Chuck Thanks for this! Trying it now.
Bill Thackrey On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:41 AM, "Chuck Tetlow" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't see what the big deal is - just change the list name so it shows the > way you'd like it to display! > > When you create the list - it will add a numerical prefix. OK, that's > internal and no big deal. The prefix is needed by the BlueOnyx system to > keep the lists and components separate. Don't bother trying to get rid of it > - I spent hours and can't do it. And even if you could - you'd probably > break something else. > > So just leave the internal name alone and set the list name to what you want. > Start by going into the "MailMan Admin interface". You first have to set a > password in the Mailling List Advanced tab - but you can get into the MailMan > Admin controls. (PS - I found that right-clicking on the "MailMan Admin > interface" button and opening it in a separate tab works best). Log in with > the password you just set in the Advanced tab. > > First, in the "General Options Section" - set the "Prefix for subject line of > list postings" to the actual name you want for the list. This will now > display the correct list name without the prefix on each list posting. > > Then go into the "Privacy Options" and "Recipient filters" - and set "Must > posts have list named in destination field" to NO. If its set to yes - > e-mails to the list must have the internal list name with the numerical > prefix on them. If no, it will accept the name you want without the > numerical prefix. > > And finally - go to the "Non-digest options" section and change the "Footer > added to mail sent to regular list members" by taking out the numerical > prefix. This will now show the correct list names & URLs when that text is > added to the bottom of each e-mail. > > Wa La! Your list now works right and shows the right name. > > Believe me - that took a bit of time to figure out. But it works and now all > the lists for all the non-profits I host are working correctly. > > > > Chuck > > > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: Michael Stauber <[email protected]> > To: BlueOnyx General Mailing List <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:03:44 +0200 > Subject: [BlueOnyx:11144] Re: Mailman in Blue Onyx > > > Hi all, > > > > >> Mailman > > > > Like said: If one really wants mailing lists without numerical prefixes, > > then there is the "Site Prefix" feature. If it's enabled, lists will be > > created with the site prefix instead of the numerical prefix. > > > > Tobias wrote: > > > I would highly appreciate if the lists are created without prefix. > > > And I even cannot see the need of the prefix. As far as I can see > > > it is only used as an email address and this already has to be > > > unique for every domain. > > > > That requires additional checks to determine if that alias (all all > > iterations of it used by the list) are free, which can be done in a > > handler. But if "Site Prefix" is enabled for that site, you get a > > prefixed mailing list address again. If we exclude mailing lists from > > prefixing, then that defeats the purpose of the "Site Prefix" feature. > > > > Rickard wrote: > > > it shouldn't be to hard to add a public alias to the name, Michael? > > > > Possible,it boils down to two days of coding and testing at the least to > > make sure it all survives CMU as well. But for what gain? > > > > Guys, I look at it this way: The mailing lists work. If it ain't broken, > > don't fix it. Especially not for something that's just cosmetics and eye > > candy AND already provided through another feature: Site Prefix. > > > > EVENTUALLY this might be tackled in one way or another. But I don't see > > it happen this year. Unless someone else does it. > > > > -- > > With best regards > > > > Michael Stauber > > _______________________________________________ > > Blueonyx mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx > ------- End of Original Message ------- > _______________________________________________ > Blueonyx mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx
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