On 08/12/2014 6:56 PM, Mark Sapiro wrote: >> I am still confused, even after reading section 2.6 in >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-admin.pdf. In my understanding, >> (and I know I'm wrong here) if the volume number is >>changed weekly, but >> digest mails are sent daily, all digests will contain the same volume number >> all week long. What is the difference between volume number and issue >> number, and when do >>Mailman send what?
>A volume is a set of issues. The very first digest is Volume 1, Issue 1. >The next is Volume 1, Issue 2 and so on. After digest_volume_frequency >elapses, the next digest is Volume 2, Issue 1, and so on. > >Most print periodicals work the same way. What is the purpose of using both Volumes and issues? I mean, wouldn't a single counter (like Issue) be sufficient? I ask simply to understand the nature, and relations between Digest options (where exist). >> No errors in the error log. Cron/senddigests -l LISTNAME. However, >> shows >> >> [r...@mailman.example.com]# /usr/lib/mailman/cron/senddigests -l >> Sci-diku-imageworld >> Traceback (most recent call last): >> File "/usr/lib/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 106, in <module> >> main() >> File "/usr/lib/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 84, in main >> mlist = MailList.MailList(listname, lock=0) >> File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 130, in __init__ >> self.Load() >> File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 626, in Load >> raise Errors.MMUnknownListError >> Mailman.Errors.MMUnknownListError > > >Does LISTNAME (all lower case) exist? Does the file lists/listname/config.pck >exist in Mailman's file system? Yes, the list (lower case except for the first character, as list_lists display them) do exist, and the lists/sci-diku-imageworld/config.pck too. > This is a bug <https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/558274>. It was fixed > in 2.1.16. Prior to that, setting digest_size_threshhold = 0 would produce > the behavior you see. > >If you want no digests based on size in older versions, set >digest_size_threshhold = a very large number. No Digest mails was sent at all when digest_size_threshhold = 1000. >I don't understand this question. With emergency = Yes, all posts will be held >and if approved by the list admin/moderator will be delivered to the list and >accumulated for the digest (which with >digest_size_threshhold = 0 pre 2.1.16 >will be sent immediately, one digest per post). Thanks, that's what I meant and figured. Henrik Rasmussen ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
