On 23.12.2014 13:56, Ned Batchelder wrote: > > On 12/23/14 6:55 AM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: >> On 23.12.2014 11:56, Ned Batchelder wrote: >>> Sorry if this is the wrong list to write to. You'll see why I'm here in >>> just a minute. >>> >>> I needed some help with some mail lists at mail.python.org: I need a >>> password reminder, but never >>> got one, and I have some questions about creating a new list. >> Did you request this via the Mailman interface ? Perhaps it >> got eaten by a spam filter. >> >> Note that some MLs on python.org have the monthly reminders turned >> off, so for those you need to request the reminder via the Mailman >> list interface. > > Yes, I requested it with the button on the page. Nothing in the gmail spam > filter.
Hmm, that would indeed require some investigation into the logs. Could you try the same with one of the other MLs you are subscribed to ? Note that it's possible to change the password globally on python.org if you know at least one of the ML passwords for your account. This may be a workaround for your problem. >>> The page at http://mail.python.org says, "If you are having trouble using >>> the lists, please contact >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>," so I sent my questions >>> there. >>> >>> I got an automated response email that said that no one will answer, and to >>> write to >>> [email protected]. I forwarded my questions there. >>> >>> I got an automated response email in German that said to send requests to >>> [email protected]. So >>> I forwarded my questions there. >>> >>> I got an automated response email (in German and English!) that said, >>> "Thank you for your email. >>> We'll work on email issues right away, all other issues will be ignored." >>> I don't know if my >>> questions are considered email issues or not, so I don't know how long to >>> wait before trying >>> something else. >>> >>> What should I do now? Any ideas who I can contact? Things seem broken on a >>> number of levels. >> [email protected] should be able to help you with ML issues. > > As I mentioned above, I sent an email to [email protected], and got a > German reply that led me > down a fruitless path. Two of our postmasters are Germans, that's probably why you got this response. >> That said, it's holiday season now, so don't you can't really expect >> the usual prompt reaction times of our postmasters :-) >> > :-( The automated responses that are the email equivalent of >/dev/null are > very prompt! :-( I'd say: wait two weeks and try again :-) -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Source (#1, Dec 23 2014) >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC Plone/Zope Database Adapter ... http://zope.egenix.com/ >>> mxODBC, mxDateTime, mxTextTools ... http://python.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ 2014-12-11: Released mxODBC Plone/Zope DA 2.2.0 http://egenix.com/go67 ::::: Try our mxODBC.Connect Python Database Interface for free ! :::::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ _______________________________________________ pydotorg-www mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www
