Mailman 3 June 2009 - Mailman-Users

Bounce processing off but still receiving bounce messages
by Dave Bevis 12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

I have a list set up that the membership changes on the fly. When an email is sent out, the current list is removed and a new list is uploaded. I have turned bounce processing off but I am still receiving bounce messages. Is there a way to turn bounce processing off completely for a particular list? Mac os x server Mailman 2.1.4 Thanks. Dave

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confirmation messages are rejected
by Allan Hansen 12 Jun '09

12 Jun '09

Hi all, Several users have now complained to me that their address change confirmation messsages get rejected as follows (an example): ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <<mailto:women-bounces@mail.rc.org>women-bounces(a)mail.rc.org> Date: 2009/6/7 Subject: The results of your email commands To: <mailto:yvoodr@gmail.com>user_name(a)gmail.com The results of your email command are provided below. Attached is your original message. - Results: Ignoring non-text/plain MIME parts Invalid confirmation string. Note that confirmation strings expire approximately 3 days after the initial subscription request. If your confirmation has expired, please try to re-submit your original request or message. - Unprocessed: confirm ffc239cae5b91c5b2f50ec283ab33f0e1550544d - Done. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: User Name <<mailto:yvoodr@gmail.com>user_name(a)gmail.com> To: <mailto:women-request@mail.rc.org>women-request(a)mail.rc.org Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:38:58 +0200 Subject: confirm ffc239cae5b91c5b2f50ec283ab33f0e1550544d confirm ffc239cae5b91c5b2f50ec283ab33f 0e1550544d I searched the wiki for similar complaints, but did not find one, sorry. Mailman 2.1.9 (MacOS 10.5.6). Thanks, Allan -- Allan Hansen P.O Box 2423 Cypress, CA 90630 U.S.A. hansen(a)rc.org +1-714-875-8870

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How to set up notifications for Membership Management?
by Ulf Dunkel 10 Jun '09

10 Jun '09

I cannot find out how I can figure the following default settings: Membership Management: - Mass Subscription: - Send welcome messages to new subscribees? (Yes) - Send notifications of new subscriptions to the list owner? (Yes) - Mass Removal: - Send unsubscription acknowledgement to the user? (Yes) - Send notifications to the list owner? (No) Whatever I set up (e.g. in "General Options"), I cannot set this configuration. Is it possible anyhow? Thanks in advance for your help. :-) --UlfDunkel

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Mailman + virtualenv
by Rick Morrison 09 Jun '09

09 Jun '09

I've been tasked with upgrading an existing Mailman installation to a new version while maintaining some patches we've previously made to the base setup. All this is to happen on a VPS hosted machine while the existing mailing list continues to run as-is. I'm considering doing a side-by-side install of a new version of Mailman under virtualenv, then porting over the changes, and then finally switching over once testing is done. Anyone out there have any experience running Mailman in virtualenv? Any known minefields to avoid? Thanks, Rick

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moderated subscription?
by Kārlis Repsons 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

Hello there, somebody please tell me, how can I make a list subscription moderated, so only approved people can post, but no moderation is required then? k.

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Getting a reason in a reject
by Bernie Cosell 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

I'm clearly confused and doing something stupid wrong. I periodically go to the admin panel and deal with the 'defer'ed messages. Usually I start with "discard all messages marked defer" and then go through and either reject or accept the ones that aren't spam. My problem is that in the display it correctly lists the *reason* why the message got trapped, but when I just set 'reject' and tell it to go "do it", the reject message ends up looking like: -------------------- Subject: Request to mailing list XXX rejected Date: Jun 5, 2009 10:23 AM Your request to the XXX mailing list Posting of your message titled "Whatever" has been rejected by the list moderator. The moderator gave the following reason for rejecting your request: "No reason given" -------------------- A double question: 1) why didn't it give as the reason the reason that was *there* (in this case, non-member submission to a restricted list), and 2) if it doesn't do that automatically, where can I put in a reason -- I don't see a spot in the web form for putting *in* a reason. Thanks! /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:bernie@fantasyfarm.com Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <--

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Question on the Sender Filter
by Rex Helwig 06 Jun '09

06 Jun '09

I am trying to allow the members of one of our other lists to be able to post to another list without being a member. I have tried several permutations of the list address but haven't found one that works. Our current version is 2.1.11. The list I moderate is sc(a)polarisusersgroup.org and I would like to allow the members of the all(a)polarisusersgroup.org to post to it. I have tried @all, ^@all, @all@polarisusersgroup.org, ^@all@polarisusersgroup.org <mailto:%5e@all@polarisusersgroup.org> , all(a)polarisusersgroup.org without any success. How should I enter the all list to get this to function? Thanks, Rex Sc Mailing list Configuration Help accept_these_nonmembers Option accept_these_nonmembers (privacy): List of non-member addresses whose postings should be automatically accepted. Postings from any of these non-members will be automatically accepted with no further moderation applied. Add member addresses one per line; start the line with a ^ character to designate a regular expression match. A line consisting of the @ character followed by a list name specifies another Mailman list in this installation, all of whose member addresses will be accepted for this list. Top of Form Bottom of Form Rex Rex R. Helwig Computer Network Services Manager Finger Lakes Library System 119 E. Green St. Ithaca, NY 14850 (607)273-4074 x40 <mailto:rhelwig@flls.org> mailto:rhelwig@flls.org <http://www.flls.org/> http://www.flls.org

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migrating hundreds of lists to another host
by Zhengquan Zhang 05 Jun '09

05 Jun '09

Hi mailman list, Since our list server is getting old and dying, I plan to migrate list service to another host. mailman is working with a postfix setup. the migration will be temporary and once I setup a new server for the list I will move the lists back. My question is, how Can I minimize list downtime and allow for users to use the lists without any feeling the service has been moved to another host? for example, the hostname is different for the temporary host and others? I am clueless asto how to do this. Thanks for any pointers and enlightenments, -- Zhengquan

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(no subject)
by Stephen Plumpton 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hi there I would like to create a list for blind people to use to discuss IT related queries. How do I start a list off and how do people subscribe. Do I need to instal mailman on a Unix based machine as the first step? Or can a windows machine be used. Thank you Stephen Plumpton Stephen N. Plumpton Action for Blind People North West Team Technology Officer Tel: 0151 298 3222 The Gateway Centre 71 London Road Liverpool L3 8HY Action for Blind People is an expert national organisation, ensuring blind and partially sighted people get practical support in all aspects of their lives. In April 2009 Action for Blind People became an associate charity of RNIB, in an innovative partnership combining regional service delivery across England. This partnership enables both organisations to share skills and deliver services in line with the UK Vision Strategy. For more information phone us on our National Freephone Helpline 0800 915 4666 or visit our fully accessible website. www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk <http://www.actionforblindpeople.org.uk/> . Registered Charity no: 205913 (England and Wales) SC040050 (Scotland) P Grow a tree, plant seeds.

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Mailman
by Claire L Laing 04 Jun '09

04 Jun '09

Hi, Our program has been using your program for a couple of years now. Because we didn't have our own website, we were able to use our local university's site to set up the groups. We recently got our own website through Host Papa, and decided to create our own mailing list instead. It began three weeks ago, and although we didn't have problems before, we are having most of the email bounce back. Is there someone who can help us with this? Claire Laing Communication Designer Toward Optimized Practice CMA Alberta House 12230 106 Ave NW Edmonton, AB T5N 3Z1 780.732.3367 or 1.866.505.3302 claire.laing(a)TOPalbertadoctors.org www.TOPalbertadoctors.org

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