Mailman 3 November 2007 - Mailman-Users

Hide list address?
by Ricardo Kleemann 17 Nov '23

17 Nov '23

Hi, Is there any way to configure Mailman such that, for an announcement-only type list, when a message is sent to the list, the To: shows the member's address, rather than the list address? Some list software allows the ability to hide the list address itself, so that address is not advertised. I couldn't find any configuration specific to that.

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Add "sender's name/email" to BODY of mail as header?
by Mal 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

I want all mails sent to the list to come from the list's email address... But, in this case, if the user forgets to sign their name at the bottom of their mail body, effectively the mail to the list is anonymous...! Is there a way to add the user name (or email address) to the top of each mail so that the mails have the name of the sender, while the mail itself comes from the list address? I have looked high and low for an answer, but noone seems to have the solution. Thank you! Mal

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Setting MIME as default for new Non-Digest subscribers
by Steve Reiter 31 Jul '11

31 Jul '11

Hi - I have searched FAQ and archives to find an answer. Hoping you can help. I have a new list (with previously imported addresses) for announcements only, and wish these announcements to be received immediately. I set the defaults to allow non-digest and to not allow digest. I wish to send out announcements in html, and so wish to make the default for new subscribers be MIME. While I see a setting under Digest Options (MIME_is_Default_Digest), I don't see any equivalent option under Non-Digest Options... and new subscribers continue to come in as plain text. QUESTIONS: In order to avoid having to manually change this option for each existing subscriber, is there a way to force all existing subscribers to receive MIME in Non-Digest mode? If not, is there a way to force all NEW subscribers to be enrolled with MIME as their default? Also, is there a way to "lock" the MIME switch on, so that users who try to change their option to plain text will be prevented from doing so? Thanks - Steve

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Changing the received time on an outgoing authorized email message?
by Paul Key 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

When authorizing a moderated list posting is it possible to change the date/time on the outgoing authorized list message to the time it was approved instead of the message showing the time it was first received by mailman? Thanks Paul

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Mailman/Qmail/Plesk Problem
by Douglas G. Phillips 24 Jul '09

24 Jul '09

OK, I've got another problem with Qmail/Plesk/Mailman (same customer, rebuilt server). Plesk is 7.5.4 reloaded. Mail delivered fails with "need GID 110 got 101" error. I set up the brute-force wrapper to deliver with GID 110, and set the permissions correctly for it to work. Now, I'm getting the following (broken up into multiple lines for courtesy): qmail: 1157518628.995172 delivery 726: success: group_mismatch_error._Mailman_expected_the_mail_wrapper_script_to_be/ executed_as_one_of_the_following_groups:/[mail,_nobody,_mailman],/ but_the_system's_mail_server_executed_the_mail_script_as_group:_"popuser"./ Try_tweaking_the_mail_server_to_run_the_script_as_one_of_these_groups:/ [mail,_nobody,_mailman],/or_re-run_configure_providing_the_ command_line_option:/'--with-mail-gid=popuser'./Failed_to_start_ /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman./did_0+0+1/ I'm about ready to pull my hair out. I even added the popuser user to the mailman group in /etc/passwd. So, that being said, are there any ideas out there? I have been messing with this for a week, and have not come up with anything else to do. -- Douglas G. Phillips Simple Business Solutions ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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running External Archiver on background/foreground
by Mohamed CHAARI 17 Jan '08

17 Jan '08

Hi all, I'm using Mailman for lists management, in a collaboration infrastructure site. I configured Mailman so that an external archiver is used, but I hesitate to run this archiver in background or foreground. More concretely, in mm_cfg.py conf file, should I put: PUBLIC_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER = 'cat > /var/run/mailman/mail_tmp; /usr/local/bin/external_arch %(listname)s' or PUBLIC_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER = 'cat > /var/run/mailman/mail_tmp; /usr/local/bin/external_arch %(listname)s &' What do you recommend ? is there a difference, in terms of performance ? Is there a risk of system overload, for one of the 2 solutions, when dealing with too big archives ? (I have some archives exceeding 50 M) Thank you -- --- --Mohamed CHAARI (mailto : mohamed.chaari(a)st.com)

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different domain
by Guilherme Funchal 13 Dec '07

13 Dec '07

How to create two lists with same name, but different domain name and different users ? regards -- "Paciência é a virtude que abre o caminho para as demais" ============================== Guilherme Funchal da Silva .`.

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Restoring lists on newer version
by Ivan Van Laningham 10 Dec '07

10 Dec '07

Hi All-- My server suffered a catastrophic hard drive failure. I have backups (unfortunately, two weeks old, but that's better than nothing), but when the server was restored I was forced to upgrade to Fedora 6 (from 4) and to Mailman 2.1.9, where it used to be 2.1.5 (I think). I also have Plesk, through which I make new lists; once the lists are made, their administration is exactly like a normal Mailman installation, except for the locations, which I know. List aliases are made by Plesk. What's the best procedure to restore my lists? I've got a dozen, but only three have significant traffic. Do I copy the backups to the proper location and then make the lists with Plesk, or do I make the lists first and then copy the data in? I also have significant customization of the admin and info pages; can I rescue that without too much trouble? Or do I have to transfer all the custom modifications by hand? (It's all appearance, by the way; nothing affects Mailman operation in any way.) Thanks very much for any advice at all. Metta, Ivan -- Ivan Van Laningham God N Locomotive Works http://www.pauahtun.org/ http://www.python.org/workshops/1998-11/proceedings/papers/laningham/laning… Army Signal Corps: Cu Chi, Class of '70 Author: Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours

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Removing admin email addresses
by Spyro Polymiadis 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

Hi All, Im using mailman 2.1.9, and ive got close to 100 mail lists on it. We just have had one of our IT guys leave our company, and I was wondering if there was an easy (bulk, cli) way to remove/change the email address from the "List of Administrators" (2nd text box in General Options) Otherwise, its very a very cumbersome job to log in to each list and remove the address manually. Cheers Spyro This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you may not copy or deliver this message or its attachments to anyone. Rather, you should permanently delete this message and its attachments and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail. Any content of this message and its attachments, which does not relate to the official business of the sending company must be taken not to have been sent or endorsed by the sending company or any of its related entities. No warranty is made that the e-mail or attachment(s) are free from computer virus or other defect.

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Shared non-member filters
by Charles Marcus 05 Dec '07

05 Dec '07

Hello, I'm almost sure I saw mention of something like this somewhere, but googling isn't finding it... Is there a patch available for Mailman that will let multiple lists share another lists non-member (and maybe other) filters? Thanks, -- Best regards, Charles

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