Mailman-Users November 2009

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85 participants
99 discussions

Add "sender's name/email" to BODY of mail as header?

by Mal

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

8 months, 1 week

Setting MIME as default for new Non-Digest subscribers

by Steve Reiter

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

10 years, 2 months

Changing the received time on an outgoing authorized email message?

by Paul Key

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

11 years, 1 month

Where is the template for monthly password reminders?

by Michael R Boudreau

Where can I find the template for the monthly password reminder email? I'd like to modify it so that it doesn't contain the password (our members object to this being sent unbidden in plain text), and so that it reminds users to make sure their subscription address matches the address from which they currently send email (ideally with a link to their personal options page so they can update). -- Michael R. Boudreau Senior Publishing Technology Analyst The University of Chicago Press 1427 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 753-3298 fax: (773) 753-3383

11 years, 3 months

Uncaught runner exception: regular_exclude_lists

by Adam Nielsen

Hi all, I've followed the FAQ to move some lists across to a new server, but now on the new machine any message posted to a list gets passed to Mailman and then disappears. The Mailman error log says this: Sep 24 10:34:18 2009 (5311) Uncaught runner exception: regular_exclude_lists Sep 24 10:34:18 2009 (5311) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 120, in _oneloop File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 191, in _onefile File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 130, in _dispose File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 153, in _dopipeline File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/CalcRecips.py", line 99, in process File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/CalcRecips.py", line 157, in do_exclude File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 146, in __getattr__ AttributeError: regular_exclude_lists Sep 24 10:34:18 2009 (5311) SHUNTING: 1253752458.0181279+c9484331c59781f0d3cf0af775ece9b9c88a6b43 I can't find any reference to this exception, so I'm a bit stuck where to look next. Any ideas? The new server is running a fresh install of Mailman (it didn't have any lists before I moved these ones across) and the move went from Slackware to Gentoo so many of the paths have changed, just in case these are saved in the list data. (I have run the fixurl script as per the FAQ, and the lists do appear in the Mailman web UI.) Many thanks, Adam.

11 years, 4 months

Virtual Domains for Mailing Lists in MailMan

by Gordon Smith

Hello I found this E-Mail address on the MailMan homepage and decided to contact you as I don't seem to be able to locate the information I need elsewhere. To explain my circumstance. I am a visually impaired person, trying to get to grips with administrating a mail server under Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 (Leopard) server. I need to host mailing lists under virtual domains hosted on our server but can't see quite how this is accomplished. Is there anywhere I can obtain this information as Apple's documentation on this subject seems poor from what I've seen. I really do apologise for any inconvenience I may cause you by contacting you - but if you could point me to the relevant information pages as to how to accomplish virtual domain list configuration under Apple's server platform I'd be very grateful. As a blind person this information is not always easy for me to locate. Thank you in advance for any help. Gordon

11 years, 5 months

not really an umbrella?

by Gruver, Sandi

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

11 years, 8 months

Footer not being appended to messages in 2.1.10

by Jay Deiman

Hello all, I've been running mailman 2.1.10 on FreeBSD 6.2 for quite some time now and I just recently noticed that the default footer (msg_footer) is not being appended to all the messages. Is there something else that needs to be set/enabled to turn this on? I've searched for this problem and I've found nothing so I'm kind of assuming that I'm missing a setting somewhere. Thanks, Jay -- Jay Deiman \033:wq!

11 years, 10 months

question about mailman issues i am experiencing

by inksanity＠inksanitytattoo.com

Dear Mailman, I use your program ver 2.1.11 cp3 The abridged version of my issue is this: I have a subscriber list of over 2,000 people. When I send emails thru the mailman program, I'm never certain how many of those emails are actually successfully received by my list members, and how many simply never get there (due to spam filters & server restrictions). I believe my issue is due to sending out so many emails at one time (the full 2000). Is there ANY WAY to send emails out to a specific group of members on my list? For example, mailman alphabetizes list members by name. Is it not possible for me to send email to members A-C then wait a few hours and send D-F then wait a few hrs more and send to members G-I etc? Thank you so much for your assistance. Steve

11 years, 10 months

Re: [Mailman-Users] question about mailman issues i am experiencing

by Michael Scheidell

One option would be to use your mta to rate limit it per destination domain. Then your mta can queue them up a few at a time. Other things you can do include make sure dns entries for your server are inplace and match. Spf records won't hurt. Also you might get the mta to do skim signing. Check reputation databases for your urls and up address. -----Original Message----- From: inksanity(a)inksanitytattoo.com <inksanity(a)inksanitytattoo.com> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 4:15 PM To: mailman-users(a)python.org <mailman-users(a)python.org> Subject: [Mailman-Users] question about mailman issues i am experiencing Dear Mailman, I use your program ver 2.1.11 cp3 The abridged version of my issue is this: I have a subscriber list of over 2,000 people. When I send emails thru the mailman program, I'm never certain how many of those emails are actually successfully received by my list members, and how many simply never get there (due to spam filters & server restrictions). I believe my issue is due to sending out so many emails at one time (the full 2000). Is there ANY WAY to send emails out to a specific group of members on my list? For example, mailman alphabetizes list members by name. Is it not possible for me to send email to members A-C then wait a few hours and send D-F then wait a few hrs more and send to members G-I etc? Thank you so much for your assistance. Steve ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users(a)python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/scheidell%40secnap.net _________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned and certified safe by SpammerTrap(r). For Information please see http://www.spammertrap.com _________________________________________________________________________

11 years, 10 months