Mailman 3 April 2000 - Mailman-Users

Cgi problems
by Johnpaul Rogerson 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

I am Johnpaul Rogerson jvr(a)dcs.ed.ac.uk

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Umbrella nested lists
by John Bleasdale 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

Hello, I am running Mailman 1.1 and currently having some confusion over using nested lists. I have two conventional lists, "list-a" and "list-b" and an umbrella list "allusers" containing the two normal lists. I would like all three lists to be closed, allowing member posting only, but without the need for administrative approvals for postings. ie. If a member of "list-a" were to post to "allusers", their post would be permitted to all the users of "list-a" and "list-b" automatically. My question is this -> Is it possible for Mailman to be configured so that when checking who is allowed to post to the "allusers" list, it can check the members of the child/leaf lists? At present the postings need approving as the sender's address is not a direct member of the parent list. Also, if the above were possible and the posting to "allusers" was allowed, the From address checked by the child lists is "allusers-admin" rather than the original sender's From address. I can configure "allusers-admin" to be allowed to post to the leaf lists using the Bounce options, however, is it possible to preserve the original From address as this would make list set-up less complicated? Thanks, John John Bleasdale Research Machines plc www.rm.com

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Re: [Mailman-Users] MTAs for huge lists on mailman2
by J C Lawrence 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 16:42:05 +0100 Nigel Metheringham <Nigel.Metheringham(a)VData.co.uk> wrote: > Which MTAs are people using with mailman for large lists (> 5000 > subscribers)? Historically I've used Exim, which I know you're well familiar with. Were I to do it now, I'd go for Postfix without a single backward glance. > Different MTAs have different trade-offs. Exim (and smail) routes > all recipients before starting delivery - so this configuration > could have a long startup delay before it starts delivering, but I > don't currently have a feel for how significant this is especially > where there is nearby cached DNS and a decent list throughput. > Qmail effectively makes a separate envelope for each user, so > deliveries will start very fast. > I don't know what postfix and sendmail do... I believe in this regard you can consider QMail and Postfix as similar. Certainly their base designs are very similar. Factually, the only reasons I'd go with Postfix versus QMail in the statement above are: -- I find Dan B a pain and I get along well with Vietse Wenema. -- I generally find Dan B offensive but technically correct, and Vietse technically correct as modified by politeness. -- I can't read QMail code, and I can read Postfix code. -- Qmail is held very tightly to Dan's chest and Postfix is getting a good spread of distributed developer attention with much open diecussion and submission of patches. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw(a)kanga.nu ----------(*) Internet: coder(a)kanga.nu ...Honorary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith...

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by Srinivasa Rao T 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

unsubscribe mailman-users

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Re: [Mailman-Users] not work!
by Dan Mick 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

When I get a "ask for password again", it's always a cookie issue. Lately it's been because I'll go to a page as an alias with, say, 'lists' in the URL (where I have 'lists/' set up as an alias for /home/mailman/cgi-bin), but the Mailman software sends me a cookie for "/mailman/". So the authentication never matches. Try going to a path including "/mailman/". I keep meaning to try to track this down and call it a bug or a feature or a Web server misconfiguration, but I haven't yet. > I think about what problem in python. > I reinstall all version mailman, and effect the same. > So well problem with python or python libs? Maybe reinstall new version python? > > Ideas? > > ----======================================---- > From: Roman Terleev <lost(a)FleX.uz> > Subject: [Mailman-Users] not work! > To: mailman-users(a)python.org > > I installed Mailman 1.1 on a Red Hat 5.2 Linux System (kernel > 2.2.14, postfix-19991231-pl04, python 1.5.1). Everything worked > fine. > > All work a long time, nearly 5 month, and of late appear next problem: > when i try now to post a message to this list (moderated), or > post message users from my listserv i get the authorization mail. After > klicking approve and submit on the web page, nothing happens. > No mail, no new page and appear screen password again. > And if i try change options from 'mailing list configuration' on the web page, > when also appear screen password again. > What happened? > > Any ideas? > My listserver don't work six days! Help please. > ----======================================---- > > -- > =============================================================================== > Roman Terleev System Administrator > e-Mail: <lost(a)FreeNET.uz> phone: +998 712 1332446 > IREX/FreeNET/IATP fax: +998 712 67 5258 > Tashkent, Uzbekistan cell: +998 71 100 2323 > =============================================================================== > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users maillist - Mailman-Users(a)python.org > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman results for Makrobestelling
by Dan Mick 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

See the very last line, where it says "permission denied"? That means this is a permission error, by which Python means "file permission". Something isn't set with the right permissions. Run check_perms from 2.0beta2 for a more-complete permission scan. > IOError: (13, 'Permission denied')

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Mailman results for Makrobestelling
by Jeroen Keppens 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

Hi, this is the errormessage I recieve, Jeroen ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:12:53 +0200 From: makrobestelling-request(a)listserv.xs4all.be To: jkeppens(a)webteam.xs4all.be Subject: Mailman results for Makrobestelling This is an automated response. There were problems with the email commands you sent to Mailman via the administrative address <makrobestelling-request(a)listserv.xs4all.be>. To obtain instructions on valid Mailman email commands, send email to <makrobestelling-request(a)listserv.xs4all.be> with the word "help" in the subject line or in the body of the message. If you want to reach the human being that manages this mailing list, please send your message to <makrobestelling-admin(a)listserv.xs4all.be>. The following is a detailed description of the problems. ***** subscribe [admin password - not gonna tell ya!] address=myosotis(a)xs4all.be >>>>> An unexpected Mailman error has occurred. >>>>> >>>>> Please forward your request to the human list administrator in charge >>>>> of this list at <makrobestelling-admin(a)listserv.xs4all.be>. The >>>>> traceback is attached below and will be forwarded to the list >>>>> administrator automatically. Traceback (innermost last): File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailCommandHandler.py", line 214, in ParseMailCommands self.__dispatch[cmd](args, line, msg) File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailCommandHandler.py", line 552, in ProcessSubscribeCmd self.AddMember(subscribe_address, password, digest, remote) File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 893, in AddMember cookie = Pending().new(name, password, digest) File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Pending.py", line 74, in new self.__save(db) File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Pending.py", line 111, in __save fp = open(self.db_path, "w") IOError: (13, 'Permission denied')

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not work!
by Roman Terleev 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

I think about what problem in python. I reinstall all version mailman, and effect the same. So well problem with python or python libs? Maybe reinstall new version python? Ideas? ----======================================---- From: Roman Terleev <lost(a)FleX.uz> Subject: [Mailman-Users] not work! To: mailman-users(a)python.org I installed Mailman 1.1 on a Red Hat 5.2 Linux System (kernel 2.2.14, postfix-19991231-pl04, python 1.5.1). Everything worked fine. All work a long time, nearly 5 month, and of late appear next problem: when i try now to post a message to this list (moderated), or post message users from my listserv i get the authorization mail. After klicking approve and submit on the web page, nothing happens. No mail, no new page and appear screen password again. And if i try change options from 'mailing list configuration' on the web page, when also appear screen password again. What happened? Any ideas? My listserver don't work six days! Help please. ----======================================---- -- =============================================================================== Roman Terleev System Administrator e-Mail: <lost(a)FreeNET.uz> phone: +998 712 1332446 IREX/FreeNET/IATP fax: +998 712 67 5258 Tashkent, Uzbekistan cell: +998 71 100 2323 ===============================================================================

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Re: [Mailman-Users] wrapper unavailable
by Dan Mick 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

> From: "David Vaught-Alexander" <dave(a)biojazz.com> 1) stop posting this HTML crap. 2) read the INSTALL file; your question is answered there (and has been answered on this list about 50 times this year so far)

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wrapper unavailable
by David Vaught-Alexander 20 Apr '00

20 Apr '00

GlacierI have tried and tried, but still can't make my RedHat 6.1 run mailman ;-( I get this error when sending a confirmation email. ****** The original message was received at Wed, 19 Apr 2000 17:04:57 -0700 from dave.biojazz.com [208.32.76.151] ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- "|/home/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd m-cubed-public" (expanded from: <m-cubed-public-request(a)atlas.biojazz.com>) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- sh: wrapper not available for sendmail programs 554 "|/home/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd m-cubed-public"... Service unavailable ****** My most recent attempt at installing used the following configuration command. *** # ./configure --with-mail-gid=mail --with-cgi-gid=nobody *** I have also tried several others, like... # ./configure --with-mail-gid=8 12 # ./configure --with-mail-gid=8 # ./configure --with-mail-gid=12 # ./configure --with-mail-gid=mail (the group 12 is called mail) sendmail.cf says defaultuser 8:12 CAN ANYONE HELP ME? Thanks in advance

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