Mailman 3 August 2007 - Mailman-Users

Re: [Mailman-Users] Migrating from 1.0 to 2.1.9
by runner＠winning.com Aug. 3, 2007

Aug. 3, 2007

> > Looks like I jumped to a conclusion on the dumpdb script. The > > mailman/bin directory on the old server does not contain a dumpdb > > script however, I just realized that it may be due to the fact > > that someone may have deleted it and not that there was no such > > script for Mailman 1.0. Will a dumpdb script from a newer > > version of Mailman work on the old 1.0 version? > > > It appears there was no dumpdb in Mailman 1.0 or 1.1. … [View More]There is one in > Mailman 2.0, but I don't know it it will work. You could try it. > > However, even Mailman 1.0 has a withlist which might be useful. > > Here are some other thoughts. > > There's no way to convert the list admin and moderator passwords. See > the 2.1.9 change_pw for why and what to do about it. > > There's code in Mailman/versions.py that goes back to 1.0. Instead of > creating new lists in the new installation, you could try just moving > the old lists/<listname>/config.db, at least for one test to see what > happens. It might work. It won't solve the password problem, but if it > works, it should save you a bunch of work. > > -- > Mark Sapiro <msapiro(a)value.net> The highway is for gamblers, > San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan I moved the config.db file from a test list to the new server. I logged in to the web interface and all the members were there and the settings looked good. Moving the archives over and rebuilding them even worked. However, if I try to run dumpdb on the newly migrated list I get this error: NameError: global name 'DumperSwitchboard' is not defined Although there are other posts in the mailman-users archives where people saw this problem; there was no resolution. So it seems that even though the list appears to function properly and the web intercase works, something is not quite right with the config.db file and Mailman version 2.1.9. It makes me a little nervous to run the migrated lists in production knowing that I can never run dumpdb and I don't know what else might be broken. I think I will go with my original plan of pre-creating each list on the new server, importing the list member's email addresses and manually setting up the list. With 150 lists, I think I can do it in a week. I'd like to try the transfer of config data programatically using withlist but I can't seem to find any comprehensive documentation on the use this command. There are lots of posts in the archives and on google concerning specific uses of the command but no comprehensive usage instructions in one place. I'll keep searching. -- We've Got Your Name at http://www.mail.com! Get a FREE E-mail Account Today - Choose From 100+ Domains [View Less]

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Changing the received time on anoutgoingauthorized email message?
by Mark Sapiro Aug. 3, 2007

Aug. 3, 2007

Paul Key <pkey(a)sgul.ac.uk> wrote: >Thanks - can't see the forward option - any ideas? Mailman V 2.1.3 > >Use the "forward this message" feature in the admindb page to forward >the message to yourself. On the admindb page, in the left box of the held messages item, underneath "Action to take on all these held messages:" there are a few checkboxes. The first two of these are "Preserve messages for the site administrator" and "Forward messages (individually) to:". It is the … [View More]

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Digest not being sent
by Christopher Adams Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

At least a couple (maybe all) of my lists are not sending out the digest automatically. I can see the digest.mbox file and it is up to date, but a couple of weeks old. Subscribers who have chosen digest mode alerted me that they weren't getting messages. I looked at one list and the threshold is set to 200 KB and daily if the threshold is not reached. I know there is a senddigests cron, but how does this actually work, and what could be the reason that no lists are sending the digest unless I … [View More]

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Fw: problem in Makefile for mailman
by Geo Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

Mailman Makefile contains: ---------------------------------- .if defined(WITH_SENDMAIL) MAIL_GID?= mailnull .endif ------------------------------------ But after installation (FreeBSD 6.2, /usr/ports/mail/mailman) when I send any message to mailman list I receive the error: -----Group mismatch error. Mailman expected the mailwrapper script to be executed as group "mailman", but the system's mail server executed the mail script as group "mailnull". Try tweaking the mail … [View More]

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rare problem
by Jesús Oliván Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

Hi! i'm using mailman 2.1.5 on a Solaris box, and i've got a very rare issue... if i try to post a list using a non-suscribed email address, and this email address is included in non-suscribers allowed senders, it accepts my post... but if i use a regular expression like this ^[A-Za-z0-9.\-_%]+(a)[A-Za-z0-9.-]*mynet.com$ and try to post using a from line using more than 30 characters (from line splits in two in mail header then) and an accent. Then, mailman doesn't accept this mail and … [View More]

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Re: [Mailman-Users] URL to obtain List overview page...
by Mark Sapiro Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

Andrew Steele wrote: > >Thanks for replying... It simply produces an invalid URL message within >the Webmin/Virtualmin interface as if it is looking for an undeclared >variable - which it finds if the trailing list name is provided. I looked at your examples. It seems that the https://domain/virtualmin-mailman/unauthenticated/listinfo.cgi URI gets 'errored' in the Webmin/Virtualmin interface and never gets to Mailman. I also tried things like https://domain/virtualmin-… [View More]

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550 User Unknown when trying to post to mailman/sendmail list
by Melick Andy Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

Hello, I setup mailman without any issues "I think". I also have configured sendmail to work with mailman. I followed the directions by David Champion to integrate these two applications. I can telnet and my sendmail server seems to be responding fine as well as I can create email lists in the mailman web interface. Im confused at this point from the directions. I do not understand how mailman interacts with sendmail. I do not have anything in my virtusertable and my mm-handler is default. … [View More]

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I don't get the message saying that your message is pending to be approved
by miguel8883 Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

Hello. I've got a problem with my mailman list. When I send a message to the list I usually got a mail saying that I had a message pending to be approved and that I had to go to a url to accept this message. Now, I don't get this message, but if I go through the administrator's list menu I can accept (or reject or discard) the delivery and it's been delivered to all the recipients. So, do you know how could I mend it? Is there any process that should be running or something like that? Thank … [View More]

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URL to obtain List overview page...
by Andrew Steele Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

We are experimenting with hosting our Mailman installation alongside the Webmin/Virtualmin control panel. By default this presumes that list management will take place within the Virtualmin area but this 'hides' the normal Mailman URLs for viewing lists etc etc. Mostly these can be recovered by discovering the appropriate new aliases to create. However, there is one URL that I cannot figure out... Viewing the standard List Overview for a domain. In the traditional approach http://… [View More]

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Admin access for list creator
by Mark Dale Aug. 2, 2007

Aug. 2, 2007

Hello Mailman Users Is there a way for a list-creator to access the admin section of different lists? My password allows me to create lists, but not access the admin section of various lists whose administrators have their own passwords. Thanks in advance for any clues. regards Mark Dale -------------------------------------- Mark Dale phone: 02 6112 8632 mobile: 0403 831 748 email: mdale(a)geniusmoon.com.au --------------------------------------

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