Mailman 3 March 2007 - Mailman-Users

genaliases problem
by Tomas Macek 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Hi, I'm new to Mailman and I have problem with genaliases. I'm using Mailman 2.1.5 on RHEL 4 with Postfix. I read the /usr/share/doc/mailman-2.1.5.1/README.POSTFIX and tried to setup postfix like mentioned in 'VIRTUAL DOMAINS' section. Postfix's /etc/postfix/main.cf: -------------------------------- virtual_alias_maps = pgsql:/etc/postfix/pgsql/alias_domains_maps.cf \ pgsql:/etc/postfix/pgsql/alias_mailbox_maps.cf \ hash:/usr/lib/mailman/data/virtual-mailman recipient_delimiter = - Mailman's /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/mm_cfg.py: ---------------------------------------------- VERP_FORMAT = '%(bounces)s+%(mailbox)s=%(host)s' VERP_REGEXP = r'^(?P<bounces>[^+]+?)\-(?P<mailbox>[^=]+)=(?P<host>[^@]+)@.*$' VERP_PROBE_REGEXP = r'^(?P<bounces>[^+]+?)\-(?P<token>[^@]+)@.*$' VERP_CONFIRM_FORMAT = '%(addr)s+%(cookie)s' VERP_CONFIRM_REGEXP = r'^(?P<addr>[^+]+?)\-(?P<cookie>[^@]+)@.*$' MTA = 'Postfix' POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = ['our_domain.com'] I also tried to create a new list by command 'bin/newlist list(a)our_domain.com' and wrote what I've been asked. Then I created 'data' directory, with chmod and chown, make bin/genaliases and /etc/init.d/mailman restart. After typing genaliases command I expected mailman to create data/virtual-mailman and data/virtual-mailman.db files, but absolutely nothing happened. What I'm doing wrong? I found nothing about it in README* documents nor in FAQ. Thank you for help, Tomas

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MAX_AUTORESPONSES_PER_DAY
by Jennifer Oxelson 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Hi I've been reading how to increase the # of auto-responses via MAX_AUTORESPONSES_PER_DAY. I've included this parameter in my mm_cfg.py file with the desired number. However, I was wondering if there was a way override this value once it has already been reached for a specific person? E.g., any commands I can issue to reset a specific person back to '0'? Am I overlooking something? Thanks much

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listname-request lists command
by Jennifer Oxelson 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

Hello, I see the 'lists' command set to listname-requests keys off the DEFAULT_LIST_ADVERTISED setting in the mm_cfg.py file. Is there any future plans to have the mlist.advertised value come from the actual individual list configurations (e.g., *advertised* option set in the web admin interface under the privacy setting)? As it stands now, the email-based listname-request lists and the web display of lists provide different results (not a big deal, but it has caused some confusion with our staff). Thanks much!

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Footer_msg
by Justin Denick 30 Mar '07

30 Mar '07

what is the code I need to add to have the UNSUBSCRIBE link appear at the bottom of the messages? -- In vino veritas. [In wine there is truth.] -- Pliny

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Using MailMan for issue/bug dialogue tracking
by Simon Hoffe 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Hi All, *Intro* I'm trying to come up with a best-fit and easy-to-use system to track issues/bugs. There are plenty of good web-based trackers out there. BugZilla (the old stalwort), Mantis, Trac, FlySpray, etc, etc. However, my employer produces made-to-order electronics and my division writes embedded C. When a bug report comes in from a customer, what usually follows is a lengthy email dialogue as we try and reproduce the bug, pull in 3rd parties, verify the fix on their side, etc. I'd like to have that dialogue captured as part of the bug history, and I don't want to tell everyone that they're going to have to use some web interface when they all know and love their email and the "Reply-All" button. One promising candidate for this functionality is Roundup - the bug tracker recently (Oct 06) adopted by the Python project, though I think it's still in Beta. (See http://psf.upfronthosting.co.za/roundup/meta/) Another which may support it is ZenTrack, but I still need to verify what functionality it offers. Roundup doesn't quite have the polish and some of the nice-to-haves (like multiple modules/projects) found in more established tools like Trac or Mantis. *So what I want to do:* Use MailMan as a backend, and once a bug is registered, the Mailman managed address: bugtrack(a)company.com gets cc'ed on every email that relates to the bug. In the subject line there needs to be a [ID:xxxx] field, but the rest of the subject must be free to change. (even better, be able to cc bugtrack-idxxxx(a)company.com) Whoever wants to be in the loop on all bugs can just subscribe to the list. By visiting the web archive interface you can see exactly what's going on. And by including a link to a particular thread (automatically?) in the Trac/Mantis database you can link there directly. *Where I need some advice:* How does MailMan sort out threads. Does it use the whole subject line, and resolves tree depth from the number of "Re:"'s? How easy/hard would it be to make the thread sorter sensitive only to an [ID:xxxx] tag in the subject? Is the idea of bugtrack-idxxxx(a)company.com an easy-to-implement option? I'm pretty sure that MailMan will allow anonymous/non-subscriber posts, but can I toss out all email which hasn't been correctly tagged. Finally (and this is probably in the FAQ, so I'm being lazy by asking...) - what is the best mechanism of backing up a complete MailMan installation? Many thanks, Simon

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Re: [Mailman-Users] my email to a list - getting it back!
by Dragon 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

James D. Lainton wrote: >I know this is probably a VERY easy option for most of you, but for the life >of me, I cant find it. > >I have a list that i have started and its working very well. However the >poster does not receive his own message, even though he is part of the >list. I can setup an autorepond telling him/her that it was recieved and >sent out, but it would be more straight forward to have the original message >just come back as part of the list. I know the option is there...just need >to find out where. ---------------- End original message. --------------------- Is this just one person? Is this person using Gmail? Gmail tries to be "helpful" by silently discarding any e-mails that match ones in the sent folder. There has been much complaining about this behavior and as far as I know, Google has no plans to fix this "feature". If that is not the case, then go to that person's options page (Membership Management-> Membership List, then click on the person's e-mail address) and check that the person has "Receive your own posts to the list?" set to yes. Dragon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venimus, Saltavimus, Bibimus (et naribus canium capti sumus) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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my email to a list - getting it back!
by James D. Lainton 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

I know this is probably a VERY easy option for most of you, but for the life of me, I cant find it. I have a list that i have started and its working very well. However the poster does not receive his own message, even though he is part of the list. I can setup an autorepond telling him/her that it was recieved and sent out, but it would be more straight forward to have the original message just come back as part of the list. I know the option is there...just need to find out where. Thanks! -- ----------- James D. LaintoN

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ERROR: Illegal list name: mailman@true
by Tommy Braun 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

Hi, I want to use mailman on debian etch. Install seems to go fine. Then with "newlist mailman" I get the starnge error: Illegal list name: mailman@true what is givin "true" here? "hostname" gives a valid hostname. I am stuck, please helkp, mailman needs to be working tomorrow! THANKS!!! Tommy

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2 Different Domains on Same Server - Is this Possible?
by Brian Oliver 29 Mar '07

29 Mar '07

I already have an instance of mailman running with about 100 mailists. My client is now asking if I could host another domain on the same server. So basically, I would require two web instances of mailman on the same box, because the clients are unique. Is this possible, or will I have to procure and stage another mailman server?

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How to customizing mailman,,,?
by Andi Mappesona 28 Mar '07

28 Mar '07

I have a task to implement a mailing list in my campus, and I've choose to use mailman, but I want to customize mailman like yahoogroups. can someone give me some tips how to start this job ? Thanks you Andi Mappesona

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