Mailman 3 January 2012 - Mailman-Users

mailman issues continued
by Amit Bhatt Jan. 15, 2012

Jan. 15, 2012

Dear all, I have asked my web service provider to rectify the issues from their end. They have reset the Mailman script, checked MTA log and so forth done whatever they could at their end but I am still not satisfy with the performance of our mailing list. Our users are not receiving E-mails properly, mainly issues are faced by Gmail users. new users are not been able to receive any notification after sending new request for the subscription and nor I am receiving any admin notification for the approval of subscription. I am not that much of technical sound, could someone help me in solving this entire issue? My mailing list name is SayEverything, which is dedicated to the blind users. I have done something from my end as well but nothing seems to be effective. Would be so nice if someone can see the settings of my mailing list if I can provide with the necessary and required information. Thanks and regards, Amit Bhatt new Delhi, India

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Mailman Not Sending Admins Notification of Held Messages
by J.R. Constance Jan. 13, 2012

Jan. 13, 2012

I have a group of mailman mailing lists (2.1.14-1) running in a cPanel environment (11.30.5 - build 3) where suddenly I am no longer seeing notifications of held messages being sent to the admins. I am also not seeing the daily notifications of held messages that normally were sent out in the mornings. This happens with messages sent to moderated lists by subscribers and non-subscribers, and also with messages sent to non-moderated lists by non-subscribers. There is just no notification to admins. On the other hand, messages sent to non-moderated lists by subscribers are sent out to the entire list without a problem. In addition, individuals who send to a moderated list receive an email that their message has been held pending admin approval. So, just the two pieces are not working. I realize that since the cPanel build is unique you are not able to support it, but am just looking for some help about where to begin looking. Thanks, J.R. J.R. Constance jrc(a)clshost.com "Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant." Scott Adams

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Deleting all lists and any trace of mailman from our systems
by Sam Bennett Jan. 12, 2012

Jan. 12, 2012

Hello, Apologies for blundering in and emailing the wrong lists - I need to get rid of all of the mailman delivery systems that my organisation has previously set up - I have most of the admin passwords as far as I'm aware, but I'm unfamiliar with this system - I have tried to look up the answer in previous threads on this forum but I don't understand what the commands mean and how to operate the system. Please can I get some guidance before I flip out like a ninja and alarm my colleagues. Cheers Sam Bennett Vice President (Rights & Activities) University Campus Suffolk Union office: +44 (0)1473 338155 e-mail: su.vicepresident(a)ucs.ac.uk web: www.UCSunion.com Twitter: @UCSunion_VP University Campus Suffolk Students' Union is a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 6967378 and registered office at Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ. UCS Students' Union is an exempt charity. University Campus Suffolk is the trading name of University Campus Suffolk Ltd. Registered in England and Wales, company number: 05078498. Registered Address: Waterfront Building, Neptune Quay, Ipswich, IP4 1QJ

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password reminder for moderator?
by Gerard Henry Jan. 12, 2012

Jan. 12, 2012

hello all, i'm using mailman 2.1.8. A user who acts as a moderator forgot his password. As administrator, i can reset a new password for the moderator, but is it possible to have a password reminder for the moderator? i know that mailman just needs a password to moderate the message, and don't need an email. But the email is stored in mailman, so i'm wondering if there is a form somewhere to permit the moderator to reset his password without admin action. thanks in advance for help, gerard

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Problem with Blackberry
by Jeff Basham Jan. 12, 2012

Jan. 12, 2012

Hello - I have a subscriber who is on multiple lists that I run. He gets email on his Blackberry, and one list is completely fine ... the other list he can't see the body of the email, only the header. The only difference with the 2nd list is that it has a header configured in the admin interface. I removed the header, and he saw the message without the header just fine, but leaving it off permanently is not an option. The header started with "****", so I changed that to "----" and there was no change ... His Blackberry still would not display the body of the email, which for everyone else, regular mail clients, iPhones, and other smart phones see the message just fine. Both lists are identical in the admin interface, except for the header. I've checked every single setting side-by-side. Any ideas on what to try next? I am thinking that the blackberry mail software is seeing the header as a 'signature' and not displaying anything below it, but I might be way off-base. I don't have a blackberry, and never have had one, so I am a little blind on that end. Anyway .. TIA for any help. Jeff

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Login as Mailman admin via URL parameters?
by Sascha Rissel Jan. 12, 2012

Jan. 12, 2012

Hello all, just one thing that came to my mind: Since I administrate several mailing lists, it is always a bit complicated to retrieve the appropriate password from a password tool and then being able to log into the site. I know some Internet epplications, where administrators can log in using request parameters, such as http://<myurl>?user=<user>&password=<password> Is this possible with mailman? It would save me quite some overhead, since often I just want to moderate a single email, which means log in procedure takes longer than the moderation process itself. Regards, Sascha.

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Issue facing with mail delivery
by Amit Bhatt Jan. 11, 2012

Jan. 11, 2012

Hello all, I am a new member of this mailing list. Currently I am running a list on Mailman 2.1.14-1. We are facing an issue that the E-mails sent by our subscribers are neither reaching to the list nore reaching to the inbox of any user subscribed to our mailing list. Members do not receive any error or bouncing notification while sending the mails, but it simply get disappeared after sent. I raised this issue to our web service provider and they have also refreshed their mail server but nothing is happening. I would be highly obliged if someone can let me know the possible reason of this problem and solutions to rectify the issue. Thanks, Amit Bhatt New Delhi, India

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Attachment handling
by Syafril Hermansyah Jan. 10, 2012

Jan. 10, 2012

Hi there, I have read the archive http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users@python.org/msg58949.html ---- > i wan to know if there is a way to "detach" the attachment, place the > file on a public web server and provide a link into the message to > download the file from the webserver. In the list's web admin interface Non-digest options Section, set scrub_nondigest to Yes. ----- just need to confirm, if I set list restriction to 1024 KB (for example) will MailMan scrub the attachment (and making attachment linking, URL link) if the posting exceed 1024 KB? -- syafril ------- Syafril Hermansyah

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Spam Filter settings
by Sascha Rissel Jan. 8, 2012

Jan. 8, 2012

Hello, during the last days I receive a lot of spam mails like "Yulenka wants to be your friend" in subject. Now my knowledge about regular expressions has grown a little old... Can someone please give me some help on how I should configure my mailmail spam filter to filter out mails with a subject like "... wants to be your friend"? Thanks a lot! Sascha.

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List Migration Issue
by Anthony Harrison Jan. 7, 2012

Jan. 7, 2012

I am trying to migrate mailing lists from Mailman 2.1.11 running on Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS to Mailman 2.1.12 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 (Santiago). I'm not sure how mailman was installed/built on the Ubuntu box but on the Redhat box, it was installed using yum. I have followed the guides on list migration and rsync'ed the lists, data, and archives directory from the Ubuntu box to the Redhat box, updated the permissions, and regenerated the aliases. However, when I go to update the urls for mailing lists via fix_url, none of the allegedly migrated lists can be found. Has anyone encountered and dealt with this issue successfully?

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