Mailman-Users March 2010

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74 participants
83 discussions

Add "sender's name/email" to BODY of mail as header?
by Mal 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

I want all mails sent to the list to come from the list's email address... But, in this case, if the user forgets to sign their name at the bottom of their mail body, effectively the mail to the list is anonymous...! Is there a way to add the user name (or email address) to the top of each mail so that the mails have the name of the sender, while the mail itself comes from the list address? I have looked high and low for an answer, but noone seems to have the solution. Thank you! Mal

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Setting MIME as default for new Non-Digest subscribers
by Steve Reiter 31 Jul '11

31 Jul '11

Hi - I have searched FAQ and archives to find an answer. Hoping you can help. I have a new list (with previously imported addresses) for announcements only, and wish these announcements to be received immediately. I set the defaults to allow non-digest and to not allow digest. I wish to send out announcements in html, and so wish to make the default for new subscribers be MIME. While I see a setting under Digest Options (MIME_is_Default_Digest), I don't see any equivalent option under Non-Digest Options... and new subscribers continue to come in as plain text. QUESTIONS: In order to avoid having to manually change this option for each existing subscriber, is there a way to force all existing subscribers to receive MIME in Non-Digest mode? If not, is there a way to force all NEW subscribers to be enrolled with MIME as their default? Also, is there a way to "lock" the MIME switch on, so that users who try to change their option to plain text will be prevented from doing so? Thanks - Steve

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Changing the received time on an outgoing authorized email message?
by Paul Key 08 Sep '10

08 Sep '10

When authorizing a moderated list posting is it possible to change the date/time on the outgoing authorized list message to the time it was approved instead of the message showing the time it was first received by mailman? Thanks Paul

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Where is the template for monthly password reminders?
by Michael R Boudreau 21 Jul '10

21 Jul '10

Where can I find the template for the monthly password reminder email? I'd like to modify it so that it doesn't contain the password (our members object to this being sent unbidden in plain text), and so that it reminds users to make sure their subscription address matches the address from which they currently send email (ideally with a link to their personal options page so they can update). -- Michael R. Boudreau Senior Publishing Technology Analyst The University of Chicago Press 1427 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 (773) 753-3298 fax: (773) 753-3383

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Uncaught runner exception: regular_exclude_lists
by Adam Nielsen 03 Jun '10

03 Jun '10

Hi all, I've followed the FAQ to move some lists across to a new server, but now on the new machine any message posted to a list gets passed to Mailman and then disappears. The Mailman error log says this: Sep 24 10:34:18 2009 (5311) Uncaught runner exception: regular_exclude_lists Sep 24 10:34:18 2009 (5311) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 120, in _oneloop File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 191, in _onefile File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 130, in _dispose File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 153, in _dopipeline File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/CalcRecips.py", line 99, in process File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/CalcRecips.py", line 157, in do_exclude File "/usr/lib64/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 146, in __getattr__ AttributeError: regular_exclude_lists Sep 24 10:34:18 2009 (5311) SHUNTING: 1253752458.0181279+c9484331c59781f0d3cf0af775ece9b9c88a6b43 I can't find any reference to this exception, so I'm a bit stuck where to look next. Any ideas? The new server is running a fresh install of Mailman (it didn't have any lists before I moved these ones across) and the move went from Slackware to Gentoo so many of the paths have changed, just in case these are saved in the list data. (I have run the fixurl script as per the FAQ, and the lists do appear in the Mailman web UI.) Many thanks, Adam.

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Mailman bug or browser behaviour?
by Geoff Shang 24 May '10

24 May '10

Hi, I've noticed an odd thing but am not sure if it's Mailman (2.1.11) or my browser (Lynx 2.8.7dev.9) which is at fault. I've noticed that if I go to pending Moderator requests and approve a message from a particular user, if I leave the resulting page open which says "Click here to reload this page" and another message from that user comes through which requires approval, if I click to reload the page, the message is automatically approved and I'm told there are no pending requests. I wondered if perhaps someone else was clearing the queue at the same time, but I've seen this several times now so I'm confident that it's either Mailman or my browser that's to blame here. Cheers, Geoff.

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Virtual Domains for Mailing Lists in MailMan
by Gordon Smith 28 Apr '10

28 Apr '10

Hello I found this E-Mail address on the MailMan homepage and decided to contact you as I don't seem to be able to locate the information I need elsewhere. To explain my circumstance. I am a visually impaired person, trying to get to grips with administrating a mail server under Apple Mac OS X 10.5.7 (Leopard) server. I need to host mailing lists under virtual domains hosted on our server but can't see quite how this is accomplished. Is there anywhere I can obtain this information as Apple's documentation on this subject seems poor from what I've seen. I really do apologise for any inconvenience I may cause you by contacting you - but if you could point me to the relevant information pages as to how to accomplish virtual domain list configuration under Apple's server platform I'd be very grateful. As a blind person this information is not always easy for me to locate. Thank you in advance for any help. Gordon

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unsubscribe from all mailing lists
by Δημήτριος Καραπιπέ ρης 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Ralf pointed out the --fromall option on shell's remove_members script. On the remove_members help it mentions --nouserack -n Don't send the user acknowledgements. If not specified, the list default value is used. Which is this default value ? On remove_members --fromall ,.,. it did not send out any ack to the unsubscribed user but it did send to the administrator as defined by the mailing list option. thanks Dimitrios

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unsubscribe from all mailing lists
by Dimitrios Karapiperis 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

Hello is there any way to unsubsctibe a user from all the mailing lists on a host? I am utilizing Mialman's web scripts through my php files and I make any subscriptions and deletions ( I don't like the idea to execute shell scripts through php) version mailman-2.1.9-4.el5 Thanks in advance Dimitrios Karapiperis

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Unsubscribing on ARF reports
by Stefan Foerster 31 Mar '10

31 Mar '10

The subject pretty much sums it up: How do I unsubscribe morons^Wusers that report list mail as spam instead of unsubscribing, causing ARF reports from their mail service providers? I know the python.org listmasters have some working Python scripts to do that stuff (it's mentioned in Ralf's/Patrick's deliverability slides), do you guys share? Cheers Stefan

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