Mailman 3 April 2003 - Mailman-Users

error in passwd reminder
by Rupa Schomaker 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Thoughts? Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/mailman/cron/mailpasswds", line 216, in ? main() File "/usr/lib/mailman/cron/mailpasswds", line 143, in main password = mlist.getMemberPassword(member) File "/var/lib/mailman/Mailman/OldStyleMemberships.py", line 102, in getMemberPassword raise Errors.NotAMemberError, member Mailman.Errors.NotAMemberError: FOO(a)hotmail.com -- -rupa

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User setting for monthly password reminder being ignored.
by Jeff Schoby 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

I have a user on a list who complained today about getting a monthly password reminder after he specifically set in his options screen to NOT have it sent. I double checked his settings/options page and he is indeed correct...it is set to not email him his monthly password reminder....and yet..he got one. Bug? Is there a fix/update for this? Thanks -Jeff ------------------------------------------ Jeff Schoby - Unix Admin City of Columbia, Missouri jas(a)ci.columbia.mo.us 573.874.6320

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How To Change Header and Footer
by Staven Bruce 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Newbie Question: We are using the latest version of Mailman on a RedHat Linux 8.0 box, running the latest version of Sendmail as the MTA. I need to add a custom header, which includes our "logo" and "branding", to the HTML pages for every list. I have also been asked to remove the GNU and Mailman logos from the footer of all the HTML pages. I have tried the admin pages for editing the HTML and I've gone through the HTML pages in /var/mailman/data. However, I still haven't identified where to make these changes. Does anyone know? Has anyone done this before? Any info would help!

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msg_footer personal admin page reference
by Jan Banan 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Hi, I like to adjust the msg_footer so that it instead of refereing to the general admin page for all users %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(list_name)s would refer to the personal admin page, maybe something like %(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(list_name)s/%(email_of_subscriber)s Is that possible? What is then the correct variable name of "email_of_subscriber"? (using Mailman 2.1.1) Best regards / JB

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Virtual hosting
by Adam Boettiger 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

I'm using 2.0 on a VPS account at Verio. 2.1 won't install properly but I need it to have the multiple virtual domains feature of 2.1. Is there anyone on this list who has successfully installed 2.1 on a VPS? AB

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Content Filter Puzzle
by Matt Minahan 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

Dear Mailfolk, we're running a text-only list using Mm 2.1.1 on Red Hat Linux. I have the content filter set up to reject all of the following: content-type: .*octet content-type: .*oda content-type: .*audio content-type: .*image content-type: .*alternative content-type: .*digest content-type: .*mixed content-type: .*related content-type: .*rich content-type: .*html content-type: .*video The pass mime types is set up for text/plain, and the action is "reject." My problem: Mm seems to be sending out two different messages to the sender when an incoming message gets filtered. Sometimes -- and I can't figure out when -- it's sending out: "The message's content type was not explicitly allowed" And other times, it's sending out: "Your mail to 'Odnet-test2' with the subject test Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval. The reason it is being held: Message has a suspicious header" The content/type of the incoming message in both cases is text/html, so I don't understand why Mm would treat them differently. Any ideas about why the same content/type would trigger different actions by Mm? Thanks. _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ Matt Minahan, Ed.D Organization Strategy, Design, and Development http://www.minahangroup.com Ph: 301-625-0101 email:matt@minahangroup.com Fx: 301-625-0202 _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/

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RE: [Mailman-Users] Re: Do I need an MX Record
by Sullivan, John 01 Apr '03

01 Apr '03

OK - But how do I get lists.mlsnet.com to relay mail to the mlsnet.com mail server. Subcribers from the mlsnet.com domain are not receiving any news letters sent out from the lists.mlsnet.com server. I am getting a connection timed out when it tries to contact the external MX records. I have added an entry in my hosts file that looks like this: 10.10.10.1 mlsnet.com which is the internal ip of the mlsnet.com mail server. Your help is appreciated.. -----Original Message----- From: william+mm(a)hq.newdream.net [mailto:william+mm@hq.newdream.net] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 3:55 PM To: mailman-users(a)python.org Subject: [Mailman-Users] Re: Do I need an MX Record On Sun, Mar 30, 2003 at 01:34:02AM -0500, Jon Carnes wrote: > In DNS you would have something like: > lists.mlsnet.com. A 216.216.23.43 > MX 10 lists.mlsnet.com > MX 100 mail.mlsnet.com > > In this scenario all mail to user(a)lists.mlsnet.com will be delivered to > lists.mlsnet.com. If that server does not respond then the mail will be > queued up on your main mail server: mail.mlsnet.com > > This assumes that you can setup the other mail server to act as a > secondary. If not, then just leave it off. > > And "yes" virginia, you *do* need an MX record. If you don't have an MX > record then any mail to lists.mlsnet.com will be dumped out to your main > mail server (using your domains MX record). You could setup some > internal routes on that server to shuffle mail over to lists.mlsnet.com, > but that would be counter to your stated intention of moving the load > away from the main mail server. ??? If there's an 'A' record for lists.mlsnet.com, and this is the host they want mail for lists.mlsnet.com to be delivered to, there is no need for an MX record. It's good practice to have one, but it's absolutely not required. And if you're trying to say that (if an MX record for lists.mlsnet.com is absent) mail for lists.mlsnet.com will be delivered to the machine that's the MX record for mlsnet.com itself, you are completely, 100% wrong. -- The Pope has said this war is wrong, that it is a Sin. The Pope! But even worse, the Dixie Chicks have now come out against you! How bad does it have to get before you realize that you are an army of one on this war? - Michael Moore ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ This message was sent to: jsullivan(a)mlsnet.com Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/jsullivan%40mlsnet.com

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RE: [Mailman-Users] Internal Domain Resolution
by Sullivan, John 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

Here is a chunk of the maillog file. Mar 31 12:01:57 localhost sendmail[780]: h2SKs2Rg011995: to=<jsullivan(a)mlsnet.com>, delay=2+20:07:55, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=6439538, relay=mail.majorleaguesoccer.com., dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection timed out with mail.majorleaguesoccer.com. Mar 31 12:01:57 localhost sendmail[780]: h2R14iRf002505: to=<90minutes(a)mlsnet.com>, delay=4+15:57:12, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=esmtp, pri=10488802, relay=mail.majorleaguesoccer.com., dsn=4.0.0, stat=Deferred: Connection timed out with mail.majorleaguesoccer.com. It is trying to send mail to jsullivan(a)mlsnet.com through the relay of mail.majorleaguesoccer.com - Same Server ---mlsnet.com and mail.majorleaguesoccer.com --- as far as the DNS/MX records go so it shouldn't make a difference. Both of these domains (lists.mlsnet.com and mlsnet.com are on the same network) Is there a way I can tell the mailman to resolve mlsnet.com locally rather looking for a relay on the internet - I think that is my problem but not sure how to fix it. j -----Original Message----- From: John DeCarlo [mailto:jdecarlo@mitre.org] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:47 AM To: Sullivan, John Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Internal Domain Resolution John, I don't know exactly what you are running up against. But a good place to look for clues are the various logs. I would start with <mailman_dir>/logs and check out the bounce log. Maybe the messages there would help. Sendmail logs would be the next step. Sullivan, John wrote: > Hi - > > > > I am running RH 8 with Mailman 2.0. I am having a problem emailing the list > from my internal network. > > > > The list is setup to resolve the domain lists.mlsnet.com > > I can send emails to the list from any external account - Ex. Hotmail. > > But I cannot send emails to the lists from my regular corp email > jsullivan(a)mlsnet.com <mailto:jsullivan@mlsnet.com> > > Also when I send to the list from an external account - Ex Hotmail - It gets > delivered to everyone on the list except for registered users from the > mlsnet.com > > > > I guess there is some kind of domain name resolution problem going on but I > am not sure where to fix it. Also I am not sure whether it is a RH config or > a mailman config. > > > > Thanks for your help.. > > -- John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own

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Lists not showing up in listinfo
by Listmom 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

Greetings all. I'm having a small problem after moving a list to a new server. After importing all the files located under mailman/lists, I can no longer see the public lists when I go to http://lists.doman.com/mailman/listinfo Help.

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List size
by Sullivan, John 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

I am using RH8 with Mailman and Sendmail. I have list set up that I want to send a newsletter out to. The Iist is about 50000 addresses. Will Mailman and sendmail be able to handle that? Also how are the emails sent out when I click send? Is the entire list spooled and then sent out or does it do it in chunks - You're advice is appreciated... Thanks John

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