[Mailman-Users] Another passwordless unsubscribe script

[Neil Cooler]

Yup, I was planning on resubmitting this this morning.

I did have a couple of typos that I had fixed in another version of this
script I wrote for my company, but the fixes did not make it to the
version I posted.  

The "status=`/home/mailman/bin/remove_members newtest $addr`" line is
the culprit.  Change the word newtest to the variable '$listname'. 

Basically I had a list set up called newtest and that was what i was
using to test this script.  You were trying to remove yourself from that
list.  

If you are still having problems getting this script to work, email me
and I will be glad to help you get it working.

--Neil

On 12 Apr 2001 00:36:13 -0400, Jamey wrote:
> I can't seem to get this one to work. I have the script installed and I am
> getting NO error messages and a confirmation email address telling me I have
> been removed, but when I look at the member list my address is still there.
> 
> It is as if the "status=`/home/mailman/bin/remove_members newtest $addr`"
> part is not working.
> 
> I noticed a few typos in the script and fixed those like "rm -f /tmp/addr"
> should be "rm -f /tmp/$addr" unfortunately it still does not work.
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> jamey
> -- 
> 
> 
> > From: "Sintz, James" <jsintz at opers.org>
> > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:10:40 -0400
> > To: "'jamey at infr.com'" <jamey at infr.com>
> > Subject: FW: [Mailman-Users] Another passwordless unsubscribe script
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil Cooler [mailto:ncooler at nandomedia.com]
> > Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:27 PM
> > To: mailman-users at python.org
> > Subject: [Mailman-Users] Another passwordless unsubscribe script
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I tested out bob's Auto-Unsubscribe script
> > (http://nleaudio.com/bnotes/mailman.htm).
> > I wasnt really too happy with the fact that it asked for the entire site
> > password because when a user unsubscribes, an email gets sent to the
> > site admin confirming that the action was completed.  This email
> > contains the site password.  I could have set up a separate script for
> > each list but that is too much work.  The script I wrote calls the
> > remove_member's program.
> > 
> > Bob's script did not get the email address in the proper way in my
> > opinion.  I believe I got around this by getting the return-to address.
> > 
> > The script below also contains simple logic to make sure that the email
> > address was actually removed, and not simply attempted to be removed.
> > 
> > I included the script below so feel free to use it however you like.
> > 
> > I am using a beta of the evolution PIM so please be aware that this may
> > not word-wrap correctly.
> > 
> > --neil
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > #!/bin/bash
> > ###################################################################
> > # Script for passwordless Mailman list unsubscription via email   #
> > ###################################################################
> > #Neil Cooler <ncooler at nandomedia.com>                             #
> > ###################################################################
> > #Last revised: 04/09/01                                           #
> > ###################################################################
> > # Call from your /etc/aliases file like:                          #
> > # <listname>-unsubscribe: /home/mailman/unsub <listname) <domain> #
> > ###################################################################
> > 
> > #gets $1 and $2 from the commandline input and adds those values to the
> > listname and domain vars.
> > listname=$1
> > domain=$2
> > 
> > #reads the second line of the email
> > read a2 ;
> > 
> > #Strips the email address from the second line and puts it in the
> > variable 'addr'
> > addr="`echo $a2 | awk '{print $2}'`" ;
> > 
> > #Attempts to remove the user.  IF it does not succeed, it sends a
> > message to the user
> > status=`/home/mailman/bin/remove_members newtest $addr`
> > if [ -n "$status" ]
> > then 
> > echo "From: $listname-admin@$domain" > /tmp/$addr
> > echo "To: $addr" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "Subject: $listname Unsubscription Confirmation" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "There was an error in your attempt to unsusbscribe from the
> > $listname mailinglist." >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "It appears that the address you tried to unsubscribe from, $addr
> > is not subscribed." >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "Please contact $listname@$domain if you have any questions." >>
> > /tmp/$addr
> > /usr/lib/sendmail -f $listname-admin@$domain $addr < /tmp/$addr
> > rm -f /tmp/addr
> > 
> > #If the request works, it lets the user know he is unsubscribed.
> > else
> > echo "From: $listname-admin@$domain" > /tmp/$addr
> > echo "To: $addr" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "Subject: $listname Unsubscription Confirmation" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "This message was generated to confirm your unsubscription from" >>
> > /tmp/$addr
> > echo "$listname@$domain.  You should no longer recieve any messages
> > from" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "this list.  If you change your mind, simply visit the list's" >>
> > /tmp/$addr
> > echo "Webpage at http://$domain/mailman/listinfo/$listname and subscribe
> > again.  If you have" >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "any further questions, please email the admin at
> > $listname-admin@$domain.  " >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "Thank You," >> /tmp/$addr
> > echo "List Admin" >> /tmp/$addr
> > 
> > /usr/lib/sendmail -f $listname-admin@$domain $addr < /tmp/$addr
> > rm -f /tmp/$addr
> > fi
> > 
> > 
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> 
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