Mailman 3 September 2012 - Mailman-Users

Single password per user
by Eric Smith 15 Sep '12

15 Sep '12

I have a number of mailing lists. Many users subscribe to several of these lists. Is there a concept in a mailman instance of a user, such that this user may have a single password? Or does the user need to create the password each time that they subscribe? PS. Are there any screenshots of Postorius? -- Eric Smith

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local emails cannot receive.
by P.V.Anthony 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hi, I really have a very strange problem. I must have messed up somewhere. When I create mailling lists named "support(a)example.com" and "sales(a)example.com", local users like user1(a)example.com and user2(a)example.com cannot receive the emails. Where else external emails like user(a)external.com receives the email. Then I created another mailing list called "another(a)example.com", for this local and external emails accounts receive the emails. It looks like, the name "support" and "sales" has something wrong on my system. I am really lost now. I do not know where to even start looking for the fault. There are no email accounts with the name support(a)example.com or sales(a)example.com on the server. The server is CentOS 6.3 64bit. Smtp is postfix with dovecot. Mailman version 2.1.12. Really need some advice. Please share a solution or suggest where to look for possible setting error. P.V.Anthony

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Create an alias address for a mailing list
by Jan Reimann 12 Sep '12

12 Sep '12

Hello, I created a mailing list via the mailman web interface. The address fir it is listA(a)domain.org. Is it possible to create an alias for this address so that listB(a)domain.org represents the same list as listA(a)domain.org? best regards, Jan

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Mailman archive forbidden
by Massimo Barbieri 11 Sep '12

11 Sep '12

Hi, I have a fresh installation of Mailman on Debian Wheezy, and my public mailing list archive is inaccessible (403 Forbidden), but if I switch to private archive it works without error. 1) I tryed to run check_perms -f as root and I got: wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/cron (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/mail (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/icons (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/logs (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/bin (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/scripts (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/templates (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/Mailman (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/cgi-bin (ha root invece di list) (fixed) wrong group for /var/lib/mailman/locks (ha root invece di list) (fixed) Problemi riscontrati: 10 Per correggere gli errori rilancia il comando come list (o root) con il flag -f 2) I tryed to put the user list in the www-data group as reported here: http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1046834.ht… ------------------------------------ Here is a part of my mailman.conf: <Directory /var/lib/mailman/archives/> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> Alias /pipermail/ /var/lib/mailman/archives/public/ Alias /images/mailman/ /usr/share/images/mailman/ ScriptAlias /admin /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/admin ScriptAlias /admindb /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/admindb ScriptAlias /confirm /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/confirm ScriptAlias /create /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/create ScriptAlias /edithtml /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/edithtml ScriptAlias /listinfo /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo ScriptAlias /options /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/options ScriptAlias /private /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/private ScriptAlias /rmlist /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/rmlist ScriptAlias /roster /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/roster ScriptAlias /subscribe /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/subscribe ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/ ScriptAlias / /usr/lib/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo ------------------------------------- Here are some file and folder permission that could be interesting to solve: :/var/lib/mailman$ ls -l drwxrwsr-x 4 root list 4096 apr 16 21:21 archives :/var/lib/mailman/archives$ ls -l drwxrws--- 8 list list 4096 set 10 21:37 private drwxrwsr-x 2 list list 4096 set 11 08:07 public :/var/lib/mailman/archives$ ls -l public/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root list 41 apr 16 21:25 mailman -> /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/mailman lrwxrwxrwx 1 www-data list 39 set 11 08:07 users -> /var/lib/mailman/archives/private/users :/var/lib/mailman/archives$ ls -l /var/lib/mailman/archives/private drwxrwsr-x 2 root list 4096 apr 16 21:25 mailman drwxrwsr-x 2 root list 4096 apr 16 21:25 mailman.mbox drwxrwsr-x 6 www-data list 4096 set 11 03:27 users drwxrwsr-x 2 www-data list 4096 set 10 21:47 users.mbox Does anyone have any suggestions? Ciao, Max-B -- IM: max-b(a)jabber.org - OpenPGP Key-Id: 0x5D168FC1

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Unable to approve messages
by Alex TW LAM 09 Sep '12

09 Sep '12

Dear All, We have a mailman system setup a long time ago, it requires approval for any messages posted on the mailing list. Starting recently, the moderator of list no longer able approve newly posted message, they are still able to receive the "waiting for approval" message, which I suppose means the wrapper script in aliases file works. But after they entered "Approved <mod pw>" in the first line of the confirm mail (email command). Nothing would happened, list members would not receive posted, nor would the moderator received "Confirmation succeeded" message. I have tried all the method, at first I suspected it was the group settings problem. But then I realize if this is the case the "waiting for approval" would not have been sent. The "confirm and approve" email command originally worked, but just suddenly stopped working. The Any one have ideas? Regards, Alex Lam

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RELEASED: GNU Mailman 3.0 beta 2
by Barry Warsaw 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Hello friends of Mailman! Sometimes we freeze until the light comes Sometimes we're wrong and sometimes we're right I'm happy to announce the second beta release of Mailman 3.0, code named "Freeze". I expect the code name to appropriately reflect the stability of the database schema and REST API. From here on out, there should be no more major changes or new features, just bug fixes leading to the 3.0 final release. You can download GNU Mailman 3.0b2 from Launchpad or the Python Cheeseshop: https://launchpad.net/mailman http://pypi.python.org/pypi/mailman The GNU Mailman documentation is available online at: http://packages.python.org/mailman/ Don't forget that alpha releases of Postorious, our new web ui are also available: https://launchpad.net/postorius http://pypi.python.org/pypi/postorius You can submit bug reports to GNU Mailman and Postorius at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman https://bugs.launchpad.net/postorius GNU Mailman and Postorius are released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. Detailed changes in Mailman 3.0b2 are available here: http://tinyurl.com/93xlt5m Here's a summary of the most user and developer visible change: * The link between members and mailing lists is now the list-id, not the mailing list's posting address. This is reflected in changes to the REST API for members, and other internal APIs. * Many other database schema changes have been made, compatible with both the SQLite3 and PostgreSQL backends, and with fully tested automatic migration. * passlib is now used for password hashing instead of flufl.password. There is a separate configuration file for controlling the hash used, with the default being sha512_crypt. * Internally, all datetimes are interpreted in UTC, but stored in naive format. * The `news` runner is now called the `nntp` runner. Beta testers can safely remove $var_dir/queue/news. * Many internal events have been added and renamed. * Archiving policies are now controlled by a single enumeration. This change is also reflected in the REST API. * Many configuration file changes have been made, including the addition of the new [antispam] section. * The usual slew of bug fixes have been applied. Enjoy, -Barry

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Cannot Modify MOD on the Membership List in the Mailman Admin WEB UI
by Vladimir Mikhelson 08 Sep '12

08 Sep '12

Hi, Has anybody run into a problem when the "mod" column does not change when managed via the Membership Management page in the Mailman admin WEB UI? I can change the mod value by running the "withlist" script, and the modification shows up on the WEB page. Mailman version 2.1.15 Pyphon version: 2.7.3 Thank you, Vladimir

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May I know which file I need to modify to change the Welcome page content?
by Ma, Yuan 07 Sep '12

07 Sep '12

Hi, I am trying to change the line in the Welcome! below from (Send questions and comments to mailman(a)lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:mailman@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>.) to (Send questions and comments to smith.78910(a)osu.edu.) May I know which file I need to modify? Thank you very much in advance. Yuan Ma -------------------This is the Welcome web page content of our mailing list server----------------- https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/admin/ lists.service.ohio-state.edu mailing lists - Admin Links Welcome! Below is the collection of publicly-advertised Mailman<http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/index.html> mailing lists on lists.service.ohio-state.edu. Click on a list name to visit the configuration pages for that list.To visit the administrators configuration page for an unadvertised list, open a URL similar to this one, but with a '/' and the list name appended. If you have the proper authority, you can also create a new mailing list<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/create>. General list information can be found at the mailing list overview page<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo>. (Send questions and comments to mailman(a)lists.service.ohio-state.edu<mailto:mailman@lists.service.ohio-state.edu>.) List Description 10medcohort<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/admin/10medcohort> for 2010-11 MEd cohort in social studies and global ed 160dinstructors<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/admin/160dinstructors> For issues related to teaching Art Education 160D 1900kennyroad<https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/admin/1900kennyroad> 1900 Kenny Road Building staff list for building issues alerts info ... -----------------------------------------end-------------------------

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Something is hiding Subject/Sender for Hotmail/MSN recipients
by ChuckPuckett 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

This just started, but it may be result of change in Settings. I use Mailman list primarily as an announcement service (of theatrical events in the area). I myself receive the emails, once in my Hotmail account, once in my Gmail account. I send the announcements from the Hotmail account. In the last month or so, I've noticed that when I receive the email in my Hotmail account, the Subject says "(No Subject)" and the sender is "(Unknown)". The Gmail receipt is fine: subject and sender are perfectly visible. I just ignored the problem until one of my patrons, using an MSN (also Microsoft, so you can see where I'm heading with my suspicions) reported the same phenomenon. My settings are hopefully set up so that members can only receive the postings, there is no provision for anyone else posting to the list (it's not a discussion forum) anonymous_list is set to NO first_strip_reply_to set to YES reply_goes_to_list is Explicit address (mine) subject_prefix is "[Theatre Happenings]" (don't see how this would affect, just mentioning settings that seem at least potentially related) There may be other settings that are germane, happy to provide them. Or maybe it's nothing in my Settings at all. Any help is appreciated. Chuck Puckett http://www.puckettpublishing.com http://www.puckettpublishing.com "I don't want to steal the show. I only want to borrow it for a while." -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Something-is-hiding-Subject-Sender-for-Hotmail-MSN-re… Sent from the Mailman - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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3.0.0b1 fails bootstrap.py on Mountain Lion
by G B 06 Sep '12

06 Sep '12

I'm installing Mailman for the first time, and chose to try the beta. I'm installing on a Mountain Lion Server, that was cleanly installed. I've since updated the OS to 10.8.1 I got as far as 'python bootstrap.py' and it failed immediately with the following traceback: ————————————————————————-- Traceback (most recent call last): File "bootstrap.py", line 157, in <module> import pkg_resources File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/../../Extras/lib/python/pkg_resources.py", line 698, in <module> class Environment(object): File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/../../Extras/lib/python/pkg_resources.py", line 701, in Environment def __init__(self, search_path=None, platform=get_supported_platform(), python=PY_MAJOR): File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/../../Extras/lib/python/pkg_resources.py", line 99, in get_supported_platform plat = 'macosx-%s-%s' % ('.'.join(_macosx_vers()[:2]), m.group(3)) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/../../Extras/lib/python/pkg_resources.py", line 209, in _macosx_vers _cache.append(mac_ver()[0].split('.')) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/platform.py", line 803, in mac_ver File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/platform.py", line 780, in _mac_ver_xml File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 78, in readPlist File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 406, in parse File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 418, in handleEndElement File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 452, in end_key File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plistlib.py", line 436, in getData LookupError: unknown encoding: ascii —————————————————————————— FWIW, I can open an interactive Python session and execute "import pkg_resources" from the command line without error. Any ideas? Thanks— Greg

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