[Mailman-Users] Problem with subscription parsing?

[David Bourguignon]

Hi all,

I have a problem to register to mailing lists managed with gnu mailman. I think it comes from the way my free email provider writes the subject line content but I'm not sure.

I copied below the email I sent to the gnu mailman server using the first "reply" method and the answer I got back from it. I did not use the second "single line in the message body" method because my email provider automatically adds a few extra lines at the end of my emails (advertisement for its ADSL internet service).

Since this is not the first time this problem occurs to me, with different gnu mailman servers, I thought it might be of interest. If you need more information, please let me know.

Thanks in advance for your help,

David.





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From      : "David Bourguignon" <dmab at chez.com>
To          : "verse-dev-request" <verse-dev-request at blender.org>
Cc          : 
Date      : Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:32:53 +0200
Subject : Re:Verse-dev -- confirmation of subscription -- request 953790

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From      : verse-dev-admin at blender.org
To          : dmab at chez.com
Cc          : 
Date      : Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:53:23 +0200
Subject : Verse-dev -- confirmation of subscription -- request 953790

Verse-dev -- confirmation of subscription -- request 953790

We have received a request from 193.253.216.98 for subscription of
your email address, <dmab at chez.com>, to the verse-dev at blender.org
mailing list.  To confirm the request, please send a message to
verse-dev-request at blender.org, and either:

- maintain the subject line as is (the reply's additional "Re:" is
ok),

- or include the following line - and only the following line - in the
message body: 

confirm 953790

(Simply sending a 'reply' to this message should work from most email
interfaces, since that usually leaves the subject line in the right
form.)

If you do not wish to subscribe to this list, please simply disregard
this message.  Send questions to verse-dev-admin at blender.org.


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From      : verse-dev-admin at blender.org
To          : dmab at chez.com
Cc          : 
Date      : Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:37:00 +0200
Subject : Mailman results for Verse-dev

This is an automated response.

There were problems with the email commands you sent to Mailman via
the administrative address <verse-dev-request at blender.org>.

To obtain instructions on valid Mailman email commands, send email to
<verse-dev-request at blender.org> with the word "help" in the subject
line or in the body of the message.

If you want to reach the human being that manages this mailing list,
please send your message to <verse-dev-admin at blender.org>.

The following is a detailed description of the problems.

>>>>> Subject line ignored:
>>>>>   =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:Verse-dev_--_confirmation_of_subscription...
Command? ---------- Initial Header -----------=0D=0A=0D=0AFrom     ...
Command? min at blender.org=0D=0ATo          : dmab at chez.com=0D=0ACc  ...
Command? Date      : Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:53:23 +0200=0D=0ASubject :...
Command? onfirmation of subscription -- request 953790=0D=0A=0D=0AV...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Too many errors encountered; the rest of the message is ignored:
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>  request from 193.253.216.98 for subscription of=0D=0Ayour email address,=
>  <dmab at chez.com>, to the verse-dev at blender.org=0D=0Amailing list.  To con=
> firm the request, please send a message to=0D=0Averse-dev-request at blender=
> .org, and either:=0D=0A=0D=0A- maintain the subject line as is (the reply=
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> confirm 953790=0D=0A=0D=0A(Simply sending a 'reply' to this message shoul=
> d work from most email=0D=0Ainterfaces, since that usually leaves the sub=
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> ribe to this list, please simply disregard=0D=0Athis message.  Send quest=
> ions to verse-dev-admin at blender.org.=0D=0A=0A=0A******ADSL Tiscali, le Ha=
> ut d=E9bit au meilleur prix ******=0AAvec Tiscali, profitez de l'ADSL au =
> meilleur prix partout en France !=0APour profiter de cette offre exceptio=
> nnelle, cliquez ici : http://register.tiscali.fr/adsl=0ASous r=E9serve d'=
> =E9ligibilit=E9 =E0 l'ADSL.=0A
> 
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