Mailman 3 October 2002 - Mailman-Users

HTML welcome messages
by Angel Gabriel 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Is it possible to have a HTML welcome message sent out to my subscribers, instead of text based ones? I mean in get mails from Tech Republic, and they are CRISP! It's just a thought! *** Not everyone is touched by an Angel...... and those that are, never forget the experience. *** If you want guest list for bare club nights..... http://raw-talent.hopto.org/mailman/listinfo/clubnights and enter your email address *** Can you sing, dance, MC, DJ? Do you have talent? Send an email to sign-me(a)raw-talent.hopto.org ***

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Can I force password reminders?
by Angel Gabriel 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

I'm guessing that this must be possible, because to the best of my knowledge password reminders must be sent using a cron job. The problem is which one!! *** Not everyone is touched by an Angel...... and those that are, never forget the experience. *** If you want guest list for bare club nights..... http://raw-talent.hopto.org/mailman/listinfo/clubnights and enter your email address *** Can you sing, dance, MC, DJ? Do you have talent? Send an email to sign-me(a)raw-talent.hopto.org ***

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What does this REALLY mean??
by Angel Gabriel 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

member_posting_only (privacy): Restrict posting privilege to list members? (member_posting_only) Use this option if you want to restrict posting to list members. If you want list members to be able to post, plus a handful of other posters, see the posters setting below I took this from the help in the admin section of my mailman web interface? Please, someone help me out, does this mean that only posts from certain addresses will go straight out onto the list?? Or does this mean that only certain specified addresses will have thier messages forwarded for approval, and all others rejected. Because I would really like to have the latter! *** Not everyone is touched by an Angel...... and those that are, never forget the experience. *** If you want guest list for bare club nights..... http://raw-talent.hopto.org/mailman/listinfo/clubnights and enter your email address *** Can you sing, dance, MC, DJ? Do you have talent? Send an email to sign-me(a)raw-talent.hopto.org ***

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## Mailman Questions for "FAQ"
by Fred Showker 01 Oct '02

01 Oct '02

Greetings QUESTIONS FOR MAILMAN #1 Sudden deluge of SPAM hitting the list Under the "Security" section of the ADMIN it says: "... See "forbidden" However I cannot find "forbidden" anywhere on any of the help pages or any of the other pages. Also searched the documentation and the word doesn't occur there either. Will those 'frequent' spammers be blocked if I add their domains to the block screen? How do I block them without getting a notice? Hold posts with header value matching a specified regexp. Allows you to filter out known addresses or domains that function primarily as spam providers. I do not want to "HOLD" those posts, I want them blocked and deleted without being notified. #2 Sudden deluge of "bounces" or "undeliverables" The list has been operating fine for months using this set of subscribers. Suddenly, yesterday, I get 160 "undeliverables" from known good addresses. Some of them also actually got posted. Today I get 7 more pages of bounces. #3 Bouncing Non-Subscribers I would rather "DISCARD" and delete all posts from non-subscribers and NOT get any notice of any kind. The option doesn't seem to be available. How do I do that? #4 When are duplicates deleted? If I get duplicate addresses, are they deleted immediately? #5 Remote "Unsubscribe" Is there a better way to "UNSUBSCRIBE" people using an email? It is rediculously tedious to remove people (who post a "Remove Me" to the list) by going to the member management page. If you've got a list of 50,000 subscribers, you have to first load all the initial page, then try to find the page where the address is located, then find that person to UNSUBSCRIBE them. As a side note: the interface is better than most other listservers however your comments on the "help" buttons are usually no help. They usually just repeat what was said on the main page. Many times they are cryptic, or phrased in such a way that it is unclear what option to actually pick. thanks for the help. The program seems to work okay. Thanks for reading Fred Showker Admin: The Design Cafe List: http://ellington.nmailer.com/mailman/listinfo/cafe

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