a.. We are migrating from another list program to Mailman and adding members via Mass Subscription. Is there any way to skip the Confirm step in this situation? We don't want to "bother" the members with this step, as none of their current processes will be changing. (We use an alias for posting.)
b.. Is there any way to edit the content of the following messages, which we'd like to make some minor changes to: a.. Confirm message - other than adding text to the "additional text" box under Mass Subscription b.. Welcome message, other than updating welcome_msg c.. Digest, other than updating digest_header and digest_footer
c.. Is there any way that the subject line of the confirm e-mail can be made "friendlier". Seeing something like "confirm 82b57cdc0f01bb4c4954c6346583539ebee04502" in a subject line is daunting to an unsuspecting recipient of a Confirm e-mail via Mass Subscription.
d.. Is there any way for the Moderator to be able to edit the content of a posting prior to approval? Note that I am comfortable with HTML, and have already made some minor changes to the public HTML pages, so if the answer is that there are other HTML pages to modify, I'm fine with that.
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At 2:11 PM -0700 2004-09-17, Cheryl LaSalle wrote:
a.. We are migrating from another list program to Mailman and adding members via Mass Subscription. Is there any way to skip the Confirm step in this situation?
Sure. Go to the "Privacy options..." page for your list and turn
off the "confirm" radio buttons while mass subscribing, then turn them back on afterwards.
b.. Is there any way to edit the content of the following messages, which we'd like to make some minor changes to: a.. Confirm message - other than adding text to the "additional text" box under Mass Subscription b.. Welcome message, other than updating welcome_msg c.. Digest, other than updating digest_header and digest_footer
So far as I know, your only customization options are to change
these or to change the templates, unless you want to make changes to the source code.
If you want to see the limits of what Mailman can do with
customization of outgoing messages, see <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.037.htp>. If you want to see the limits of what you can do to customize the look and feel of the Mailman web interface, see <http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.040.htp>.
c.. Is there any way that the subject line of the confirm e-mail can be made "friendlier". Seeing something like "confirm 82b57cdc0f01bb4c4954c6346583539ebee04502" in a subject line is daunting to an unsuspecting recipient of a Confirm e-mail via Mass Subscription.
Not without changing the source code, no.
d.. Is there any way for the Moderator to be able to edit the content of a posting prior to approval?
Not that I know of, no.
-- Brad Knowles, <brad@stop.mail-abuse.org>
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Brad Knowles wrote:
At 2:11 PM -0700 2004-09-17, Cheryl LaSalle wrote:
c.. Is there any way that the subject line of the confirm e-mail can be made "friendlier". Seeing something like "confirm 82b57cdc0f01bb4c4954c6346583539ebee04502" in a subject line is daunting to an unsuspecting recipient of a Confirm e-mail via Mass Subscription.
Not without changing the source code, no.
Actually, yes.
set VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = Yes in mm_cfg.py
Read the material in Defaults.py regarding VERP_CONFIRM_FORMAT, VERP_CONFIRM_REGEXP and VERP_CONFIRMATIONS.
d.. Is there any way for the Moderator to be able to edit the content of a posting prior to approval?
Not that I know of, no.
Go to the FAQ at http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py and read article 3.9.
-- Mark Sapiro <msapiro@value.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan
At 9:17 PM -0700 2004-09-23, Mark Sapiro wrote:
Read the material in Defaults.py regarding VERP_CONFIRM_FORMAT, VERP_CONFIRM_REGEXP and VERP_CONFIRMATIONS.
I stand corrected. I had missed this option. For the benefit of
those who don't know what Mark is talking about, these options say:
# For nicer confirmation emails, use a VERP-like format which encodes the # confirmation cookie in the reply address. This lets us put a more user # friendly Subject: on the message, but requires cooperation from the MTA. # Format is like VERP_FORMAT above, but with the following substitutions: # # %(confirm)s -- the list-confirm mailbox will be set here # %(cookie)s -- the confirmation cookie will be set here VERP_CONFIRM_FORMAT = '%(addr)s+%(cookie)s'
# This is analogous to VERP_REGEXP, but for splitting apart the # VERP_CONFIRM_FORMAT. VERP_CONFIRM_REGEXP = r'^(?P<addr>[^+]+?)\+(?P<cookie>[^@]+)@.*$'
# Set this to Yes to enable VERP-like (more user friendly) confirmations VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = No
Not that I know of, no.
Go to the FAQ at http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py and read article 3.9.
Interesting. I missed that one, too.
Thanks for the clarifications!
-- Brad Knowles, <brad@stop.mail-abuse.org>
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), reply of the Pennsylvania
Assembly to the Governor, November 11, 1755
SAGE member since 1995. See <http://www.sage.org/> for more info.
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