Mailman 3 December 2005 - Mailman-Users

Mailman/Htdig with Swedish, time problem
by Hugo Hugo Dec. 4, 2005

Dec. 4, 2005

Hi all ! I am trying to make a Swedish version of the Htdig search features used with mailman. I have the mailman/Htdig patch. For some reason nightly_htdig sets the date in "lastrun" wrong. It is set in English, but I have set locale correctly in the configuration file to sv_SE.iso885915, so Htdig should know better. The dates mailman sets are correct. The mailman Htdig patch changes the setting of this date in Hyperarch.py. Can someone say if this is a bug or if I have done something wrong ? Any idea of what could be wrong ? Cheers, Hugo --------------------------------- Yahoo! Personals Let fate take it's course directly to your email. See who's waiting for you Yahoo! Personals

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Membership reminder sent to non-subscriber
by Bertha Dec. 4, 2005

Dec. 4, 2005

I've got an odd problem, which I haven't found duplicated in the archives. A former subscriber to a mailing list unsubbed, but is still getting the monthly membership reminder notices. I've checked to make sure he is, in fact, removed from the list membership (he is). He isn't getting the list messages, just the monthly membership reminders. Has anyone else encountered this problem, or know what might be causing it? We're running version 2.1.5 on a Linux box (i686 kernel ver. 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL). -Bertha -- No, nurse! I said remove his SPECTACLES!

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Exim mailman transport fails
by Steve Garcia Dec. 4, 2005

Dec. 4, 2005

Hi, I've set up my Exim4 and Mailman configuration largely as shown on list.org at http://list.org/mailman-install However, when I send a message to the list, I get the following in exim's mainlog: mailman(a)helios.cs.csubak.edu R=mailman_router T=mailman_transport: Child process of mailman_transport transport returned 2 from command: /usr/local/mailman/mail/mailman I couldn't find anything in the docs about what command line options (if any) the mailman executable might take, so I'm not sure how to troubleshoot. I don't know if there was a problem building the executable or if it is a configuration problem. I said I configured it *largely* as the docs say. There were a couple of differences. The docs showed reciever verification like this: accept domains = +local_domains endpass message = unknown user verify but my config file did not have the "message" line. I didn't figure this would make any real difference. I tried to put the SMTP Callback stanza (secion 6.2.10 of the docs) into my exim.conf, but this caused exim to barf. Since I didn't understand what it was doing, and hence how to fix it, I commented it out. I got the impression it was optional. Was I wrong? Does this sound like a configuration problem? If so, where should I look? Thanks! Steve

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mailman-bounces error
by Andy Gao Dec. 4, 2005

Dec. 4, 2005

Hi, all: I installed mailman2.1.6 with sendmail8.13 on fedora core3 box. I saw in the root mail some messages like this: The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <nui(a)abc.org> <nuin(a)genedrift.org> (reason: 550-Verification failed for <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain> <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain>) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to abc.org.: >>> DATA <<< 550-Verification failed for <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain> <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain> <<< 550-unrouteable mail domain "localhost.localdomain" <<< 550 Sender verify failed 550 5.1.1 <nui(a)abc.org> <nuin(a)genedrift.org>... User unknown <<< 503 valid RCPT command must precede DATA 550 5.1.1 <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain> <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain>... User unknown ------------------------------ Reporting-MTA: dns; localhost.localdomain Arrival-Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:00:04 -0500 Final-Recipient: RFC822; nui(a)abc.org <nuin(a)genedrift.org> Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; abc.org Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550-Verification failed for <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain> <mailman-bounces(a)localhost.localdomain> Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:01:25 -0500 ============================================= I guess that is something wrong with my MTA configuration. for other mailman related account: mailman-request(a)ex.com mailman-owner(a)ex.com .. are correct with my domain name "ex.com". Any enlightment? Thanks. andy

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problem with mailman and qmail?
by Kim Leandersson Dec. 4, 2005

Dec. 4, 2005

Hi, I've been running mailman for some years and are satisfied with how it works and thougt I collected some knowledge about it. I've been running mailman with both postfix and sendmail as MTA:s without any problem. A couple of months ago we decided to give the hosting software plesk a chance and now the challenge began for me. Plesk is using qmail and I haven't really understood what I doing wrong now but maybe you could help me out. The server hosts several domains which have the ability to create mailman lists via the webbinterface. This works great, the problem comes every month when the monthly reminders are sent out. I'll try to describe this with an example. An explicit example: The address i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se is a member of the list manskor(a)choir.chs.chalmers.se, the problem is that this address isn't working. So when mail is sent to manskor(a)choir.chs.chalmers.se a bounce is produced. This bounce would in an ideal world be sent to manskor-bounces(a)choir.chs.chalmers.se that would be extracted to the list administrator. However, when the monthly reminder is sent out we (as postmaster) get the following (see below). Everywhere in the header we see mailman-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se and not manskor-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se. The problem also seems to be that mailman-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se isn't accepting any mails. Any hints on how to get the maillists to send bounces to MAILLIST_NAME-bounces(a)domain.tld? I've tried both searching the Internet and talking to the Plesk support without any luck so any help is deeply appreciated. //kim ##################### .qmail-manskor-bounces ############################### Plesk# .qmail-manskor-bounces |/var/qmail/bin/preline /var/qmail/bin/mm_wrapper /var/mailman/mail/mailman bounces manskor #################### Bounce sent to postmaster ############################## Hi. This is the qmail-send program at plesk.chs.chalmers.se. I tried to deliver a bounce message to this address, but the bounce bounced! <mailman-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se>: This address no longer accepts mail. --- Below this line is the original bounce. Return-Path: <> Received: (qmail 14566 invoked from network); 1 Dec 2005 05:01:21 +0100 Received: from emil.chs.chalmers.se (HELO mail.chs.chalmers.se) (129.16.159.10) by plesk.chs.chalmers.se with SMTP; 1 Dec 2005 05:01:21 +0100 Received: by mail.chs.chalmers.se (Postfix) id B0EED9C8B; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:01:18 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:01:18 +0100 (CET) From: MAILER-DAEMON(a)chs.chalmers.se (Mail Delivery System) Subject: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender To: mailman-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; boundary="5C84D9C80.1133409678/mail.chs.chalmers.se" Message-Id: <20051201040118.B0EED9C8B(a)mail.chs.chalmers.se> This is a MIME-encapsulated message. --5C84D9C80.1133409678/mail.chs.chalmers.se Content-Description: Notification Content-Type: text/plain This is the Postfix program at host mail.chs.chalmers.se. I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below. For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the attached returned message. The Postfix program <i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se>: host mail.medic.chalmers.se[129.16.30.218] said: 550 <i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual alias table (in reply to RCPT TO command) --5C84D9C80.1133409678/mail.chs.chalmers.se Content-Description: Delivery report Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns; mail.chs.chalmers.se X-Postfix-Queue-ID: 5C84D9C80 X-Postfix-Sender: rfc822; mailman-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se Arrival-Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:01:18 +0100 (CET) Final-Recipient: rfc822; i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se Action: failed Status: 5.0.0 Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; host mail.medic.chalmers.se[129.16.30.218] said: 550 <i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se>: Recipient address rejected: User unknown in virtual alias table (in reply to RCPT TO command) --5C84D9C80.1133409678/mail.chs.chalmers.se Content-Description: Undelivered Message Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.chs.chalmers.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C84D9C80 for <i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se>; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:01:18 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail.chs.chalmers.se ([129.16.159.10]) by localhost (emil.chs.chalmers.se [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 04445-08 for <i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se>; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:01:13 +0100 (CET) Received: from plesk.chs.chalmers.se (plesk.chs.chalmers.se [129.16.159.21]) by mail.chs.chalmers.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BCA49C8A for <i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se>; Thu, 1 Dec 2005 05:00:08 +0100 (CET) Received: (qmail 11621 invoked from network); 1 Dec 2005 05:00:08 +0100 Received: from localhost (HELO plesk.chs.chalmers.se) (?U2FsdGVkX18V/Gf6LdrZT6sQ1VyqKOhpD0+zmUaowxE=?(a)127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 1 Dec 2005 05:00:08 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: choir.chs.chalmers.se mailing list memberships reminder From: mailman-owner(a)choir.chs.chalmers.se To: i97elst(a)itek.chalmers.se X-No-Archive: yes Message-ID: <mailman.40.1133409600.11351.mailman(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se> Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 05:00:00 +0100 Precedence: bulk X-BeenThere: mailman(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 List-Id: mailman.plesk.chs.chalmers.se X-List-Administrivia: yes Sender: mailman-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se Errors-To: mailman-bounces(a)plesk.chs.chalmers.se X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at chs.chalmers.se X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-5.9 tagged_above=-999.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, AWL, BAYES_00, NO_REAL_NAME X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Score: -5.891 (SPAM:) This is a reminder, sent out once a month, about your choir.chs.chalmers.se mailing list memberships. It includes your subscription info and how to use it to change it or unsubscribe from a list. You can visit the URLs to change your membership status or configuration, including unsubscribing, setting digest-style delivery or disabling delivery altogether (e.g., for a vacation), and so on. In addition to the URL interfaces, you can also use email to make such changes. For more info, send a message to the '-request' address of the list (for example, mailman-request(a)choir.chs.chalmers.se) containing just the word 'help' in the message body, and an email message will be sent to you with instructions. If you have questions, problems, comments, etc, send them to mailman-owner(a)choir.chs.chalmers.se. Thanks!

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Change language in archives
by Hugo Hugo Dec. 3, 2005

Dec. 3, 2005

Hi all ! I have managed to change the language in Mailman to Swedish. However I still have a problem in the archives. Thread, Date and Subject are not correctly translated. Strangely enough, Author IS correctly translated. The values are in thread_ref, date_ref, subject_ref, but I can't see where they are set. They are used in the templates archidxfoot.html and archidxhead.html. I have the mailman/htdig integration patch. Mailman version is 2.1.5. Pipermail 0.9. Fedora Core 2. Can someone help me ? Cheers, Hugo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

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Does mailman send one message at a time, or all at once?
by Daevid Vincent Dec. 3, 2005

Dec. 3, 2005

I'm considering getting this MailHop Outbound service, however one of the restrictions they have is in this FAQ: http://www.dyndns.com/services/mailhop/faq.html#q114 Q: What is the maximum number of recipients in a message sent via MailHop Outbound? A: You may specify at most 100 recipients per message. If you need to send a message to more than 100 recipients, you will need to split it into blocks of 100 or less. This restriction is necessary to deter spammers. I run a 'mailman v2.1.5' list for club events happening around town. I have around 150 people on the list. Will this work? Does mailman send out one message at a time, or will I be limited to this restriction above? Daevid. P.S. if anyone can suggest a way to get out of RBL hell, I am all ears. I run Gentoo and Exim 4.54 on my home cable modem. I'm getting increasingly frustrated with this RBL shit. Many ISPs (AOL, earthlink, etc.) are blocking mail from my domain simply because I happen to be on a Comcast (Seattle, WA) dynamic IP. "You had me at EHLO" --E.Webb (10.04.05)

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confirmation email doesn't work
by smielke＠famsi.org Dec. 2, 2005

Dec. 2, 2005

This is my first time using Mailman, and I can add people to my mailing list through the admin web page. Users can also add themselves to the mailing list through the web page. But users can not subscribed when replying to the email. I can't find any errors in the log files. I've tried just replying to the email. I've tried removing the RE: in the reply. I've also tried just a plain email with the confim in the subject line. Can anyone give me pointers as to where I can look or maybe suggestions on what to check to fix this problem?? Thanks.

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Blocking a list on the server
by Young, Darren Dec. 2, 2005

Dec. 2, 2005

> > is there a way to block a list on the server being Server > Administrator, not list owner? Maybe there is a switch to > block/unblock list from functioning, which overrides list owners > rights? > Some options could be: 1) remove the list. 2) set the list to emergency moderate (and optionally discard/hold the postings). 3) If you want it to work but the owner to not have access, change the passwords. If you use #2, you'll probably want to do this as well since the owner can just turn traffic back on. Do you want the list to actually accept incoming messages (and hold them) or have the system bounce them back? Could set all non-member postings to be rejected along with a rejection message. Remove the list aliases (/etc/aliases I'm assuming) which would cause the inbound messages to hard bounce back to the sender.

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archive question
by Jason (WeatherServer) Dec. 2, 2005

Dec. 2, 2005

I have about 25 lists currently. Is there a way I can mass set the archive settings on them all? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=Ottawa Valley Weather-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Weather @ 1:20pm - Temp: -2.4°C - Humidity 63% - Wind: WSW @ 0 km/h Baro: 997kPa Steady - Vis: 2km - Sky: - Weather: Light Snow Drifting Snow Rain - Past Hour: 0.00mm - 24hr: 0.00mm - Total:(09/15/05): 204.00mm =-=-=-= Website: http://www.WeatherServer.net =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EMAIL ALERT LISTS Signup at http://listserver.weatherserver.net today.....

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