Mailman 3 September 2005 - Mailman-Users

Mail to -bounces address
by Ashley M. Kirchner Sept. 11, 2005

Sept. 11, 2005

I'm receiving a lot of spam that comes in to our lists' -bounces(a)domain.com address. And mailman will dutifully tell me they're Uncaught bounces. All fine and well, but is there some way I can simply avoid that all together? I can't block that email address, can I? -- H | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. +-------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:ashley@pcraft.com> . 303.442.6410 x130 IT Director / SysAdmin / WebSmith . 800.441.3873 x130 Photo Craft Imaging . 3550 Arapahoe Ave. #6 http://www.pcraft.com ..... . . . Boulder, CO 80303, U.S.A.

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Maildir Problem - Part 1
by Greg Burnett / Ascend Network Sept. 11, 2005

Sept. 11, 2005

I am trying to set up my mailman get my messages from my maildir using qrunner and the USE_MAILDIR option. I have getmail that successfully imports my mail from my pop account to the maildir but that is where it stops. Here are is the configuration: My mm_cfg.py------> ####################################################### # Here's where we get the distributed defaults. # from Defaults import * ############################################################## # Put YOUR site-specific configuration below, in mm_cfg.py . # # See Defaults.py for explanations of the values. # ##### # Qrunner defaults ##### # Which queues should the qrunner master watchdog spawn? This is a list of # 2-tuples containing the name of the qrunner class (which must live in a # module of the same name within the Mailman.Queue package), and the number of # parallel processes to fork for each qrunner. If more than one process is # used, each will take an equal subdivision of the hash space. # BAW: Eventually we may support weighted hash spaces. # BAW: Although not enforced, the # of slices must be a power of 2 QRUNNERS = [ ('ArchRunner', 1), # messages for the archiver ('BounceRunner', 1), # for processing the qfile/bounces directory ('CommandRunner', 1), # commands and bounces from the outside world ('IncomingRunner', 1), # posts from the outside world ('NewsRunner', 1), # outgoing messages to the nntpd ('OutgoingRunner', 1), # outgoing messages to the smtpd ('VirginRunner', 1), # internally crafted (virgin birth) messages ('RetryRunner', 1), # retry temporarily failed deliveries ] # Set this to Yes to use the `Maildir' delivery option. If you change this # you will need to re-run bin/genaliases for MTAs that don't use list # auto-detection. # # WARNING: If you want to use Maildir delivery, you /must/ start Mailman's # qrunner as root, or you will get permission problems. # # NOTE: Maildir delivery is experimental for Mailman 2.1. USE_MAILDIR = Yes # NOTE: If you set USE_MAILDIR = Yes, add the following line to your mm_cfg.py QRUNNERS.append (('MaildirRunner', 1)) # runner sleep for before checking the queue directory again for new files? # This can be a fraction of a second, or zero to check immediately # (essentially busy-loop as fast as possible). QRUNNER_SLEEP_TIME = seconds(1) # When a message that is unparsable (by the email package) is received, what # should we do with it? The most common cause of unparsable messages is # broken MIME encapsulation, and the most common cause of that is viruses like # Nimda. Set this variable to No to discard such messages, or to Yes to store # them in qfiles/bad subdirectory. QRUNNER_SAVE_BAD_MESSAGES = Yes # This flag causes Mailman to fsync() its data files after writing and # flushing its contents. While this ensures the data is written to disk, # avoiding data loss, it may be a performance killer. Note that this flag # affects both message pickles and MailList config.pck files. SYNC_AFTER_WRITE = No #------------------------------------------------------------- # The name of the list Mailman uses to send password reminders # and similar. Don't change if you want mailman-owner to be # a valid local part. MAILMAN_SITE_LIST = 'mailman' #------------------------------------------------------------- # If you change these, you have to configure your http server # accordingly (Alias and ScriptAlias directives in most httpds) DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'http://%s/cgi-bin/mailman <http://%25s/cgi-bin/mailman> ' PRIVATE_ARCHIVE_URL = '/cgi-bin/mailman/private' IMAGE_LOGOS = '/images/' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Default domain for email addresses of newly created MLs DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'ascendnetwork.com' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Default host for web interface of newly created MLs DEFAULT_URL_HOST = '68.202.202.172' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Required when setting any of its arguments. add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST, DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST) #------------------------------------------------------------- # The default language for this server. DEFAULT_SERVER_LANGUAGE = 'en' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Iirc this was used in pre 2.1, leave it for now USE_ENVELOPE_SENDER = 0 # Still used? #------------------------------------------------------------- # Unset send_reminders on newly created lists DEFAULT_SEND_REMINDERS = 0 #------------------------------------------------------------- # Uncomment this if you configured your MTA such that it # automatically recognizes newly created lists. # (see /usr/share/doc/mailman/README.{EXIM,...}) # MTA=None # Misnomer, suppresses alias output on newlist #------------------------------------------------------------- # Uncomment if you use Postfix virtual domains, but be sure to # read /usr/share/doc/mailman/README.POSTFIX first. # MTA='Postfix' # Note - if you're looking for something that is imported from mm_cfg, but you # didn't find it above, it's probably in /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Defaults.py.

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Maildir Problem - Part 2
by Greg Burnett / Ascend Network Sept. 11, 2005

Sept. 11, 2005

My .getmail ------> [retriever] type = SimplePOP3Retriever server = pop.ascendnetwork.com username = mailman(a)ascendnetwork.com password = jonathan [destination] type = Maildir user = mmuser path = /home/mmmail/ [options] verbose = 2 received = false message_log = ~/.getmail/log My getmail log --------> 2005-09-10 12:18:24 msg 1/1 (611 bytes) msgid 2005090915414601590025a982 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> 2005-09-10 12:23:22 Initializing SimplePOP3Retriever:mailman@ascendnetwork.com@pop.ascendnetwork.com:110: 2005-09-10 12:23:23 msg 1/1 (611 bytes) msgid 2005090915414601590025a982 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 14:34:32 Initializing SimplePOP3Retriever:mailman@ascendnetwork.com@pop.ascendnetwork.com:110: 2005-09-10 14:34:33 msg 1/2 (611 bytes) msgid 2005090915414601590025a982 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 14:34:33 msg 2/2 (613 bytes) msgid 20050910112920046500261e03 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 15:09:18 Initializing SimplePOP3Retriever:mailman@ascendnetwork.com@pop.ascendnetwork.com:110: 2005-09-10 15:09:19 msg 1/2 (611 bytes) msgid 2005090915414601590025a982 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 15:09:20 msg 2/2 (613 bytes) msgid 20050910112920046500261e03 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 17:38:36 Initializing SimplePOP3Retriever:mailman@ascendnetwork.com@pop.ascendnetwork.com:110: 2005-09-10 17:38:36 msg 1/4 (611 bytes) msgid 2005090915414601590025a982 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 17:38:36 msg 2/4 (613 bytes) msgid 20050910112920046500261e03 from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 17:38:37 msg 3/4 (640 bytes) msgid 2005091014295804570026306d from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ 2005-09-10 17:38:37 msg 4/4 (640 bytes) msgid 200509101434240299002630cc from <greg(a)ascendnetwork.com> delivered to Maildir /home/mmmail/ My Mailman Errors Log ------> Sep 10 15:44:27 2005 mailmanctl(1432): No child with pid: 1417 Sep 10 15:44:27 2005 mailmanctl(1432): [Errno 3] No such process Sep 10 15:44:27 2005 mailmanctl(1432): Stale pid file removed. Sep 10 15:50:04 2005 mailmanctl(1495): No child with pid: 1463 Sep 10 15:50:04 2005 mailmanctl(1495): [Errno 3] No such process Sep 10 15:50:04 2005 mailmanctl(1495): Stale pid file removed. My qrunner log ------> Sep 10 17:37:12 2005 (1112) ArchRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:12 2005 (1113) BounceRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:12 2005 (1114) CommandRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:12 2005 (1115) IncomingRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:13 2005 (1119) VirginRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:13 2005 (1116) NewsRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:13 2005 (1118) OutgoingRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:13 2005 (1124) RetryRunner qrunner started. Sep 10 17:37:13 2005 (1125) MaildirRunner qrunner started. The only SMTP entries were the subscribe welcome messages but none of the messages I sent to the list wer processed. They still sit in the Maildir queue. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong? Any suggestions on how to get it up and running? Thanks.

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"OverflowError: long int too large to convert to int"
by Marcel Meyer Sept. 11, 2005

Sept. 11, 2005

Hello list, I wasn't able to find any workable solution for the following problem. BTW: the gnu.org guys seem to have a similar problem. Just have a look at the archives of the "mailman" list. Some lists are no longer (worked before - no configuration or software update occured) delivered. All messages are shunted. The errorlog says the following: **************************************** [...] OverflowError: long int too large to convert to int Sep 07 17:29:51 2005 (26676) SHUNTING: 1126101607.0405271+753bd030bc66483e3e04217efb7ca1ed6d944a92 Sep 07 20:00:08 2005 (26676) Uncaught runner exception: long int too large to convert to int Sep 07 20:00:08 2005 (26676) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 111, in _oneloop self._onefile(msg, msgdata) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 167, in _onefile keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 130, in _dispose more = self._dopipeline(mlist, msg, msgdata, pipeline) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 153, in _dopipeline sys.modules[modname].process(mlist, msg, msgdata) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 91, in process send_digests(mlist, mboxfp) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 132, in send_digests send_i18n_digests(mlist, mboxfp) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 306, in send_i18n_digests msg = scrubber(mlist, msg) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py", line 170, in process dir = calculate_attachments_dir(mlist, msg, msgdata) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py", line 131, in calculate_attachments_dir datedir = safe_strftime(fmt, now) File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py", line 115, in safe_strftime return time.strftime(fmt, floatsecs) OverflowError: long int too large to convert to int Sep 07 20:00:08 2005 (26676) SHUNTING: 1126116005.4532559+6adb036804dde89bc6ccf0e0d805165055f34e49 [...] **************************************** We're using python-2.3.5 and mailman-2.1.5-r4 (the r4 comes from the gentoo ebuild). Thank you very much for every reaction (and be it a RTFM with URL!). Marcel -- Marcel Meyer | Netzwerk- und Rechnerorganisation | Fachschaft Mathematik/Physik/Informatik | Technische Universität München

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Pending confirmations
by Sergio P. Cesar Sept. 10, 2005

Sept. 10, 2005

How do I list the addresses pending confirmation after a mass invitation? Sergio

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Small question
by Tom Ray Sept. 10, 2005

Sept. 10, 2005

I set up a Mailman list for someone, and the address was list(a)lists.domain.com but they only use this domain so now they just want list(a)domain.com I've made some changes to mm_cfg.py in my virtual hosts line, modified the settings in Exim, and I try sending to test(a)domain.com which is a test list I have, I'm not getting bounce backs but I'm also not getting mail. Am I missing some other files I might have to make changes in? TIA -- Tom Ray

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Newbie Question - Setting up email
by greg＠ascendnetwork.com Sept. 9, 2005

Sept. 9, 2005

dnbuy.net is the site where I registered my domain. I use their URL forwarding to my roadrunner acct for my website. I also have a pop3 acct set up through dnbuy for my domain. When someone sends an email to my domain, it goes to their dns server and is then processed through their pop3 server. I have my mail program setup to check mail via pop3 into my inbox. I have created an email address for the list mailman(a)ascendnetwork.com. When someone send a post to that address it just sits there in the inbox on my pop3 server at dnbuy. How do I configure mailman and exim (thought it was sendmail before but it is exim4) to get posts from that acct and send them to everyone on my list? I hope that clarifies the question. I guess I know nothing about aliases. I am new to this. I set the default host in mailman to ascendnetwork.com. I subscribed to the list and the welcome email I get shows mailman(a)ascendnetwork.com as the post to address but when I send a message to the address it doesn't come back to me through the list. Again, I dont know how to set it up to get posts from my pop3 account and send them to the list members. Thanks for the help. Greg Burnett

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Newbie Question - Setting up email
by Greg Burnett / Ascend Network Sept. 9, 2005

Sept. 9, 2005

I just installed Mailman on my X86 PC - Debian Linux OS - Apache works but I cant figure out how to set up the actual mail settings. I have sendmail. I have my own domain and mail server but it is located on a commercial account outside my machine. My email address would be list(a)ascendnetwork.com and along with my domain is at dnsbuy.com. Do I need to set up a mail account on my local machine and if so, how do I do this? If I can use my outside email address as the post to address, how do I set it up in mailman and in sendmail? Thanks for the help. Greg Burnett

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GMAIL
by scot condry Sept. 9, 2005

Sept. 9, 2005

Sorry if this is a repeat I havent been able to find a definitive answer on this through Google so I just joined this list. Does Mailman have issues with GMAIL? I am hosting two lists and when I send an email to the list from GMAIL it makes it to the archives on the list's web interface but never mails out to everyone. Emails from hotmail or other accounts seem to work fine. SC

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Reverse Chron Archives ?
by jaf19 Sept. 9, 2005

Sept. 9, 2005

Is there a way to get the newest items to post on top instead of on the bottom of the archive? (Reverse chron). JF

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