Mailman 3 September 2008 - Mailman-Users

Add "sender's name/email" to BODY of mail as header?
by Mal 16 Feb '21

16 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 07 Sep '10

07 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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not really an umbrella?
by Gruver, Sandi 25 Feb '10

25 Feb '10

Mailman 2.1.5 on RedHat Linux - How can I set up a new list that sends to multiple existing lists - but only sends one message to each person - even if the person is a member of multiple lists? a. LSOFT calls this a "superlist" b. Can "Mailman" do this? c. In this case, we have a system newsletter that will be sent to multiple lists. I'd like people to receive the message only once, even if they are on more than one of the lists included in the mailing. Thank you, Sandi Gruver Unix system administrator Center for Information Services Bellevue, WA 98004 phone 425.803.9753 fax 425.803.9652

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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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changing message number
by Mustafa Akgul 23 Jun '09

23 Jun '09

Hello, I will move a few lists to mailman, from ecartis. I want to retain message numbers, and continue current sequence. So I need to start message number from a non-zero number. How can I do that ? I am new to mailman. I can undump, config.pck, I can chnage post-id. I do not know, how to put that fiile in pck format. Secondly, I manage to change post-id, will it break anything else ? Regards Mustafa Akgul

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Emails sent directly to "bounce" address
by J.R. Constance 04 Oct '08

04 Oct '08

I have one list that has suddenly been receiving an increase in bounces, and in looking at the bounce emails they appear to be spam sent directly to the bounce address (ex. list1- bounces(a)listdomain.org). From what I can see this email (with attachments, sometimes virus/trojans) then gets sent as a bounce to the admins. The admin for this list is receiving all of these emails, with attachments, and is getting concerned about the volume of infected attachments she's getting. Is there any way to filter these emails sent to the bounce address so that if they are spam they just get discarded. I do have filters set up for emails sent to the list that filter them out, but since these don't actually go to the list, but to the bounce address, they don't appear to be run through that filter system. Any recommendations on what to do about this, short of creating a new list, would be appreciated. An example of the header from an email is pasted below: > Received: (qmail 3486 invoked from network); 18 Sep 2008 14:08:58 > -0000 > Received: from unknown (HELO pre- > smtp36-01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net) ([10.0.19.136]) > (envelope-sender <mailman-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org>) > by smtp30.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (qmail-1.03) with SMTP > for <jrc(a)rodricon.com>; 18 Sep 2008 14:08:58 -0000 > Received: (qmail 10030 invoked from network); 18 Sep 2008 14:08:58 > -0000 > Received: from frodo.clshost.com ([72.249.28.134]) > (envelope-sender <mailman-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org>) > by pre-smtp36-01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (qmail- > ldap-1.03) with SMTP > for <jrc(a)rodricon.com>; 18 Sep 2008 14:08:58 -0000 > Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=frodo.clshost.com) > by frodo.clshost.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) > (envelope-from <mailman-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org>) > id 1KgKBj-0004gT-CX > for jrc(a)rodricon.com; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:08:56 -0600 > Subject: Uncaught bounce notification > From: mailman-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org > To: ascls-sd-members-owner(a)ascls-lists.org > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1010536534==" > Message-ID: <mailman.121.1221746927.9819.ascls-sd-members_ascls-lists.org(a)ascls-lists.org > > > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:08:47 -0600 > Precedence: bulk > X-BeenThere: ascls-sd-members(a)ascls-lists.org > X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 > List-Id: <ascls-sd-members_ascls-lists.org.ascls-lists.org> > X-List-Administrivia: yes > Sender: mailman-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org > Errors-To: mailman-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org > X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it > with any abuse report > X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - frodo.clshost.com > X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - rodricon.com > X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] > X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - ascls-lists.org > X-Source: > X-Source-Args: > X-Source-Dir: > X-Nonspam: Whitelist > > --===============1010536534== > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > The attached message was received as a bounce, but either the bounce > format was not recognized, or no member addresses could be extracted > from it. This mailing list has been configured to send all > unrecognized bounce messages to the list administrator(s). > > For more information see: > http://ascls-lists.org/mailman/admin/ascls-sd-members_ascls-lists.org/bounce > > > > --===============1010536534== > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > Received: from [88.241.214.209] (helo=dsl88.241-54993.ttnet.net.tr) > by frodo.clshost.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) > (envelope-from <auh(a)eastern-marine.com>) id 1KgKBD-0004X8-ET > for ascls-sd-members-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org; > Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:08:39 -0600 > Message-ID: <41363.vortigern@chungen> > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:20:44 +0000 > From: "christof suvendu" <auh(a)eastern-marine.com> > User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (Windows/20080213) > MIME-Version: 1.0 > To: <ascls-sd-members-bounces(a)ascls-lists.org> > Subject: Why is your love life such a disaster? 1 > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="=_lOWyABl8u1FaKt" > X-WhitelistedRCPT-nohdrfromcallback: Yes > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Thanks, J.R. Constance

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problems with upgrade
by Alexander Freund 03 Oct '08

03 Oct '08

Hi list members, I have a problem with an update from a mailman 2.1.4 to 2.1.11.I had no problems during the upgrade I only noticed some problems with some user account names, so I started the configure script with the parameters: --with-cgi-gid=apache --with-mail-gid=mailThat’s it. Again, no problems.My lists are all moderated so I have to approve every mail. I started sending a mail to one of my lists.I received the "user" mail, that the mail is being processed and that I can call them back etc.I also received the mail that I have a moderated mail but after approving the mail nothing happens.The mail is not sent to the users. There is no error, nothing.I have no idea where I can see where the mail is lost. Could someone please help me with this? Thanks! Roi Danton _________________________________________________________________ Messenger to go! Hol' Dir Messenger aufs Handy! http://windowslivemobile.msn.com/BrowserServiceMessenger.aspx?lang=DE-DE

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Re: [Mailman-Users] bin/upgrade has been broken since 2.1.5 (orpossibly longer)
by b19141＠anl.gov 01 Oct '08

01 Oct '08

Knut Auvor Grythe <knut(a)auvor.no> wrote, in part, >This week, when attempting to upgrade further to Ubuntu Hardy, with >Mailman 2.1.9, the upgrade script crashed as soon as it reached one of >these lists, without releasing the lock. The attached patch is what I >used to be able to upgrade cleanly from the previously corrupted data. Are you installing from source or using the Debian/Ubuntu package? If the latter, remember that there are a number of Debian/Ubuntu patches applied to the source. When I looked at the patches, I was not sure what many of them did, and I was not sure of the code base upon which these patches were built. IIRC, one patch referred to 2.1.4 code. That is why I built my own package from the SourceForge source; my management would not let me install the source without a package. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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Customizing "Subscription request confirmed" page
by Zbigniew Szalbot 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Hello, I have just noticed that there is one more page that needs changing if I want to keep the layout consistent - "Subscription request confirmed" page. I guess the question is basically the same. How do I hack it? -- Zbigniew Szalbot

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Mailman-Users September 2008