Mailman-Users September 2003

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336 discussions

[Fwd: Re: [Mailman-Users] .signature to posts]

by Solignani Tiziano

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"

16 years, 2 months

Upgrade hell (Debian)

by Deirdre Saoirse Moen

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

16 years, 5 months

Fixed: Help with mailpasswds error in CRON job

by Tomas

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 :

17 years, 4 months

list of python variables for use in headers/footers

by Russell Uman

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!

17 years, 7 months

wrapper returning '6' ... what does this mean?

by Daniel Drucker

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

17 years, 8 months

MM 2.1.3 version Mailman-htdig integration patches available

by Richard Barrett

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

17 years, 8 months

How do I Change Formatting??

by Krapmeister

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

17 years, 8 months

Re: [Mailman-Users] RELEASED Mailman 2.1.3

by Ricardo Kleemann

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.…

17 years, 8 months

postfix MAIL_GID

by Michael Sharp

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

17 years, 8 months

List of All Subscribers

by Rob Day

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

17 years, 8 months

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