Mailman 3 September 2007 - Mailman-Users

We're sorry, we hit a bug!
by J.R. Constance Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

I'm hoping someone can help me figure out a problem that I've been having for some time now. For some of my lists when I try to log in and approve/discard posts using the admin function I get the following error. This is obviously a cpanel version of mailman. I am also trying to get support through my hosting company on this. We're sorry, we hit a bug! Mailman experienced a very low level failure and could not even generate a useful traceback for you. Please report this to the Mailman administrator at this site. Looking at the error log for this particular error shows the following: Sep 07 07:56:13 2007 (19565) Uncaught runner exception: No terminating boundary and no trailing empty line Sep 07 07:56:13 2007 (19565) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 100, in _oneloop msg, msgdata = self._switchboard.dequeue(filebase) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/Mailman/Queue/ Switchboard.py", line 164, in dequeue msg = email.message_from_string(msg, Message.Message) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ __init__.py", line 51, in message_from_string return Parser(_class, strict=strict).parsestr(s) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 75, in parsestr return self.parse(StringIO(text), headersonly=headersonly) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 64, in parse self._parsebody(root, fp, firstbodyline) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 240, in _parsebody msgobj = self.parsestr(part) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 75, in parsestr return self.parse(StringIO(text), headersonly=headersonly) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 64, in parse self._parsebody(root, fp, firstbodyline) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 265, in _parsebody msg = self.parse(fp) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 64, in parse self._parsebody(root, fp, firstbodyline) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 206, in _parsebody raise Errors.BoundaryError( BoundaryError: No terminating boundary and no trailing empty line Sep 07 07:56:13 2007 (19565) Ignoring unparseable message: 1173539747.1827431+c4b30a10b02f512f3aa88e8038d6f17843cdb81b Sep 07 07:56:13 2007 (19565) Uncaught runner exception: No terminating boundary and no trailing empty line Sep 07 07:56:13 2007 (19565) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 100, in _oneloop msg, msgdata = self._switchboard.dequeue(filebase) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/Mailman/Queue/ Switchboard.py", line 164, in dequeue msg = email.message_from_string(msg, Message.Message) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ __init__.py", line 51, in message_from_string return Parser(_class, strict=strict).parsestr(s) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 75, in parsestr return self.parse(StringIO(text), headersonly=headersonly) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 64, in parse self._parsebody(root, fp, firstbodyline) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 240, in _parsebody msgobj = self.parsestr(part) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 75, in parsestr return self.parse(StringIO(text), headersonly=headersonly) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 64, in parse self._parsebody(root, fp, firstbodyline) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 265, in _parsebody msg = self.parse(fp) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 64, in parse self._parsebody(root, fp, firstbodyline) File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/pythonlib/email/ Parser.py", line 206, in _parsebody raise Errors.BoundaryError( BoundaryError: No terminating boundary and no trailing empty line Sep 07 07:56:13 2007 (19565) Ignoring unparseable message: 1187578207.7474239+de47fddadb334d46d06c9248df89448cf2a433ce Sep 07 07:58:41 2007 admin(25812): @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ admin(25812): [----- Mailman Version: 2.1.9.cp2 -----] admin(25812): [----- Traceback ------] admin(25812): Traceback (most recent call last): admin(25812): File "/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/scripts/ driver", line 101, in run_main Thanks, J.R.

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pdf-attachments in archives stored as attachment.obj
by de ren0r Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

Hi list, i'm new to the list and i've got a problem with that pipermail-archives. Every attachment is listed under the Messages with it's size an filename etc. All the files are stored with the file-extension as they are send to the list, except *.pdf-files. They are stored as attachment.obj instead of attachment.pdf. it seems that pipermail / scrubber or another candidate doenst get it's mime-type in the archiving-process. Any suggestions how to fix that? Maybe there is a relation from my /etc/mime.types to that problem? Greets, René

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Permission problem in handling moderator requests; also archive queries
by Sekhar Ramakrishnan Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

Hi: I have three questions - two general, and one about a particular problem. 1) Is there a plan to offer a search function for private archives? 2) One of our lists has monthly archives. Is there a way to combine older archives (more than a year or two old) into yearly archives? 3) I administer a few Mailman lists (version 2.1.9.cp2) on a cPanel X account that I control as well. I have a problem with the "Tend to pending moderator requests" page. Everything works normally as long as I am able to approve, reject, discard, etc on the main adminb page. But if I click on "view all messages from" to deal with messages from a single person, I get a page with that person's messages but, whatever I do, I get an error message, given below. This is a creeping problem. I saw it first on one list, and I didn't worry since I was about to delete the list. But for the past few weeks, I have the problem on my main list. Before posting this, I set up a new list with just one member and posted a message big enough to be held up for moderation. I had no problem clicking on "view all messages from" and disposing of the message. It didn't matter whether or not the list name had a hyphen, in case that is relevant. Thanks in advance. Sekhar Ramakrishnan Error message: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /mailman/admindb/<list>_<domain> on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. Apache/1.3.37 Server at insaf.net Port 80

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Mailing List - people say their e-mails "never appear"
by Patrick M. Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

Hi all, I just installed Mailman on our load balanced Postfix servers. Both servers share a common NFS point. Please forgive me, as I'm very new to Mailman. While I know my way around Postfix, troubleshooting Mailman is another issue. I can see that e-mail gets sent and delivered to the particular mailing list in question, but sometimes people tell me their e-mails never get posted to the mailing list. Other people say they submit their post, and it eventually gets there, after 10 or so minutes. Since I don't know how to troubleshoot Mailman, I can only suspect that is has something to do with the NFS, although another part of me is telling me that it can't be. Can you folks push me in the right direction? What should I be troubleshooting? Is there anything I can provide so that you folks can help me troubleshoot further? Thanks in advance. Patrick

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Adding the list aliases
by Barry Finkel Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

"mattias" <jonsson(a)mj1.mine.nu> wrote: >>>Eh i try i understand >>>But the command newaliases -o ??? >>>Or >>>Should i run and I replied: >>newaliases -oA/etc/aliases >> >>assuming that that is the name of your aliases file. and mattias replied: >But are the command -o not removed in the newest mailman versions? The newaliases command is a sendmail and/or Postfix command. It is supplied by those packages, not by Mailman. The command takes /etc/aliases and creates /etc/aliases.dir /etc/aliases.pag These two files are internal database formats of the aliases file so that the sendmail/Postfix can search the alias file/database more quickly. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry S. Finkel Computing and Information Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory Phone: +1 (630) 252-7277 9700 South Cass Avenue Facsimile:+1 (630) 252-4601 Building 222, Room D209 Internet: BSFinkel(a)anl.gov Argonne, IL 60439-4828 IBMMAIL: I1004994

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Adding the list aliases
by Barry Finkel Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

>Eh i try i understand >But the command newaliases -o ??? >Or >Should i run newaliases -oA/etc/aliases assuming that that is the name of your aliases file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry S. Finkel Computing and Information Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory Phone: +1 (630) 252-7277 9700 South Cass Avenue Facsimile:+1 (630) 252-4601 Building 222, Room D209 Internet: BSFinkel(a)anl.gov Argonne, IL 60439-4828 IBMMAIL: I1004994

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Re: [Mailman-Users] The newaliases command
by Barry Finkel Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

> No. newaliases is for sendmail. The equivalent Postfix command is >postalias. I use "newaliases" with Postfix, as Postfix supplies a newaliases script for those who are used to the sendmail commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Barry S. Finkel Computing and Information Systems Division Argonne National Laboratory Phone: +1 (630) 252-7277 9700 South Cass Avenue Facsimile:+1 (630) 252-4601 Building 222, Room D209 Internet: BSFinkel(a)anl.gov Argonne, IL 60439-4828 IBMMAIL: I1004994

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Adding the list aliases
by mattias Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

How to add the mailman aliases to the postfix database Without the mailmans own database

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help
by mattias Sept. 7, 2007

Sept. 7, 2007

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Some Mail Lists not receiving messages
by Jim Coberly Sept. 6, 2007

Sept. 6, 2007

We have MailMan version 2.1.5 Running on CentOS release 4.3 (Final) (sorry, I don't know the install method) MTA sendmail-8.13.1-3. We have a previously working list that has as members other lists (a list of lists if you will) which I will call LIST. We recently discovered the messages to the LIST were delivered to some member lists and not to others. The LIST has delivered properly in the past. We worked through the steps on Mailman FAQ 4.78. Troubleshooting: No mail going out to lists members and did not find anything to explain the problem. We have now discovered that e-mails directly the a member list also do not deliver. What else can we check or read to help determine the cause of this problem? Thanks, Jim Coberly -- This email is the opinion of the author and is not an official communication of the New Mexico Judicial Branch. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message.

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