Mailman-Users September 2003

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[Fwd: Re: [Mailman-Users] .signature to posts]
by Solignani Tiziano 15 Apr '05

15 Apr '05

Charles Sebold said: > On 24 Shevat 5762, Clark Cooper wrote: > >> Is there a way in Mailman to append text to each posts as done with a >> .signature file? > > On the web admin interface, go to page "Regular-member (non-digest) > Options" and change the option labeled "Footer added to mail sent to > regular list members". Is that what you were after? > -- > Charles Sebold 25th of Shevat, BTW how can I add taglines, i.e. random strings picked frpm a text file where they lies every one on a separate line. ALmost every list manager has tag lines administration, but I did not find them in mailman... Cheers, ---- Avv. Tiziano Solignani via Bonesi n. 15 - Vignola (MO) tel. 059 76.19.26 - fax 059 77.04.535 mail: solignani(a)solignani.it web: http://www.solignani.it chat: avv_tiziano_solignani(a)hotmail.com PC Open magazine - www.pcopen.agepe.it "rarest jewel is a true heart" -- ---- Avv. Tiziano Solignani via Bonesi n. 15 - Vignola (MO) tel. 059 76.19.26 - fax 059 77.04.535 mail: solignani(a)solignani.it web: http://www.solignani.it chat: avv_tiziano_solignani(a)hotmail.com PC Open magazine - www.pcopen.agepe.it "rarest jewel is a true heart"

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Upgrade hell (Debian)
by Deirdre Saoirse Moen 05 Jan '05

05 Jan '05

Upgrade script broke (not the first time). from Mailman import MailList from Mailman.LockFile import TimeOutError from Mailman.i18n import _ I'm getting error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/mailman/bin/update", line 51, in ? from Mailman.i18n import _ ImportError: No module named i18n It doesn't balk on the line before, so it doesn't seem to be a path issue. When I comment that line out (for grins), it balks on: from Mailman.Queue.Switchboard import Switchboard from Mailman import OldStyleMemberships from Mailman.MemberAdaptor import BYBOUNCE, ENABLED Any clues? -- _Deirdre http://deirdre.net "Cannot run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is finite. This....is wrong tool." -- Zathras

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Fixed: Help with mailpasswds error in CRON job
by Tomas 09 Feb '04

09 Feb '04

I finally figured out my error - The missing configuration was in mm_cfg.py The mailman list was not defined. All is working now. 73 de Tomas, NW7US (AAR0JA/AAM0EWA) -- : Propagation Editor, CQ/PopComm Magazines : http://hfradio.org/ : : Brinnon, Washington 122.93W 47.67N : CW SSB DIGITAL DX-Hunting : : A creator of solutions -- http://accessnow.com/ -- Perl Rules! : : Washington State MARS Emergency Operations Officer - (AAM0EWA) : : WA State Army MARS Webmaster for http://wa.mars.hfradio.org/ : : 10x56526, FISTS 7055, FISTS NW 57, A.R. Lighthouse Society 144 :

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list of python variables for use in headers/footers
by Russell Uman 11 Nov '03

11 Nov '03

howdy. is there a list anywhere of variables that can be used in the headers and footers? i'm trying include the email address of the recipient in the footer... thanks!

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wrapper returning '6' ... what does this mean?
by Daniel Drucker 22 Oct '03

22 Oct '03

I am trying to use exim with mailman. I've followed the directions at http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2002-November/ 024041.html , but changing MAILMAN_WRAP=/usr/local/mailman/mail/wrapper to MAILMAN_WRAP=/var/mailman/mail/mailman and changing the various instances of config.db to config.pck. When mail is passed to mailman, I get the following in my /var/spool/exim/log/mainlog: 2003-09-15 23:40:19 19z2x8-0005cR-Ub ** thingies(a)3e.org <thingies-request(a)3e.org> R=list_request_router T=list_request_transport: Child process of list_request_transport transport returned 6 from command: /var/mailman/mail/mailman What does the return value '6' mean? Daniel Drucker

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MM 2.1.3 version Mailman-htdig integration patches available
by Richard Barrett 11 Oct '03

11 Oct '03

I have uploaded updated files to sourceforge for the following patches and bugs I maintain, which include my Mailman-HTdig integration patches. You can reach them through: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=103 Mailman - Patches ----------------- #444879 - Archive indexer control to improve index #444884 - Integration of Mailman & htdig for archi #644797 - Revised mailer exit status #644810 - Sendmail mailer in Python #760567 - moderation request message content Mailman - Bugs -------------- #777444 - mailmanctl doesn't setgroups when run as root They are also available through: http://www.openinfo.co.uk/mailman/index.html If you encounter any problems with downloading or using these patches then let me know. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Barrett http://www.openinfo.co.uk

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How do I Change Formatting??
by Krapmeister 08 Oct '03

08 Oct '03

Can anyone tell me how to change the text formatting of my information page for my mailman list? Whenever I change fonts simply by using <font> commands or using style sheets and <div> commands the subscribe command doesn't work.. Is it possible to change teh formatting?? If so how?? Thanks Stephen

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Re: [Mailman-Users] RELEASED Mailman 2.1.3
by Ricardo Kleemann 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

Hi, Is there a way for mailman's configure script to detect the current settings (such as --with-username, --with-mail-gid and so on)? Or is there a quick way for me to manually check what they should be? I want to be able to upgrade mailman, but I never remember exactly what those settings should be, and since I have non-default settings, everytime I rebuild mailman, everything goes out of whack because I haven't specified the appropriate configuration. ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > I have released Mailman 2.1.3, a bug fix release which > also contains support for four new languages: Ukrainian, > Serbian, Euskara (Basque), and Danish. This release also > contains a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability in > the 'create' cgi script, as well as improved performance > of the bounce and outgoing queue runners. I recommend all > sites running versions of the 2.1.x line upgrade to the > new version. > > The full source tarball has been made available from the > usual sites (although the gnu.org sites have not yet been > updated). Sorry, there is no patch available, but you > should be able to install 2.1.3 over your existing 2.1.x > installation. See > > > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=103 > > for links to download all the patches and the source > tarballs. After installing, be sure you restart your > Mailman daemon by doing a "mailmanctl restart". > > See also: > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman > http://www.list.org (not yet updated) > http://mailman.sf.net > > Cheers, > -Barry > > -------------------- snip snip -------------------- > 2.1.3 (28-Sep-2003) > > Performance, Reliability, Security > > - Closed a cross-site scripting exploit in the > create cgi script. > > - Improvements in the performance of the bounce > processor. > Now, instead of processing each bounce > immediately (which > can cause severe lock contention), bounce events > are queued. > Every 15 minutes by default, the queued bounce > events are > processed en masse, on a list-per-list basis, so > that each > list only needs to be locked once. > > - When some or all of a message's recipients have > temporary > delivery failures, the message is moved to a > "retry" queue. > This queue wakes up occasionally and moves the > file back to > the outgoing queue for attempted redelivery. > This should > fix most observed OutgoingRunner 100% cpu > consumption, > especially for bounces to local recipients when > using the > Postfix MTA. > > - Optional support for fsync()'ing qfile data > after writing. > Under some catastrophic system failures (e.g. > power lose), > it would be possible to lose messages because > the data > wasn't sync'd to disk. By setting > SYNC_AFTER_WRITE to True > in Mailman/Queue/Switchboard.py, you can force > Mailman to > fsync() queue files after flushing them. The > benefits are > debatable for most operating environments, and > you must > ensure that your Python has the os.fsync() > function defined > before enabling this feature (it isn't, even on > all > Unix-like operating systems). > > Internationalization > > - New languages Ukrainian, Serbian, Danish, > Euskara/Basque. > > - Fixes to template lookup. Lists with local > overriding > templates would find the wrong template. > > - .mo files (for internationalization) are now > generated at > build time instead of coming as part of the > source > distribution. > > Documentation > > - A first draft of member documentation by Terri > Oda. There > is also a Japanese translation of this manual by > Ikeda Soji. > > Archiver / Pipermail > > - In the configuration variables > PUBLIC_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER, and > PRIVATE_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER, %(hostname)s has been > added to > the list of allowable substitution variables. > > - The timezone is now taken into account when > figuring the > posting date for an article. > > Scripts / Cron > > - Fixes to cron/disabled for NotAMemberError > crashes. > > - New script bin/show_qfiles which prints the > contents of .pck > message files. New script bin/discard which can > be used to > mass discard held messages. > > - Fixes to cron/mailpasswds to account for old > password-less > subscriptions. > > - bin/list_members has grown two new options: > --invalid/-i > prints only the addresses in the member database > that are > invalid (which could have snuck in via old > releases); > --unicode/-u prints addresses which are stored > as Unicode > objects instead of as normal strings. > > Miscellaneous > > - Fixes to problems in some configurations where > Python wouldn't > be able to find its standard library. > > - Fixes to the digest which could cause > MIME-losing missing > newlines when parts are scrubbed via the content > filters. > > - In the News/Mail gateway admin page, the > configuration variable > nntp_host can now be a name:port pair. > > - When messages are pulled from NNTP, the member > moderation checks > are short-circuited. > > - email 2.5.4 is included. This fixes an RFC 2231 > bug, among > possibly others. > > - Fixed some extra spaces that could appear in the > List-ID header. > > - Fixes to ensure that invalid email addresses > can't be invited. > > - WEB_LINK_COLOR in Defaults.py/mm_cfg.py should > now work. > > - Fixes so that shunted message file names > actually match > those logged in log/errors. > > - An improved pending action cookie generation > algorithm has > been added. > > - Fixes to the DSN bounce detector. > > - The usual additional u/i, internationalization, > unicode, and > other miscellaneous fixes. > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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: ricardo(a)americasnet.com > Unsubscribe or change your options at > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/ricardo%40americasnet.…

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postfix MAIL_GID
by Michael Sharp 02 Oct '03

02 Oct '03

What is the numerical MAIL_GID for postfix? 'make options' used to give that number but it isnt anymore.

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List of All Subscribers
by Rob Day 01 Oct '03

01 Oct '03

My organization recently switched from Majordomo to Mailman. We are *very* happy with the change to say the least. One of my list owners needs to get a list of all subscribers for a particular list and she needs to do this frequently. She does not have shell access to the box running Mailman. With Majordomo it was a simple matter of sending Majordomo the "who" command. Is there something comparable in Mailman? The web interface doesn't solve the problem because it doesn't show all subscribers at once. I was about to set up a cron job to email her the list of subscribers weekly, but I thought I'd check with this list first. Is there a Mailman equivalent for the Majordomo command "who"? Thanks. -Rob

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