Mailman 3 December 2014 - Mailman-Users

Re: [Mailman-Users] Custom contact address, not site admin
by Henrik Rasmussen Dec. 5, 2014

Dec. 5, 2014

I found this, so it seems that there is no single way to change the site admin contact address, as messages seems to be associate with the list admin, according to the %(owneraddr)s in the bounce.txt [2] https://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2012-September/074141.html Henrik Rasmussen Fra: Henrik Rasmussen Sendt: 28. november 2014 12:55 Til: mailman-users(a)python.org Emne: Custom contact address, not site admin Some standard mails from Mailman, like "bounce action notice", urges the user to contact the Mailman site-list address*). While I still want system mails, meant for the site admin, to go to the site admin address, I would like to customize the contact address displayed in mails and on the web GUI, to show our helpdesk e-mail address instead. Normally I would edit the file /usr/lib/mailman/messages/uk/LC_MESSAGES/mailman.po and run /usr/lib/mailman/bin/msgfmt.py /usr/lib/mailman/messages/da/LC_MESSAGES/mailman.po, but not all messages can be customized this way. What is the best way to customize the site admin contact address in each e-mail and web-gui page, to display our helpdesk contact address? *) Example of standard mail from Mailman: "Questions? Contact the Mailman site administrator at mailman(a)list.example.com<mailto:mailman@list.example.com>." Henrik Rasmussen

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Is cron used in Mailman 3?
by Andrew Stuart Dec. 4, 2014

Dec. 4, 2014

Where can I find the documentation that explains the required configuration for cron in Mailman 3? thanks

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Mailman keeps creating "var" directories
by Andrew Stuart Dec. 4, 2014

Dec. 4, 2014

If I run the mailman command it keeps creating “var” directories in whatever the current directory is. Is that intentional? thanks

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Incorrect email address - a bug?
by Lindsay Haisley Dec. 3, 2014

Dec. 3, 2014

Just trying a number of things I don't usually play with as a list server admin. This one is odd. Going to the member options page from the general info page (not logged in as an admin), I enter my email address on the latter and get the login page for user list management. The page shows, quite correctly, "<listname> list: member options for user fmouse(a)fmp.com". When I request a Password reminder it doesn't arrive. The mail server log shows that Mailman is trying to send to "fmouse-owner(a)fmp.com" - no such user!! A bug? This address is also reflected in the VERP sender address. fmouse(a)fmp.com isn't an owner of the list, just a subscriber. I _can_ log in as an administrator using my skeleton key pw, but when this happens, I'm not logged in as one (if I am, of course, I go straight to the member options page w.o. being asked to authenticate). -- Lindsay Haisley | "Everything works if you let it" FMP Computer Services | 512-259-1190 | --- The Roadie http://www.fmp.com |

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mailman group membership in /etc/group
by Lindsay Haisley Dec. 3, 2014

Dec. 3, 2014

What are the implications for mailman, functionally, of having the web server user, www-data as a member of the mailman group in /etc/group? I note that I've done this for _some_ reason on a couple of installs, and I've assumed that there were at least some security implications, but it's never been a problem. I've done a bit of googling for this and can't find a reference on it, so I thought I'd ask :) -- Lindsay Haisley | "Everything works if you let it" FMP Computer Services | 512-259-1190 | --- The Roadie http://www.fmp.com |

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Inconsistent Message Delivery -- Hosted
by Charlene Ruell Dec. 3, 2014

Dec. 3, 2014

Hello all, This message is rather urgent as I am currently at a large event that is utilizing mailman for its communications. The issue: users are sending messages to the lists, but not all users receive the message. There are not specific addresses affected, nor is it the same people that experience the issue every time. From what we can tell it is NOT a SPAM issue. I am desperately trying to find a common denominator or a way to diagnose the issue. The settings are the same for all users and there are no exclusion options checked. We are using a hosted option, so please keep that in mind. Any help would be amazingly appreciated. Warm Regards, Charlene ______________________________________ Charlene Ruell Program Assistant Climate Action Network-International (CAN) skype: charlene.ruell <mailto:cruell@climatenetwork.org> cruell(a)climatenetwork.org Peru Mobile +51 955 37 4801 <http://www.climatenetwork.org/> www.climatenetwork.org <http://www.facebook.com/CANInternational> www.facebook.com/CANInternational Twitter: @CANIntl Subscribe to the ECO newsletter: <http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters> http://climatenetwork.org/eco-newsletters

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Upgrading and using with multiple domains
by Jon 1234 Dec. 1, 2014

Dec. 1, 2014

I currently have Mailman 2.1.14 installed in the website directory of a.com I would like to: 1. Upgrade it to 2.1.18-1.2. Have it outside the website directory.3. Use it not only for a.com but also b.com (I will not need to have the same list names for both domains). If I were to install from scratch outside the websites' directories, I imagine it would be simple enough to get it to work for b.com. But what would I need to do to get the a.com mailing list to start using the new Mailman installation? (Would I just be able to move certain files across to reproduce the archive, etc?) I am sorry for asking such a basic question, and would be happy to be directed to the right FAQs on the subject(s). Best wishes and thanks Jon

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