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http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-developers/2001-October/009686.html
This was written for Mailman v2.0.6
===
*** Mailman/Cgi/admindb.py.orig Wed Oct 10 13:31:46 2001
--- Mailman/Cgi/admindb.py Wed Oct 10 18:30:25 2001
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*** 270,275 ****
--- 270,277 ----
continue
# get the action comment and reasons if present
commentkey = 'comment-%d' % request_id
+ headerskey = 'headers-%d' % request_id
+ contentskey = 'fulltext-%d' % request_id
preservekey = 'preserve-%d' % request_id
forwardkey = 'forward-%d' % request_id
forwardaddrkey = 'forward-addr-%d' % request_id
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*** 278,285 ****
--- 280,293 ----
preserve = 0
forward = 0
forwardaddr = ''
+ headers = ''
+ contents = ''
if cgidata.has_key(commentkey):
comment = cgidata[commentkey].value
+ if cgidata.has_key(headerskey):
+ headers = cgidata[headerskey].value
+ if cgidata.has_key(contentskey):
+ contents = cgidata[contentskey].value
if cgidata.has_key(preservekey):
preserve = cgidata[preservekey].value
if cgidata.has_key(forwardkey):
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*** 290,296 ****
# handle the request id
try:
mlist.HandleRequest(request_id, v, comment,
! preserve, forward, forwardaddr)
except (KeyError, Errors.LostHeldMessage):
# that's okay, it just means someone else has already updated
the
# database, so just ignore this id
--- 298,304 ----
# handle the request id
try:
mlist.HandleRequest(request_id, v, comment,
! preserve, forward, forwardaddr, headers,
contents)
except (KeyError, Errors.LostHeldMessage):
# that's okay, it just means someone else has already updated
the
# database, so just ignore this id
*** Mailman/ListAdmin.py.orig Wed Oct 10 13:31:46 2001
--- Mailman/ListAdmin.py Wed Oct 10 18:40:27 2001
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*** 122,133 ****
return type
def HandleRequest(self, id, value, comment=None, preserve=None,
! forward=None, addr=None):
self.__opendb()
rtype, data = self.__db[id]
if rtype == HELDMSG:
status = self.__handlepost(data, value, comment, preserve,
! forward, addr)
else:
assert rtype == SUBSCRIPTION
status = self.__handlesubscription(data, value, comment)
--- 122,133 ----
return type
def HandleRequest(self, id, value, comment=None, preserve=None,
! forward=None, addr=None, headers=None,
contents=None):
self.__opendb()
rtype, data = self.__db[id]
if rtype == HELDMSG:
status = self.__handlepost(data, value, comment, preserve,
! forward, addr, headers, contents)
else:
assert rtype == SUBSCRIPTION
status = self.__handlesubscription(data, value, comment)
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*** 172,178 ****
data = time.time(), sender, msgsubject, reason, filename, msgdata
self.__db[id] = (HELDMSG, data)
! def __handlepost(self, record, value, comment, preserve, forward,
addr):
# For backwards compatibility with pre 2.0beta3
if len(record) == 5:
ptime, sender, subject, reason, filename = record
--- 172,178 ----
data = time.time(), sender, msgsubject, reason, filename, msgdata
self.__db[id] = (HELDMSG, data)
! def __handlepost(self, record, value, comment, preserve, forward,
addr, headers, contents):
# For backwards compatibility with pre 2.0beta3
if len(record) == 5:
ptime, sender, subject, reason, filename = record
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*** 181,186 ****
--- 181,202 ----
# New format of record
ptime, sender, subject, reason, filename, msgdata = record
path = os.path.join(mm_cfg.DATA_DIR, filename)
+ # Handle editing
+ if len(headers)+len(contents):
+ fp = open(path)
+ unixfrom = fp.readline()
+ rest = fp.read()
+ # Parse headers and body
+ parts = string.split(rest,'\n\n')
+ if len(headers) == 0:
+ headers = parts[0]
+ if len(contents) == 0:
+ contents = parts[1]
+ fp.close
+ # Now write the changed result
+ fp = open(path,'w')
+ fp.write(unixfrom + headers + '\n\n' + contents)
+ fp.close
# Handle message preservation
if preserve:
parts = string.split(os.path.split(path)[1], '-')
===
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirez Korgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jon Carnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Config for moderator to edit posts in admindb
> How do I find and install, or re-create, this patch that someone else made
> to allow the admin to edit the copy of the message and then replace the
> original message with the copy?
>
> Kirez
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jon Carnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Kirez Korgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Config for moderator to edit posts in admindb
>
>
> > Yes. Mailman is open source software and is very easy to modify.
Someone
> > has already made a patch that does exactly that (allows the admin to
> > view/edit the copy of the message, and then replaces the original
message
> > with the copy).
> >
> > The original message is in ~mailman/held/..
> > Each message is stored in a file of the form: heldmsg-<list_name>-xxxx
> >
> > If you don't want to hack Mailman, you can let your admins edit the
files
> > directly. You can link this directory to a common access point and give
> > your admins rights to it (or you can mount it via samba...). Then your
> > admins can easily edit the messages directly.
> >
> > Jon Carnes
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kirez Korgan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 1:34 PM
> > Subject: [Mailman-Users] Config for moderator to edit posts in admindb
> >
> >
> > > It seems that Mailman makes a copy of a message appear in the admindb,
> for
> > > moderators to process (accept or reject).
> > >
> > > My moderators want to EDIT the message, however.
> > >
> > > Is it possible to config Mailman so that they can edit the message
> through
> > > the admindb / viewer?
> > >
> > > cheers,
> > > Kirez
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
> >
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