Yes, you can simply delete it manually from ~mailman/lists/.. and ~mailman/archives/..
Oddly enough, Mailman simply scans the subdirectories in ~mailman/lists/ and queries the file config.db in the sub-dir for the name and properties of the lists that it displays. It does not have a central database of mailing lists. Each list is stand-alone. This makes Mailman quite modular, which is all-in-all a very good design. Make sure that you have the Group SU-ID set for the ~mailman directory (and for the ../lists subdirectory), and that the group owner is "mailman". If the cgi-script "listinfo" cannot read the subdirectories under ~mailman/lists then it will not display any as public. Jon Carnes ----- Original Message ----- > > Note below that the list name "Hinds calculus ii" does not match the error > message echoed to screen output generated by "lynx localhost/mailman/admin". > The error message says "No such list hinds" (not "No such list Hinds > calculus ii). This might be related to the problem of not being able to > delete the list. Maybe lists > with spaces in the name is causing some of the problems. > > As far as what I've tried to do to remove the list, the output below pretty > much speaks for itself. But, to summarize, I have tried using qoutes and > escaping > the spaces in the list name. Again, can I just delete the references to the > lists I want to delete from /lists and /archives? > > Thanks for helping, > Darren > > If you will go to http://www.kneedeep.org/mailman/listinfo, you can see for > yourself the output generated there (neither test list shows up). > Likewise, you can go to http://www.kneedeep.org/mailman/admin and see that > both lists show up there and if you follow the link to Hinds calulus > ii, it will give you a log in prompt (that is different from what you get > when you view it from localhost). > > >From localhost, here is exactly what I get when I type, as root, "lynx > localhost/mailman/listinfo": > > # from screen> localhost Mailing Lists > > # from screen> > # from screen> Welcome! > # from screen> > # from screen> Below is a listing of all the public mailing lists on > # from screen> localhost. Click on a list name to get more > # from screen> information about the list, or to subscribe, unsubscribe, > # from screen> and change the preferences on your subscription. > # from screen> To visit the info page for an unadvertised list, open a URL > # from screen> similar to this one, but with a '/' and the > # from screen> list name appended. > # from screen> > # from screen> List administrators, you can visit the list admin overview > # from screen> page to find the management interface for your > # from screen> list. > # from screen> > # from screen> (Send questions or comments to mailman-owner@localhost.) > # from screen> > # from screen> > # from screen> List Description > # from screen> Hinds calculus ii [no description available] > # from screen> > ____________________________________________________________________________ > # from screen> > # from screen> Delivered by Mailman > # from screen> version 2.0.5 Python Powered GNU's Not Unix Mailman home > # from screen> page > # from screen> Python home page > # from screen> GNU home page > # from screen> > > >From localhost, here is exactly what I get when I type, as root, "lynx > localhost/mailman/admin": > > # from screen> kneedeep.org mailing lists - Admin Links > # from screen> > # from screen> # from screen> > # from screen> No such list hinds > # from screen> > # from screen> Below is the collection of publicly-advertised mailman > # from screen> mailing lists on kneedeep.org. Click on a list name > # from screen> to visit the configuration pages for that list. To visit > # from screen> the administrators configuration page for an > # from screen> unadvertised list, open a URL similar to this one, but with > # from screen> a '/' and the right list name appended. > # from screen> > # from screen> General list information can be found at the mailing list > # from screen> overview page. > # from screen> > # from screen> (Send questions and comments to mailman-owner@localhost.) > # from screen> > # from screen> > # from screen> List Description > # from screen> Hinds calculus ii [no description available] > # from screen> test This is a test list and will soon be deleted. > # from screen> > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > # from screen> > # from screen> Delivered by Mailman > # from screen> version 2.0.5 Python Powered GNU's Not Unix Mailman home > # from screen> page > # from screen> Python home page > # from screen> GNU home page > # from screen> > > Here is what I have tried in order to delete the list. > > # from screen> fbsd# whoami > # from screen> root > > # from screen> fbsd# pwd > # from screen> /usr/local/mailman/bin > > # from screen> fbsd# ./list_lists > # from screen> 2 matching mailing lists found: > # from screen> Hinds calculus ii - [no description available] > # from screen> test - This is a test list and will soon > # from screen> be deleted. > > # from screen> fbsd# ./rmlist "Hinds calculus ii" > # from screen> Not removing archives. Reinvoke with -a to remove them. > # from screen> Removing list info > > # from screen> fbsd# ./rmlist -a "Hinds calculus ii" > # from screen> Removing list info > # from screen> hinds calculus ii private archives not found as > # from screen> /usr/local/mailman/archives/private/hinds calculus ii > # from screen> Removing private archives > # from screen> Removing public archives > # from screen> Removing public archives > > # from screen> fbsd# ./list_lists > # from screen> 2 matching mailing lists found: > # from screen> Hinds calculus ii - [no description available] > # from screen> test - This is a test list and will soon > # from screen> be deleted. > > > # from screen> fbsd# ./rmlist \Hinds\ calculus\ ii > # from screen> Not removing archives. Reinvoke with -a to remove them. > # from screen> Removing list info > > # from screen> fbsd# ./list_lists > # from screen> 2 matching mailing lists found: > # from screen> Hinds calculus ii - [no description available] > # from screen> test - This is a test list and will soon > # from screen> be deleted. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users