Mailman-Users October 2010

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new user question
by BiLL 16 Oct '10

16 Oct '10

Hello, I am new to this mailman program. It works very good so far. It mails to over 900 people with no problems. My question is, How can I set up mailman to send me an email when there is a post held for moderation? Sometimes I will go for days, and not check the moderation page. Mailman used to send me an email when there was a post awaiting approval, but we bought a new server, and it doesn't send me an email anymore.? I have to remember to check Q every day. thank you for any suggestions. -- 10/15/2010 Bill Fuller BiLL(a)thebat.net

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mailman configuration issues?
by cmallon 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

HI, This may seem like a dumb question but I've been seeing a lot of this in my mail.logs All the messages are being delivered and there are no bad recipients in the list. Could there be a misconfiguration somewhere? I'd like to write a script that extracts information from the keyword bounces, but don't want to get data from legitimate emails. Oct 15 10:53:20 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 1984F691A316: from=<my-list-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=3824, nrcpt=6 (queue active) Oct 15 10:53:20 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 8D1F4691A31D: from=<my-list-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=3958, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 15 10:53:45 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 59760691A45E: from=<info-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=5939, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 15 11:04:12 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: C16EC691B4C7: from=<client-mailing-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=4830, nrcpt=6 (queue active) Oct 15 11:04:12 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 66308691B4DE: from=<client-mailing-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=4964, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: C5760691BA29: from=<ticket-tracker-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=4174, nrcpt=4 (queue active) Oct 15 10:53:20 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 1984F691A316: from=<my-list-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=3824, nrcpt=6 (queue active) Oct 15 10:53:20 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 8D1F4691A31D: from=<my-list-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=3958, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 15 10:53:45 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 59760691A45E: from=<info-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=5939, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 15 11:04:12 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: C16EC691B4C7: from=<client-mailing-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=4830, nrcpt=6 (queue active) Oct 15 11:04:12 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: 66308691B4DE: from=<client-mailing-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=4964, nrcpt=1 (queue active) Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: C5760691BA29: from=<ticket-tracker-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=4174, nrcpt=4 (queue active) If I grep one of the message ids and take a closer look: mail:/var/mail root# grep C5760691BA29 /var/log/mail.log Oct 15 11:08:27 apps25 postfix/smtpd[18204]: C5760691BA29: client=localhost[127.0.0.1] Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/cleanup[18211]: C5760691BA29: message-id=<17120997.1287166102753.JavaMail.resin@server12> Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: C5760691BA29: from=<ticket-tracker-bounces(a)mail.mydomain.com>, size=4174, nrcpt=4 (queue active) Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/pipe[18230]: C5760691BA29: to=<andy(a)mydomain.com>, relay=cyrus, delay=1, status=sent (mail.mydomain.com) Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/pipe[18188]: C5760691BA29: to=<ben(a)mydomain.com>, relay=cyrus, delay=1, status=sent (mail.mydomain.com) Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/pipe[18241]: C5760691BA29: to=<debbie(a)mydomain.com>, relay=cyrus, delay=1, status=sent (mail.mydomain.com) Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/pipe[18230]: C5760691BA29: to=<cindy(a)mydomain.com>, orig_to=<cathy(a)mydomain.com>, relay=cyrus, delay=1, status=sent (mail.mydomain.com) Oct 15 11:08:28 apps25 postfix/qmgr[16897]: C5760691BA29: removed It appears that all the messages have been delivered. There no bad recipients. Is the "my-list-bounces" as reported in my logs normal? Its reported in the logs the same way for all the lists -- every mailman email that goes out looks like this. Thank you for your time

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mailman configuration issue?
by cmallon 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

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Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman Crashes Regularly
by Russell Clemings 15 Oct '10

15 Oct '10

The cPanel command I believe is: /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/bin/mailmanctl restart From: Aaron Kreider <aaron(a)campusactivism.org> > To: mailman-users(a)python.org > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:39:05 -0400 > Subject: [Mailman-Users] Mailman Crashes Regularly > I'm getting regular mailman crashes every 2-4 weeks. I've had 4 so far. > I'm running a centos VPS with mailman 2.1.13. > > What is the best way to restart mailman? I've been restarting the entire > vps, which obviously is a bad idea. What can I do to prevent this from > happening? > >

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Forbide sending mails from users differents
by Borja Riesgo Juan 14 Oct '10

14 Oct '10

I would like to create a list called all(a)corodiocesano.es. I would like to forbid the sending of mails from everybody except the administrator users. i would like to know an automatic method to subscribe new users using php code. best regards, Borja Riesgo

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How to get list of subscribers in moderated status
by Bob McLeran 13 Oct '10

13 Oct '10

On the list I administer as owner, I'd like to get a list of all subscribers who are in a moderated status. Is there any way to do this using the "who password" email command line? <><><><><><><><><><><><>Mozilla Thunderbird<><><><><><><><><><> Bob McLeran and Judy Young Manatee Cove Marina MV Sanderling Patrick Air Force Base DeFever 41 Trawler Melbourne, Florida Blog: http://sanderlingcruise2010.blogspot.com/ Pics: http://tinyurl.com/yjx2vky& http://tinyurl.com/yhxjvas

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bounce unsubscriptions..
by Khalil Abbas 12 Oct '10

12 Oct '10

Hi, many people get removed from my lists due to bounces and I recieve many complaints that they re-subscribe then get kicked out again.. my bounce processing settings are as follows: The maximum member bounce score before the member's subscription is disabled. This value can be a floating point number = 5.0 The number of days after which a member's bounce information is discarded, if no new bounces have been received in the interim. This value must be an integer = 7 How many Your Membership Is Disabled warnings a disabled member should get before their address is removed from the mailing list. Set to 0 to immediately remove an address from the list once their bounce score exceeds the threshold. This value must be an integer =0 The number of days between sending the Your Membership Is Disabled warnings. This value must be an integer = 7 is there anything wromg with that ?? thanks..

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Traffic information for each list
by pub88 10 Oct '10

10 Oct '10

Bonjour, I have several list using mailman and I want to know. Size of archive Traffic (monthly) generated by the list (SMPTP I suppose) for each list I use plesk to manage the domain which is hosted by OVH. Any ideas ? or where I can found this information ? TIA Ives

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User Preferences
by Tanstaafl 09 Oct '10

09 Oct '10

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 06 Oct '10

06 Oct '10

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 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

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