Bug#347896: lurker: Incorrect instructions about integration with mailman
Package: lurker Severity: normal The README.mailman.gz contains the following paragraph: --- cut here --- After testing everything you can change mailmans default archiving method to mbox only. That will break pipermail usage. This is mailmans internal archiver, and you proberly don't want to use it any longer, as you have lurker now. Simply add the following to mm_cfg.py: ---snip--- # -1 - no archiving at all || 0 - pipermail archiving only # 1 - mbox archiving only || 2 - both mbox and pipermail archiving ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX = 1 ---snip--- /--- cut here --- However these instructions are incorrect. If the ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX setting is set to '1' then no archiving of the mail will occur (neither internal [pipermail] or external). In order for external archiving via lurker to be done then the ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX setting should have the value '0' or '2'. I admit that the comments from mailman's configuration file are misleading, they should be changed to: # -1 - no archiving at all # 0 - internal (via pipermail) or external archiving only # 1 - mbox archiving only # 2 - internal (via pipermail) or external archiving, in addition to mbox #archiving The bug is present in all lurker releases (stable/testing/unstable). Mihai -- This message was scanned for spam and viruses by BitDefender. For more information please visit http://www.bitdefender.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#347896: lurker: Incorrect instructions about integration with mailman
On 13/01/2006 Mihai Maties wrote: However these instructions are incorrect. If the ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX setting is set to '1' then no archiving of the mail will occur (neither internal [pipermail] or external). In order for external archiving via lurker to be done then the ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX setting should have the value '0' or '2'. I admit that the comments from mailman's configuration file are misleading, they should be changed to: you're correct. do you think that the following replacement for the missleading paragraph is sufficient? --BREAK- After testing everything you can change mailmans default archiving method to internal/external archiving only. internal/external archiving means, that mailman archives to the internal pipermail archiver as long as no external archiver is configured. In our case lurker is configured as external archiver, thus pipermail will not be used. With the default configuration, mailman archives both to the internal/external archiver, and to an mbox file. If you don't need the mbox archive, add the following three lines to mm_cfg.py: ---snip--- # -1 - no archiving at all || 0 - internal/external archiving only # 1 - mbox archiving only || 2 - both mbox and internal/external # archiving ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX = 0 ---snip--- --BREAK- ... jonas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#347896: lurker: Incorrect instructions about integration with mailman
On Friday 13 January 2006 14:52, you wrote: you're correct. do you think that the following replacement for the missleading paragraph is sufficient? --BREAK- After testing everything you can change mailmans default archiving method to internal/external archiving only. internal/external archiving means, that mailman archives to the internal pipermail archiver as long as no external archiver is configured. In our case lurker is configured as external archiver, thus pipermail will not be used. With the default configuration, mailman archives both to the internal/external archiver, and to an mbox file. If you don't need the mbox archive, add the following three lines to mm_cfg.py: ---snip--- # -1 - no archiving at all || 0 - internal/external archiving only # 1 - mbox archiving only || 2 - both mbox and internal/external # archiving ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX = 0 ---snip--- --BREAK- Yup, it seems OK to me, but with 2 minor issues: - mailman's instead of mailmans in the first sentence - there are actually 4 lines to be added not 3 :) My personal recomandation would be to set ARCHIVE_TO_MBOX to 2 since it would be a good idea to keep the list archives in a separate place for backup purposes. Who knows what might happen to lurker's databases and it wouldn't be so nice to loose the archives. But of course, it's the sysadmin's choice after all... Mihai -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
