Mailman 3 December 2010 - Mailman-Users

Mailman web interface - specify different IP:port?
by Tanstaafl 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

Hi all, I'm a little confused about how the mailman web interface works, since it doesn't use normal vhost conf files... How would I go about specifying a different IP:port for the mailman web interface? Currently, in /etc/apache2/conf/modules.d/50_mailman.conf I have: ScriptAlias /mailman/ "/usr/local/mailman/cgi-bin/" <Directory "/usr/local/mailman/cgi-bin/"> AllowOverride None Options None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> Alias /pipermail/ "/usr/local/mailman/archives/public/" <Directory "/usr/local/mailman/archives/public/"> AllowOverride None Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> But I'd like to specify a redirect to a specific URL, namely: https://lists.example.com:##### Where/how do I go about doing this? Thanks, Charles

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Not sending to list members
by certuspersonality 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

I have sent a email message to an email list of which I am the administrator and also on the member list, received the email requesting approval for publication, gave that approval, and then the email message was sent to me (info(a)certuspersonality.com) as the original supplier of the message, the number of times that equals the number of members in the email list. It did not go to the list members (except for me). Which setting do I probably have wrong in Mailman? Help greatly appreciated, Herward Hencke

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Administrative actions extremely slow
by Brian J Mingus 31 Dec '10

31 Dec '10

I am moderating a list with 4200 members. Clicking on any link is extremely slow. I have asked that our server be upgraded, but I was told that the problem is with the mailman software. They claim that every time I try to perform any action mailman scans through every user. I have no ability to verify the validity of this claim as I don't have access to the server. I desperately need a fix to this problem. I just clicked on the link to the admin interface and it took 19 seconds. That's partly due to the fact that I just let three mails through, so the server is sending 12,000 e-mails. But even when it's not sending e-mails it takes at least 10 seconds. Given the simplicity of the admin interfaces it ought to be lightning fast. Due to the slowness of the mailman interface I can no longer afford to send custom reject messages - I just discard all mails that I don't want to get through. I consider this to be rude to those subscribers who sent their e-mail in good faith even though it was not topical. Please let me know if you can think of a fix or troubleshooting steps for me to recommend. - Brian

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Custom E-Mail-Command vs no Confirmation or Approval
by mm＠mblessenohl.de 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Hi everybody, Can deactivate ANY confirmation and approval emails for email commands authorized by the site administrator password? How? Is there an elegant update-proof solution? I need that especially for subscription and unsubscription. Thanks, MM

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duplication question
by Mark Prewitt 30 Dec '10

30 Dec '10

Good Day, I am having an issue which I need to figure out. One of the issues we are struggling with as we use Mailman to handle some internal traffic lists for our company is that we have some people with more than 1 email account. When some employees are sent an email and the list is cc'd, they are getting 2 copies of the email. Even though both the TO and the list subscription email account are the same. So if I send an email to 'joe(a)teris.com' and he is on the 'list(a)teris.com' and it is also on either the to or cc line, Joe will get 2 copies of the email. Even though we have nodupe turned on. We are running version 2.1.13 on a n OSX 10.6.x server with the patch for deduping against other mailing lists active. I am confused as to why he is getting two emails as I thought the whole point of the nodupes was to prevent anyone on the to/cc from getting a copy of the email if a list they were on was also in the to/cc. Is there a setting that I am missing somewhere? Or is this normal behavior? Mark Mark Prewitt Director of IT M: 503.984.9700 O: 206.521.8717 TERIS.com <http://www.teris.com/> Seattle | San Francisco | Silicon Valley | San Diego | Phoenix | Austin | Dallas | Houston | Chicago TERIS Built on Experience Powered by Technology ---------------------------------------------------- NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or confidential information and is protected from disclosure. If you have received this email in error, please delete this message and any attachments without replying, copying, or disclosing the contents and if possible inform the sender of the error. Thank you.

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Postfix and Mailman tips in FAQ have a mistake?
by Konstantin Vasilyev 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

Hillo, I try to integrate my Postfix with Mailman. I use tip from FAQ here http://wiki.list.org/x/ZoCj I have error message bin/genaliases sed: illegal option -- r usage: sed script [-Ealn] [-i extension] [file ...] sed [-Ealn] [-i extension] [-e script] ... [-f script_file] ... [file ...] I remove '-r' and try again. result here bin/genaliases sed: 1: "s/(^[^#][^ \t]+[ \t]+). ...": \1 not defined in the RE I am not expert in sed. Can anyone help me? PS. Sorry for my English.

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Response: 450 Host down
by Joni Seth 29 Dec '10

29 Dec '10

I have set up Mailman and Postfix, following the instructions to the letter, and although Mailman will send out email fine, when I, as the administrator, try to send my email to the list I have created, I get the following error: Response: 450 Host down (myserver.mydomain.org). I am quite new to this and am not a Mailman or Postfix expert by any means, but if someone could point me in the right direction, I would be very grateful. Thank you. Eastern Center for Arts and Technology CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you have received this communication in error, please do not print, disclose, copy, retain or redistribute it. Please delete the original message after notifying the sender by E-Mail at the address shown. Thank you for your compliance.

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Only allowing certain users to send to a mailing list
by Brian Luria 28 Dec '10

28 Dec '10

I have created some lists and I only want a certain short list of users to be allowed to send to these lists - and these users are not necessarily members of these lists. What is the simplest way to do this? boolean somehow with sender filters? Thanks in advance.

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Changing Default Options for New Lists
by Fred Atkinson, WB4AEJ 27 Dec '10

27 Dec '10

I am running a Web site that is providing free mailing lists for certain types of organizations. It uses Mailman 2.1.13. I want to simplify list creation for new moderators. I have a desired way by which these lists are to be set up and I want them to be created with these options when a new list is created rather than the way they are configured now. I haven't been able to figure out how to do this. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Regards, Fred

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message emails not going out, requests not being recieved
by Paul Evenden 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

I have been using mailman for over 2 years and since december 2010 it has not been sending out my group emails nor have I been receiving requests for subscribing. Nothing has changed that I know of. how can I test? where do I look? Paul evenden www.copperskymusic.com www.farewellcd.com

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