Mailman 3 December 2001 - Mailman-Users

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with undeliverable mail
by J C Lawrence 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 12:22:16 -0800 Michelle Brownsworth <michelle(a)primelogic.com> wrote: > I appreciate Graham's suggestion, but after having a good look-see > at Postfix last night, I'm leaning toward giving it a shot. Its an admirable MTA. > However, it might be wise to investigate Exim as well. Any > thoughts as to relative strengths and weaknesses, features, ease > of configuration, security, etc. between the two? Please see my notes in the Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.002.htp -- J C Lawrence ---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. claw(a)kanga.nu He lived as a devil, eh? http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with undeliverable mail
by J C Lawrence 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:40:41 -0500 Graham Dunn <gdunn(a)inscriber.com> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 11:48:21PM -0800, Michelle Brownsworth > wrote: > In your .mc file, > define(`confDELIVERY_MODE', `deferred') > This will stop sendmail from doing DNS queries upon accepting the > mail. It's intended for situations where you want to prevent DNS > lookups (dialup, mainly). > I hope that does what you want. It has the side effect of disabling many of Sendmail's anti-spam traps. You may also want to re-examine the Mail-followup-To: header you are inserting: Mail-followup-to: Graham Dunn <gdunn(a)kanga.nu>, Michelle Brownsworth <michelle(a)primelogic.com>, mailman-users(a)python.org Note the first address. <<Wishes vainly that mail-Followup-To was soundly ignored as the Bad Idea it is>> -- J C Lawrence ---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. claw(a)kanga.nu He lived as a devil, eh? http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with undeliverable mail
by J C Lawrence 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:37:08 -0800 Michelle Brownsworth <michelle(a)primelogic.com> wrote: > That makes good sense, Charlie. Only problem is, I don't know how > to accomplish it in sendmail without enabling > FEATURE(relay_local_from), something I am loath to do for security > reasons. According to cf/README in the sendmail source: You have just found one of the larger reasons Sendmail is well thought on these lists. > If anyone on the list can tell me how to configure sendmail to > accept mail from localhost without checking for a valid domain > either without using FEATURE(relay_local_from) or using it without > compromising security, I would greatly appreciate it. Chuq Von Rospach has posted extensive details on the area to the -developers list. Search the archives (it may also have been copied to the FAQ by now). Best advice: Install a decent MTA. -- J C Lawrence ---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. claw(a)kanga.nu He lived as a devil, eh? http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.

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Qrunner not sending out messages
by James Hemrick 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Hello, Have a weird problem with Mailman. For older lists, when messages are approved they are mailed out. For newer lists, the messages are approved then they vanish. The messages are not posted to the list. Today I figured out that if I run qrunner by hand, the messages will be posted. If the cron runs Qrunner then the messages are lost. Anyone know why this would happen? I get no error messages Redhat 6.1 Python 1.5.3 Mailman 2.0.1 cron /usr/bin/python -S /home/mailman/cron/qrunner. Jim

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Hi
by Davin Overland 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

We've been running version 207 for linux for a while, and with the recent update to 208 mailman has been eating a ton of cpu resources (i.e. 90% of cpu time). What can we do to reduce that to a sane level? Davin Overland

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman/Sendmail issue
by David Krebsbach 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

I appreciate the response, but if I add the loopback address(127.0.0.1) in my sendmail.cf file I cannot receive mail sent to the machine from the outside since my MX or mail DNS entry is mapped to an IP other than the local loopback. -----Original Message----- From: mel [mailto:kd5de@nwla.com] Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 11:16 AM To: David Krebsbach Cc: 'mailman-users(a)python.org' Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman/Sendmail issue Well David by default Red Hat 7.2 does not port mail through the LAN. I had to do two thing first of all in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc I had to dnl this line DAEMON_OPTIONS (`Port_SMTP, ADDR=127.0.0.1, Name=MTA`) and rebuild the sendmail.cf and Then in the /etc/mail/access I had to add 127.0.0.1 RELAY and also the DOMAIN and the IP range thereof for Relay. Sorry I haven't been paying attention to the list much very bust day. Mel -- -------------------------- System Janitor/Network Plumber http://www.nwla.com Linux User #25446 Linux 2.4.7 -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users maillist - Mailman-Users(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users

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question about setting qmail + vpopmail
by P150 - EiTheL Corp. 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Hi there, Im sure some asked it befire but i cant find it in archives. Im using qmail + vpopmail to set virtualhosts and i dont know hot to setup alias and other things to run mailman. Someone could help me please? thks in advance.

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Mailman/Sendmail issue
by David Krebsbach 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

The server platform is RedHat version 7.2, Sendmail 8.11 and Mailman 2.08. My problem is an error generated when the post script is run. If my sendmail config file MTA entry is set for the correct IP an error is generated in the mailman/smtp error log "connection refused", but I can send email back and forth through Sendmail. If I put the loopback address 127.0.0.1 for the MTA in my sendmail config file the postings will go out but mail cannot be sent back to the server since the loopback address is in the config file not the correct ip address. I found a couple of archives referring to the connection refused error, but I could not find any response to correct the problem. Any guidance would be appreciated.

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Brain Dead
by mel 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

Well I am know to have my "Senior Moments", But this morning I have experienced total brain death. I am trying to get the copyright character into a footer on a Announce Only list that is a daily devoitional that is published by one of my clients. I think that I tried everything under the sun but the right syntax. Someone help this old grouch please. BTW this is the list server that is verylow in horsepower and I have cloned the whole mess to a test box and trying so far in vain to get postfix to work in a total virtual domain setup. But since all 14 of the list are announce only and they become active at midnight tonight maybe it will hold up until I can get postfix up on a better server. Thanks for the postfix hints and kinks. Mel -- -------------------------- System Janitor/Network Plumber http://www.nwla.com Linux User #25446 Linux 2.4.7 --------------------------

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with undeliverable mail
by J C Lawrence 31 Dec '01

31 Dec '01

On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 23:48:21 -0800 Michelle Brownsworth <michelle(a)primelogic.com> wrote: > Okay, okay... I know when to throw in the towel. :^) I'll > investigate Postfix, with the hope that it's better than > Qmail. <Carefully reserves comment on QMail, DJB, and other sillinesses> > After running it on a server for a couple of years, I don't care > for Qmail at all. I like, run, and generally recommend both Postfix and Exim. They each have significant advantages depending on your loads. -- J C Lawrence ---------(*) Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. claw(a)kanga.nu He lived as a devil, eh? http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live.

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