Mailman 3 January 2010 - Mailman-Users

Sending mail from 1 member to all members
by Harry Fogarty 11 Jan '10

11 Jan '10

I am having an issue of sending mail from one user to all the users of the mailing list. It seems like the main mail from a user comes to me which is the admin and then when I reply to that email it only goes back to the sender. How do I get this to go to all members of the list so that everyone can be involved in the questions that are being asked by the user. Harry Fogarty Terrace B.C. Canada Website : www.schematicsforum.com _________________________________________________________________ Reinvent how you stay in touch with the new Windows Live Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9706116

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Removing archives query.
by John Fitzsimons 10 Jan '10

10 Jan '10

From looking at the FAQ it appears that one can only remove mailing list archives if one has shell access. Is that correct ? If it is then are there any plans for us CPanel users to be able to remove archives in a future Mailman release please ? Regards, John.

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Removing archives query.
by Russell Clemings 09 Jan '10

09 Jan '10

Maybe I'm missing something obvious here, but why can't the OP just go into the Mailman web admin page and set the archiving options like anybody else? I have a cPanel VPS with shell access so I create all my lists there. But I just set up a test list within cPanel and was able to get to the web admin page by selecting "mail," then "mailing lists," then "edit" for the appropriate list. You'll need to supply the password you specified when you created the list. Then just go to "archiving options" and make your changes. rac ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Brian Carpenter" <brian(a)emwd.com> > To: "'Stephen J. Turnbull'" <stephen(a)xemacs.org>, "'John Fitzsimons'" < > johnf(a)net2000.com.au> > Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 22:06:21 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Removing archives query. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mailman-users-bounces+brian=emwd.com(a)python.org [mailto:mailman- > > users-bounces+brian=emwd.com(a)python.org] On Behalf Of Stephen J. > > Turnbull > > Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:33 PM > > To: John Fitzsimons > > Cc: mailman-users(a)python.org > > Subject: [Mailman-Users] Removing archives query. > > > > John Fitzsimons writes: > > > > > If it is then are there any plans for us CPanel users to be able to > > > remove archives in a future Mailman release please ? > > > > John, it's not called "free software" because you pay nothing for it. > > It's call "free software" because you, and I, and the general public > > are licensed to do almost anything with the software. The only > > condition in this license that matters is that if we redistribute any > > form of Mailman, we must provide the *recipient* with the source code > > of the program. (Note: *not* "the public"; that's important.) > > > > The company that provides cPanel has taken advantage of this license > > offered to *all* in the public to incorporate GNU Mailman in their > > hosting product. This relationship is entirely one-sided: they take > > the Mailman code, but have *never* provided any input to development > > or support of Mailman users that I know of. > > > > Yes, CPanel has its conveniences. It also has its inconveniences, and > > *those are entirely your problem* because we have no claim at all on > > cPanel's attention, by the *vendor's* choice. Please stop posting > > about cPanel here, and take responsibility for *your* choice. > > > > If you want to help, including helping yourself, you can > > > > (1) Go talk to your service provider, and see if you can get them to > > give you a copy of the cPanel version of Mailman. Make a diff and > > post it online, and to the mailman-developers(a)python.org mailing > > list. According to the Mailman license, if you can get somebody > > to voluntarily give you a copy of a legitimately received copy, > > you do have the right to do that. In the future, if you have a > > problem (bug) with cPanel Mailman, you can point the developers to > > that copy, and (if they have time), you may get some help. > > > > Missing features are still your problem, whether they are > > something that cPanel has subtracted or something that Mailman > > could do but doesn't. You might get some sympathy for the latter, > > of course. > > > > (2) Talk to the cPanel people, find out what their plans are, and post > > the answers here. If they ask you *not* to do that, post simply > > that fact. Better yet, add either kind of answer to the FAQ on > > cPanel. > > > > These are not things Mailman developers can do *for* you. These > > companies talk only to their customers (if they even do that). > > > > Alteratively, you could bite the bullet, and ask for help in > > installing your own Mailman, and have access to all the facilities, as > > well as receiving much more detailed (not to mention enthusiastic) > > help on this list and (often) in private. > > > > It's called "free software" because *the choice is yours*. > > Wow! That is a harsh reply. > > I think all John was trying to find out was how to remove their archives > without having direct access to the backend of mailman. Unfortunately there > is not. However John's hosting company should be able to assist him in > doing > that. We have when requested by our own clients. > > He is really not posting about cPanel here. He is simply trying to get some > assistance with Mailman which he is using via his cPanel hosting account. > He > may be perhaps confused about the relationship between cPanel and Mailman > which is understandable. > > On a positive note, cPanel has introduce a large number of folks to Mailman > who would have otherwise been ignorant of its existence. > > Brian > EMWD.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > Searchable Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ >

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Information and help
by davidoweir3＠yahoo.co.uk 09 Jan '10

09 Jan '10

Is there any addon's for Nailman Can i connect it to google groups and how do i get this list to work on my rss feed and would you recommend me getting a SSL for the site what can a admin do and how do i install this on a Cpanel VPS Linux What requirement's do i need on the VPS for mailman to work how do i make the list on list.example.com for example

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How to check mailman on successfully hand off the message?
by Hung Phan 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

Hello, folks We have about two dozens of lists set to confirm subscription. All lists are working except one. Somehow the confirmation email never get to the users even though, the smtp log indicates that Mailman dispatches a message for each subscription. Jan 06 16:14:51 2010 (2305) <mailman.0.1262823290.13100.chs_parents(a)mailman.server.address > smtp to chs_parents for 1 recips, completed in 0.067 seconds Jan 06 16:17:29 2010 (2305) <mailman.0.1262823448.13144.chs_parents(a)mailman.server.address > smtp to chs_parents for 1 recips, completed in 0.072 seconds Jan 06 16:19:40 2010 (2305) <mailman.0.1262823579.13186.chs_parents(a)mailman.server.address > smtp to chs_parents for 1 recips, completed in 0.070 seconds Jan 06 16:23:39 2010 (2305) <mailman.0.1262823817.13285.chs_parents(a)mailman.server.address > smtp to chs_parents for 1 recips, completed in 0.066 seconds On the recipient side, the ISP could not find any trace of the messages being delivered to their email server. They ask us to check whether the messages were successfully hand-off. Beside from the smtp log, any other log that may indicates the messages were successfully sent out? Our Mailman is hosted on Fedora 10, Mailman 2.1.12, Exim 4.69-7 Any advice is very appreciate for the newbie :)

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RSS feed
by davidoweir3＠yahoo.co.uk 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

Hello there how do i subscribe to this list using my rss feed

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unsubscribing addresses from domain in one fell swoop?
by Christopher Adams 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

A spammer has subscribed completely unique addresses from the same domain to many of the mailing lists that we host. Is there a way to unsubscribe everything from this domain without writing a script that will do it? -- Christopher Adams adamsca(a)gmail.com

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Setting up redundant mailing lists in OS X Snow Leopard.
by JRC Groups 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

Hi, everyone. First I wish to say hello to everyone as I am a new member and this is my first post to the list. I have just purchased a Mac server with Snow Leopard server installed and one of the main reasons for the purchase was my plan to set-up some mailing lists. The following are some questions I have: While setting up Mailman mailing lists under Snow Leopard Server I've run into some questions and thought I would ask here for help. These are the questions: Q1. In Mailman how are mailing list subscribers set-up ? Are subscribers set-up separately or do they have to be set-up as users in Workgroup Manager ? I would prefer to set-up subscribers to the mailing lists separately as they are not members of my workgroup. Is there a configuration pane under Mailman mailing lists for setting up subscribers ? Q2. I am trying to set-up two versions of each mailing list so that one version allows attachments to be forwarded to subscribers along with the posts while the other version blocks the attachments and only forwards the text portion of the post. How can this be set-up in Mailman ? How can I manage attachment rules in Mailman and create this redundant mailing lists ? Where are attachments sent along with posts to the lists saved in OS X (folder address) ? Thank you, Joseph

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Archives Index Page Blank
by Brian Carpenter 08 Jan '10

08 Jan '10

Hello MM Community I was notified by a client that his archives for his list was not showing up. When I investigated, I found out all of his archive index pages are blank, i.e. file size 0. He has 13 lists. The server he is on is a shared hosting server with other mailman lists (cpanel environment). However this issue did not affect any other clients. What in the world could have zeroed out his archive index page (index.html) on all of his lists? Any ideas? Needless to say I am quite concerned and confused. Thanks. Regards, Brian Carpenter EMWD.com -------------------------------------------------------- http://blog.emwd.com/ Curious comments from a web hosting techie

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List is too moderated. :-(
by John Fitzsimons 07 Jan '10

07 Jan '10

Okay, I think I have messed up somewhere. Using version 2.1.11.cp3 I have setup new member applications to require approval. To avoid just anyone joining the list. That works fine. I get an email to allow/disallow them as subscribers. The problem however is that even though they become "members" I need to "approve' each new email. How/where in the web interface do I set things up to block anyone subscribing themselves without my approval BUT once becoming a member to post without needing any further authorisation from me as administrator. Can someone here help me with this please ? Regards, John.

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