Mailman 3 January 2003 - Mailman-Users

Doubts
by Shaju Nambiar 09 Feb '03

09 Feb '03

Dear sir i have certain doubts abt Mailman can we installed this in windows based machine. If yes what are the requirements we need and what will be status. can we installed in servers (both unix bases and windows based) if yes, please let me know the requirements waiting for ur earliest reply with warm regards Shaju Nambiar

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Another upgrade problem (2.0.13 -> 2.1); pending admin request page hosed
by Ed Osinski 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Hi, I upgraded from 2.0.13 to 2.1, and I run into a problem when trying to access the "Tend to pending moderator requests" page of a pre-existing list. I get: Bug in Mailman version 2.1 We're sorry, we hit a bug! If you would like to help us identify the problem, please email a copy of this page to the webmaster for this site with a description of what happened. Thanks! Traceback: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/mailman/scripts/driver", line 87, in run_main main() File "/usr/mailman/Mailman/Cgi/admindb.py", line 226, in main num = show_pending_subs(mlist, form) File "/usr/mailman/Mailman/Cgi/admindb.py", line 264, in show_pending_subs pendingsubs = mlist.GetSubscriptionIds() File "/usr/mailman/Mailman/ListAdmin.py", line 161, in GetSubscriptionIds return self.__getmsgids(SUBSCRIPTION) File "/usr/mailman/Mailman/ListAdmin.py", line 150, in __getmsgids for k, (type, data) in self.__db.items(): ValueError: unpack tuple of wrong size Any idea what I can do to get rid of this? - Ed

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after 2.0.13->2.1 upgrade, files needed?
by Jeff A. Earickson 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

Hi, I've noticed that the following files in my web mailman space, eg /web/data/mailman/lists/[listname], that the following files no longer seem to be in use: config.db*, *.html. I've noticed that mailing lists that I've created after the upgrade only contain config.pck, config.pck.last, and request.db. Can I assume that the config.db and html files are left over from 2.0.x and can now be deleted? ----------------------------------- Jeff A. Earickson, Ph.D Senior UNIX Sysadmin and Email Guru Information Technology Services Colby College, 4214 Mayflower Hill, Waterville ME, 04901-8842 phone: 207-872-3659 (fax = 3076) -----------------------------------

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Error: Incorrect padding???
by David Gibbs 07 Feb '03

07 Feb '03

I'm getting a huge amount of these messages ... any ideas? Jan 30 12:47:18 2003 (9406) Uncaught runner exception: Incorrect padding Jan 30 12:47:18 2003 (9406) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 105, in _oneloop self._onefile(msg, msgdata) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 155, in _onefile keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 129, in _dispose status = self._dopipeline(mlist, msg, msgdata, pipeline) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 152, in _dopipeline sys.modules[modname].process(mlist, msg, msgdata) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 89, in process send_digests(mlist, mboxfp) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 130, in send_digests send_i18n_digests(mlist, mboxfp) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 317, in send_i18n_digests t = str(p.get_payload(decode=1)) File "/usr/local/mailman/pythonlib/email/Message.py", line 189, in get_payload return Utils._bdecode(payload) File "/usr/local/mailman/pythonlib/email/Utils.py", line 75, in _bdecode value = base64.decodestring(s) File "/usr/src/build/143041-i386/install/usr/lib/python2.2/base64.py", line 44, in decodestring return binascii.a2b_base64(s) Error: Incorrect padding Jan 30 12:47:18 2003 (9406) SHUNTING: 1043952417.326993+00515217dc9bf5375a676ba39e87f425e7eb45bb

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Can't admin pending messages
by Marc Perkel 05 Feb '03

05 Feb '03

I think it was working and quit. I upgraded to Mailman 2.1 and I can't admin pending messages. It shows the pending messages with the choices - but if I select to approve, reject, or discard - nothing happens after I click submit. The same messages are still there and still pending. What am I doing wrong?

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RE: Welcome Mail and List Mail Text
by NetInfo 03 Feb '03

03 Feb '03

Greetings Mailman, My name is Shirley Marshall of Perfect Sites Web Design, and I have just recently partnered with Web4Designer to host my clients' sites, and they use Mailman for their mailing needs. Now I've gotten the whole mailing list set up for my client, and it seems to be functioning great - with one major glitch! My client - and most of my other clients who will soon follow this one - does NOT want this to be a 'post-to' mailing list. It is to be used exclusively to send out newsletters and other mailings, but is not designed to be a discussion list. I've managed to disable that option/link in most places, but, it continues to come up on every Welcome Mail as well as being automatically inserted at the top of every mailing! I cannot find anywhere to edit this part of the mails and it is causing confusion and many problems for my client. How can I go about removing the option/link to post to the mailing list from the e-mails? I had hoped that disabling that option in your settings area would automagically remove the option/link on the mails, but it is still showing up. I would very much appreciate it if you could explain to me how I can accomplish this in 'layman's terms' as I do not understand 'tech-speak'! And if at all possible, it would probably be best if you could explain it to me so I can make the necessary changes, because I already know there are at least four more clients of mine coming on board at Web4Designer and they ALL will NOT want to have the option to post included on their mailing lists! Since this is something that will need to be done on virtually all of my client's accounts, I'm sure it would be much easier for you also, if you can just show me once what needs to be done, and then I will be able to do it in the future without troubling you! ;-) I look forward to your speedy reply and hope to resolve this issue in a timely manner. Thank you so much for your prompt attention to this urgent matter! Best Regards, Shirley Marshall Perfect Sites Web Design <--------------------------------------------------------------------> Effective Websites for Less Money in 3-5 Days! Professional Web Design for Home/Small Businesses Would YOU like to have a Perfect Site? Perfect Sites Web Design Click to: http://www.PerfectSites.com/web-designhb.html Innovative High-Quality Websites Custom Logos, Banners, Graphics and Layouts User-Friendly Designs and Navigation Very Affordable Pricing FREE Web Hosting Options For more information or a Free Estimate - E-Mail me at: Info(a)PerfectSites.com Attention Small Business Owners and Netentrepreneurs - Click here to read the free article: The Top Ten DO's and DO NOT's of Effective Web Design http://www.PerfectSites.com/topten.html <-------------------------------------------------------------------->

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Getting mailman to use the same smtp connection for messages sent to the same domain
by Gareth Hopkins 02 Feb '03

02 Feb '03

Howdie, Is there a way to get mailman to deliver messages to the same domain in one smtp connection. Example a(a)foo.com b(a)foo.com c(a)foo.com will all be delivered in the same smtp connection. At the moment it is connecting, delivering to a(a)foo.com, then disconnecting. Then connects, delivers to b(a)foo.com and disconnects and so on and so on. Thanks --- Gareth Hopkins Server Operations UUNET South Africa (o) +27.21.658.8700 (f) +27.21.658.8552 (m) +27.82.929.6668 http://www.uunet.co.za 08600 UUNET (08600 88638) "The contents of this e-mail and any accompanying documentation is confidential and any use thereof, in whatever form, by anyone other than the addressee for whom it is intended, is strictly prohibited."

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Additional Mailman 2.1 info
by Albert E. Whale, CISSP 01 Feb '03

01 Feb '03

Following up on my previous Email, I (finally) found the trouble shooting guide on the FAQ , and I have located what may be the problems in my installation: ns.ABS-CompTech.com mailman [/home/mailman] /usr/bin/python -S /home/mailman/cron/qrunner Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/mailman/cron/qrunner", line 89, in ? from Mailman.Handlers import HandlerAPI File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/HandlerAPI.py", line 26, in ? from Mailman.pythonlib.StringIO import StringIO ImportError: No module named pythonlib.StringIO Does this follow with the missing Python 2.2 Development RPM (Note that LM 8.2 does not have a Python-development rpm). Do these errors shed any additional light on the matter? -- Albert E. Whale - CISSP http://www.abs-comptech.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant Board of Directors - InfraGard - Pittsburgh, PA

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footer
by jsingh 01 Feb '03

01 Feb '03

Which file do I need to tweak in order for me take out the url for list info in the footer of the email ? Thanks jack

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All addresses are being bounced...
by Brian Barbour 01 Feb '03

01 Feb '03

I am using Mailman 2.0.7 and when I send a message to any of my list it will bounce back on all receipients. The email server is working perfectly, but for some reason when Mailman sends the message the log shows that all recpients bounce. Any help Brian ***************************************************************** Brian C. Barbour Administrator of UNIX/Linux Systems & Web Infrastructure Services Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary 130 Essex St. South Hamilton, MA 01982 ******************************************************************

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