Mailman 3 October 2010 - Mailman-Users

User Preferences
by Tanstaafl Oct. 9, 2010

Oct. 9, 2010

How does one go about defining which user prefs are available to users when they log into their users page? Is it possible to pick and choose? Hopefully without having to dog into the code? Thanks...

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Postfix and Mailman ...
by Christopher Koeber Oct. 6, 2010

Oct. 6, 2010

Hello, I am trying to get postfix working with mailman and I just can’t seem to get it to work. Essentially what I want is this: My mailing domain is students.wesleyseminary.edu. I want messages going to allstudents(a)students.wesleyseminary.edu to go to a mailman managed distribution list that sends to the other accounts on the system. Any help on this? Thanks. Here is what I have so far: Postconf –n alias_maps = hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/aliases,hash:/etc/mail/aliases … [View More]broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes command_directory = /usr/sbin config_directory = /etc/postfix daemon_directory = /usr/lib64/postfix data_directory = /var/lib/postfix debug_peer_level = 2 default_destination_concurrency_limit = 20 home_mailbox = .Maildir/ html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/html inet_interfaces = all local_destination_concurrency_limit = 2 local_recipient_maps = proxy:unix:passwd.byname $alias_maps local_transport = virtual mail_owner = postfix mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq manpage_directory = /usr/share/man mydestination = mydomain = students.wesleyseminary.edu myhostname = wts-zimbra.wesleysem.edu mynetworks_style = subnet newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases owner_request_special = no queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix-2.6.6/readme recipient_delimiter = + sample_directory = /etc/postfix sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail setgid_group = postdrop smtp_tls_note_starttls_offer = yes smtp_use_tls = yes smtpd_banner = students.wesleyseminary.edu ESMTP $mail_name ($mail_version) smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_sasl_authenticated, permit_mynetworks, reject_unauth_destination smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = yes smtpd_sasl_local_domain = smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous smtpd_tls_CAfile = /etc/postfix/cacert.pem smtpd_tls_cert_file = /etc/postfix/newcert.pem smtpd_tls_key_file = /etc/postfix/newkey.pem smtpd_tls_loglevel = 3 smtpd_tls_received_header = yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_timeout = 3600s smtpd_use_tls = yes tls_random_source = dev:/dev/urandom unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/old_students.cf virtual_gid_maps = static:1000 virtual_mailbox_base = / virtual_mailbox_domains = /etc/postfix/virtual_domains.cf virtual_mailbox_maps = ldap:/etc/postfix/ldap-maps.cf virtual_minimum_uid = 1000 virtual_uid_maps = static:1000 This is the mailmain’s alias file referenced in alias_maps: /var/lib/mailman/data/aliases # This file is generated by Mailman, and is kept in sync with the # binary hash file aliases.db. YOU SHOULD NOT MANUALLY EDIT THIS FILE # unless you know what you're doing, and can keep the two files properly # in sync. If you screw it up, you're on your own. # The ultimate loop stopper address mailman-loop: /var/lib/mailman/data/owner-bounces.mbox # STANZA START: mailman # CREATED: Thu Sep 2 14:05:34 2010 mailman: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman post mailman" mailman-admin: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman admin mailman" mailman-bounces: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman bounces mailman" mailman-confirm: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman confirm mailman" mailman-join: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman join mailman" mailman-leave: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman leave mailman" mailman-owner: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman owner mailman" mailman-request: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman request mailman" mailman-subscribe: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe mailman" mailman-unsubscribe: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe mailman" # STANZA END: mailman # STANZA START: allstudents # CREATED: Thu Sep 2 14:05:34 2010 allstudents: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman post allstudents" allstudents-admin: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman admin allstudents" allstudents-bounces: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman bounces allstudents" allstudents-confirm: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman confirm allstudents" allstudents-join: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman join allstudents" allstudents-leave: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman leave allstudents" allstudents-owner: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman owner allstudents" allstudents-request: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman request allstudents" allstudents-subscribe: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman subscribe allstudents" allstudents-unsubscribe: "|/usr/lib64/mailman/mail/mailman unsubscribe allstudents" # STANZA END: allstudents And this is my mailman’s mm_cfg.py file: /etcmainman/mm_cfg.py: # -*- python -*- # Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000,2001,2002 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License # as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 # of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. """This module contains your site-specific settings. >From a brand new distribution it should be copied to mm_cfg.py. If you already have an mm_cfg.py, be careful to add in only the new settings you want. Mailman's installation procedure will never overwrite your mm_cfg.py file. The complete set of distributed defaults, with documentation, are in the file Defaults.py. In mm_cfg.py, override only those you want to change, after the from Defaults import * line (see below). Note that these are just default settings; many can be overridden via the administrator and user interfaces on a per-list or per-user basis. """ ############################################### # Here's where we get the distributed defaults. from Defaults import * ################################################## # Put YOUR site-specific settings below this line. DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'students.wesleyseminary.edu' DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'students.wesleyseminary.edu' MTA = "Postfix" POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = ['wesleyministrynetwork.com', ' students.wesleyseminary.edu'] add_virtualhost('www.wesleyministrynetwork.com', 'wesleyministrynetwork.com ') Regards, Christopher Koeber [View Less]

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virtual-mailman not generated
by Peter B. West Oct. 6, 2010

Oct. 6, 2010

Hi, No doubt I'm overlooking something which is obvious to experienced users, but for a newcomer to both mail server setup and mailman setup, is opaque. When I run genaliases, I get aliases, but not virtual-mailman. The host that I'm generating this on is eunuch.pbw.id.au (to the outside world.) The virtual host I want to use with postfix-to-mailman.py is lists.eunuch.pbw.id.au. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Here's my postfix config. ----------------------------------- # See /usr/share/… [View More]postfix/main.cf.dist for a commented, more complete version # Debian specific: Specifying a file name will cause the first # line of that file to be used as the name. The Debian default # is /etc/mailname. myorigin = /etc/mailname smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name (Ubuntu) biff = no # appending .domain is the MUA's job. append_dot_mydomain = no # Uncomment the next line to generate "delayed mail" warnings #delay_warning_time = 4h readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix # TLS parameters smtpd_tls_cert_file=/etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem smtpd_tls_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key smtpd_use_tls=yes smtpd_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtpd_scache smtp_tls_session_cache_database = btree:${data_directory}/smtp_scache # See /usr/share/doc/postfix/TLS_README.gz in the postfix-doc package for # information on enabling SSL in the smtp client. myhostname = eunuch.pbw.id.au mydomain = pbw.id.au proxy_interfaces = 60.241.99.30 alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases alias_database = hash:/etc/aliases mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.localdomain, , localhost relayhost = mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8 [::ffff:127.0.0.0]/104 [::1]/128 192.168.1.0/8 relay_domains = lists.eunuch.pbw.id.au relay_recipient_maps = hash:/var/lib/mailman/data/virtual-mailman virtual_alias_domains = lists.eunuch.pbw.id.au virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport mailman_destination_recipient_limit = 1 mailbox_size_limit = 0 recipient_delimiter = + inet_interfaces = all html_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/html --------------------------------------------------- Here's my mm_cfg.py =================================================== # -*- python -*- # Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc. # # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License # as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 # of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the # GNU General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA # 02110-1301 USA """This is the module which takes your site-specific settings. From a raw distribution it should be copied to mm_cfg.py. If you already have an mm_cfg.py, be careful to add in only the new settings you want. The complete set of distributed defaults, with annotation, are in ./Defaults. In mm_cfg, override only those you want to change, after the from Defaults import * line (see below). Note that these are just default settings - many can be overridden via the admin and user interfaces on a per-list or per-user basis. Note also that some of the settings are resolved against the active list setting by using the value as a format string against the list-instance-object's dictionary - see the distributed value of DEFAULT_MSG_FOOTER for an example.""" ####################################################### # Here's where we get the distributed defaults. # from Defaults import * ############################################################## # Put YOUR site-specific configuration below, in mm_cfg.py . # # See Defaults.py for explanations of the values. # #------------------------------------------------------------- # The name of the list Mailman uses to send password reminders # and similar. Don't change if you want mailman-owner to be # a valid local part. MAILMAN_SITE_LIST = 'mailman' #------------------------------------------------------------- # If you change these, you have to configure your http server # accordingly (Alias and ScriptAlias directives in most httpds) DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'http://%s/mailman/' PRIVATE_ARCHIVE_URL = '/mailman/private' IMAGE_LOGOS = '/images/mailman/' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Default domain for email addresses of newly created MLs DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'localhost.localdomain' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Default host for web interface of newly created MLs DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'localhost.localdomain' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Required when setting any of its arguments. add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST, DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST) #------------------------------------------------------------- # The default language for this server. DEFAULT_SERVER_LANGUAGE = 'en' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Iirc this was used in pre 2.1, leave it for now USE_ENVELOPE_SENDER = 0 # Still used? #------------------------------------------------------------- # Unset send_reminders on newly created lists DEFAULT_SEND_REMINDERS = 0 #------------------------------------------------------------- # Uncomment this if you configured your MTA such that it # automatically recognizes newly created lists. # (see /usr/share/doc/mailman/README.Exim4.Debian or # /usr/share/mailman/postfix-to-mailman.py) # MTA=None # Misnomer, suppresses alias output on newlist #------------------------------------------------------------- # Uncomment if you use Postfix virtual domains (but not # postfix-to-mailman.py), but be sure to see # /usr/share/doc/mailman/README.Debian first. MTA='Postfix' POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = ['lists.eunuch.pbw.id.au'] DEB_LISTMASTER = 'postmaster(a)lists.eunuch.pbw.id.au' #------------------------------------------------------------- # Uncomment if you want to filter mail with SpamAssassin. For # more information please visit this website: # http://www.jamesh.id.au/articles/mailman-spamassassin/ # GLOBAL_PIPELINE.insert(1, 'SpamAssassin') # Note - if you're looking for something that is imported from mm_cfg, but you # didn't find it above, it's probably in /usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Defaults.py. ============================================================================== Peter West "Nicodemus said to him, 'How can this be?'" [View Less]

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Running multiple instances of mailman on the same server
by Andrew Kerich Oct. 5, 2010

Oct. 5, 2010

Hi Guys, Has anyone implemented the above. please assist with sample configs of your apache and MTA (exim for my case) Kerich.

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Content Filtering options
by dsl225＠gmail.com Oct. 5, 2010

Oct. 5, 2010

I've read many messages regarding this section's configuration, but, I have to confess, the more I read the less I understand. Probably not the only one... Would it be possible for someone to explain simply and clearly which configuration settings should I use in this section in order to obtain: - HTML messages (yes, right, I NEED to have HTML messages for this list) - Footers being part of the body of the same HTML message - and not as attachments Many thanks in advance!

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number of subscribers
by Con Wieland Oct. 4, 2010

Oct. 4, 2010

Does anybody already have a script to get the total number of subscribers across all the lists on a system? Con Wieland Office of Information Technology University of California at Irvine

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Approved message is discarded
by Rosenbaum, Larry M. Oct. 4, 2010

Oct. 4, 2010

We are running Mailman v2.1.13 on Solaris 9 Sparc. We have a list with about 13,000 members that we currently have "emergency moderation" turned on because of previous problems with reply storms. Today somebody sent a message to the list, which (of course) was held for moderation. The list owner approved it, but then it disappeared. Here is what was in the "vette" log: Oct 04 10:35:12 2010 (21271) XXXXX_Cohorts post from michael.xxxx(a)xxxx.edu held, message-id=<… [View More]

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman 2.1.14 Multiple Owner(s) Patch - Problem
by b19141＠anl.gov Oct. 4, 2010

Oct. 4, 2010

I wrote last week about a problem I was having with Mailman 2.1.14 and Mark Sapiro's multi-owner patch. I am not going to include my mail and Mark's response here; I will summarize. I created some test lists, and each had only one owner. Mark could not reproduce the error. I ran some more tests, and I discovered that the procedure I was using /usr/sbin/newlist ... config_list -i ... was in error because the list template file I was using in the config_list -i ... had … [View More]

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can't delete users in a list?
by Tim Tyler Oct. 2, 2010

Oct. 2, 2010

Mailman experts, We are running Mailman 2.1.9 on a Centos 5.5 system. One of the list managers must have done some copy and pasting of addresses into their list as now she can’t delete certain entries. When I look at the error logs, I see a potential hidden character at the end of the address. I can’t unsubscribe or mass remove the user and I can’t remove them using the command line. Is there a trick for trying to delete a potentially corrupt address from a list short of starting the … [View More]

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after new installation 403 Forbiden Access
by Guillaume Chartrand Oct. 2, 2010

Oct. 2, 2010

I know it's been posted many time but all the answer wasn't apply to me. So I will ask it another time I run Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS I installed Python 2.6.6 I installed Apache 2.2.16 I download and try to install mailman 2.1.14 All the installation steps working fine, but when I try to create the first list with the web interface I've got the 403 Forbidden page Whenever I try to reach http://mywebserver.com/mailman/create … [View More]

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