %(sender)s %(member)s %(addr)s %(listname)s %(admin_email)s %(adminaddr)s %(requestaddr)s %(real_name)s %(host_name)s %(owneraddr)s %(listinfo_url)s %(version)s %(hostname)s %(owner)s %(useraddr)s %(optionsurl)s -- Regards, Scott Russell (scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com) Linux Technology Center, System Admin Red Hat Certified Engineer

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error in admin section
by Riccardo Cozzani 21 Feb '00

21 Feb '00

I've seen the previous post about the same problem, but even I upgraded python to version 1.5.2-13, I still receive the following error: Traceback: Traceback (innermost last): File "/home/mailman/scripts/driver", line 112, in run_main main() File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Cgi/admin.py", line 65, in main lst = MailList.MailList(list_name) File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 62, in __init__ self.Load() File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 804, in Load self.Lock() File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 1373, in Lock self.__lock.lock() File "/home/mailman/Mailman/LockFile.py", line 186, in lock os.link(self.__lockfile, self.__tmpfname) OSError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted Could someone help me? Thanks. Riccardo

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Footer %(fields) in 1.2 CVS version
by Scott Russell 21 Feb '00

21 Feb '00

All - I'm looking to have the url to the list members options page appear in the email footer of each message from the list. An example might be: (Assuming this message was sent to me at 'scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com') http://mail.host.com/mailman/options/mylist/scottrus--at--raleigh.ibm.com Based on the %(field)s vars I do know I can do this much: %(web_page_url)soptions%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s/<member_name??>--at--<member_host??> I need to know the right %(field) vars for <member_name??> and <member_host??> Looking though the code I've found and tried these vars in the footers: (They don't work for footers evidently.) %(listadmin)s %(admin_url)s %(got_list_email)s %(got_listinfo_url)s %(got_request_email)s %(got_owner_email)s %(request)s %(owner2)s %(subject)s %(sender)s %(member)s %(addr)s %(listname)s %(admin_email)s %(adminaddr)s %(requestaddr)s %(real_name)s %(host_name)s %(owneraddr)s %(listinfo_url)s %(version)s %(hostname)s %(owner)s %(useraddr)s %(optionsurl)s -- Regards, Scott Russell (scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com) Linux Technology Center, System Admin Red Hat Certified Engineer

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Re: Mailman-Users digest, Vol 1 #485 - 3 msgs
by hstropez 20 Feb '00

20 Feb '00

mailman-users-request(a)python.org ha scritto: > Send Mailman-Users mailing list submissions to > mailman-users(a)python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > mailman-users-request(a)python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > mailman-users-admin(a)python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mailman-Users digest..." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Mailman 1.2 release date? (Barry A. Warsaw) > 2. Re: Mailman 1.2 release date? (Scott Russell) > 3. Re: List admin passwd doesn't change (Karl EICHWALDER) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Oggetto: Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman 1.2 release date? > Data: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 12:14:19 -0500 (EST) > Da: "Barry A. Warsaw" <bwarsaw(a)cnri.reston.va.us> > A: Gerrit <gerrit(a)nl.linux.org> > CC: Scott Russell <scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com>, > mailman-users(a)python.org > Referenze: <20000217173007.D1811(a)bzimage.raleigh.ibm.com> > <20000218073935.A762(a)stopcontact.palga.uucp> > > I've been convinced by a number of people to get a 1.2 release out > sooner rather than later. It will be primarily a bug and security > patch release. It will contain the new architecture for message > delivery and bounce detection, but not I18N or user databases. I > can't guarantee a release date, but expect to see betas Soon. > > -Barry > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Oggetto: Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman 1.2 release date? > Data: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:59:20 -0500 > Da: Scott Russell <scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com> > A: "Barry A. Warsaw" <bwarsaw(a)cnri.reston.va.us> > CC: mailman-users(a)python.org > Referenze: <20000217173007.D1811(a)bzimage.raleigh.ibm.com> <20000218073935.A762(a)stopcontact.palga.uucp> <14509.32235.116077.938975(a)anthem.cnri.reston.va.us> > > Barry - > > Thanks much for the response. The whole reason I feel like waiting is because > of bounce handling (I hate administrivia!). Also, I would like to see 'support' for postfix > which is the MTA I'm currently using. From reading the lists it seems Mailman works better > with some MTAs than others. > > -- Scott > > On Fri, Feb 18, 2000 at 12:14:19PM -0500, Barry A. Warsaw wrote: > > > > I've been convinced by a number of people to get a 1.2 release out > > sooner rather than later. It will be primarily a bug and security > > patch release. It will contain the new architecture for message > > delivery and bounce detection, but not I18N or user databases. I > > can't guarantee a release date, but expect to see betas Soon. > > > > -Barry > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Mailman-Users maillist - Mailman-Users(a)python.org > > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > > -- > Regards, > Scott Russell (scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com) > Linux Technology Center, System Admin > Red Hat Certified Engineer > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Oggetto: [Mailman-Users] Re: List admin passwd doesn't change > Data: 18 Feb 2000 21:28:36 +0100 > Da: Karl EICHWALDER <ke(a)gnu.franken.de> > A: "Crisogono Francisco Rubio N." <francis(a)misti.lared.net.pe> > CC: mailman-users(a)python.org > Referenze: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10002161245400.22206-100000(a)misti.lared.net.pe> > > "Crisogono Francisco Rubio N." <francis(a)misti.lared.net.pe> writes: > > | Does anyone know how can I effectively change the list admin passwords? > | Why is it not working? > > Don't use Netscape (or enable cookie support) -- that's what I learnt > the last weekend. The README should address this "problem" ;-) > > -- > work : ke(a)suse.de | > : http://www.suse.de/~ke/ | ------ ,__o > home : ke(a)gnu.franken.de | ------ _-\_<, > : http://www.franken.de/users/gnu/ke/ | ------ (*)/'(*) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users maillist - Mailman-Users(a)python.org > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users

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Mailman 1.2 release date?
by Scott Russell 19 Feb '00

19 Feb '00

Greets all - I've been lurking for a month now and it sounds like Mailman 1.2 will have many improvments and features over the current 1.1. release. I'll be making the transistion from majordomo to mailman but figured it would be best to wait if 1.2 is around the cornor. Can anyone here tell me the status of 1.2? Is there a tenitive release day/month/year or should I just install 1.1 as 1.2 is a ways off still? Thanks for the help. -- Regards, Scott Russell (scottrus(a)raleigh.ibm.com) Linux Technology Center, System Admin Red Hat Certified Engineer

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Installing Mailman on a Virtual Host
by Joan Coyne 18 Feb '00

18 Feb '00

Bill, I went ahead and made the changes to my configure and configure.in files. WHen I run configure, I get through the checks for the new mailman UID and GID, but it stops at the next step which is where it checks the directory permisiions. The error I get says: File "conftest.py", line 4, in ? mailmangid=vuser NameError: vuser cat: conftest.out: No such file or directory configure: error: ***** Installation directory /usr/home/<mylogin>/usr/home/mailman is not configured properly! But when I check the directory, the permissions are set just as they are supposed to be according to the install (d rwx rws r-x, right?). What is the NameError? Did I miss someplace else where I was supposed to change the GID? Thanks, Joan

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