[Mailman-Users] list archive template location

[Richard Barrett]

On 16 Jun 2004, at 21:40, R. Steven Rainwater wrote:

> I have a server running mailman 2.1.4 with several mailing lists. I
> would like to customize the archive templates used with list-1 while
> continuing to use the default archive templates with list-2, list-3,
> etc.
>
> My first attempt, after some trial and error, was to place my 
> customized
> templates in /lists/list1/en/
>
> This works when I regerate the arhcive by running the arch program
> manually - it uses the custom templates instead of the default
> templates. However, as soon as a new email comes through list-1,
> whatever mechanism is used internally by mailman to update the archive
> uses the default templates instead of my custom templates and 
> overwrites
> the archive index with the default look again.
>
> I can't seem to find any location for my customized templates that will
> cause both arch and the mailman's automated archiving to use them.
>

For performance reasons, templates are cached in memory by executing 
runners, such as the archive runner.

If you change templates or add new per-list templates, for instance, 
you have to run mailmanctl -restart to get the qrunner to restart so 
that it will rebuild its template cache and in the process pick up new 
or changed templates.

Because /bin/arch always starts with its own empty template cache each 
time it runs you see the effects you noted.


> Is it possible to customize the archive templates for a single list
> without affecting other list archives and, if so, where do I put them 
> so
> they work with both arch and mailman?
>
> -Steve
>