[Mailman-Users] Export Users List to flatfile?
This may be a newbie question and discussed many times before but I didn't have much luck finding a answer. I need to export a mailman list to a flatfile, is it possible to do this? Also If I ever needed to restore it how would I go about doing that? -- ~Shaun -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
[Mailman-Users] Mailman control on message rate ??
hi, I am trying to configure Mailman with postfix server. All my users currently reside on a mainframe while the main mail relays runs on postfix (Linux). We are about to migrate Mainframe to some other system. So we wish to move the mailing list on Mainframe to the postfix server first. Since there are lists with large number of members, I want to control the flow of messages (rather rate of messages) which will be flowing from Mailman to Postfix. I run the list via a separate virtual domain. Now suppose I have 5000 members on one list and I want 20 mails to be sent per second when a post expands from mailman. Also,I want to keep other mails flowing through postfix unaffected. Is it possible to do it ? If yes, where is it possible to pput such a control ?? Postfix or mailman? Please advice --yogesh -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
[Mailman-Users] Version
To, Mailman We are using version 2.1.5 of mailman. Please, let us know that which is the latest version of the Milman Regards, Bhavin -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
Re: [Mailman-Users] Adding prefix to subject line
Thanks Jim.. I will add this to the wishlist is possible. Thanks Jerome Jerome D'silva >>> Jim Tittsler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/16/04 20:06 PM >>> On Jun 15, 2004, at 19:48, Jerome Dsilva wrote: > If someone replies by changing the subject line.. then the subject line > should read like.. > > Re: [test] New subject [was: Re: test]... > > But , in my case the prefix is not getting added I can't see why that would be happening, but I no longer have an old 2.0.x installation I can play with. The code in the 2.0.13 version of the process() function of Mailman/Handlers/CookHeaders.py will not add the prefix if it finds the prefix anywhere in the line... so the prefix wouldn't be added if the subject were 'Re: New Subject (was: Re: [test] blah)' for example... but it should get added in your test case. -- Jim Tittsler http://www.OnJapan.net/ GPG: 0x01159DB6 Python Starship http://Starship.Python.net/ Ringo MUG Tokyo http://www.ringo.net/rss.html -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
[Mailman-Users] Re: "Site list for mailman (usually named mailman) missing"
Dear mailmen and mailwomen, I am a mailman site-administrator newby, although I have been the owner of various mailman lists for a few years now. I have got postfix working on a Debian sarge/testing Linux system. I have configured mailman according to the comments in postfix-to-mailman.py. When I try to start mailman : greenhouse:/etc/init.d# ./mailman start I get the message: Site list for mailman (usually named mailman) missing Please create it; until then, mailman will refuse to start What's it referring to? (I checked out list_lists which indirectly causes this message, but it is not clear to which file it is referring. Pehaps I need to use a good Python IDE to help me navigate through the code. Any suggestions?) Also the log /var/log/mailman/error give the messages: Jun 21 13:55:40 2004 mailmanctl(2089): PID unreadable in: /var/run/mailman/mailman.pid Jun 21 13:55:40 2004 mailmanctl(2089): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/run/mailman/mailman.pid' Jun 21 13:55:40 2004 mailmanctl(2089): Is qrunner even running? ... are these the effects of the first problem, or are they its cause? TIA James -- James Sinnamon jaymz at bigpond net auStralia +61 412 319669, +61 2 95692123 -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
Re: [Mailman-Users] Using topics vs. Additional Lists
Joe Burkhart wrote on Fri, 18 Jun 2004: > First, we're planning a one-way list that our organization will use to > send updates and news to subscribers and not accept postings from > members. We have several categories of messages that may be sent out > depending on the program the message pertains to. We're weighing the > benefits of using one main list with different topics setup for each > category against using separate lists for each category. Does anyone > have an opinion about using topics instead of creating separate lists > in our situation? > Second, one major disadvantage I can see in using topics is that as the > admin, you can't see which topics a member has selected to receive. So, > there's no way to judge the effectiveness/popularity of your topics. Is > there some way to see this? Joe, I've pondered this also. I've considered trying to combine an announcment list with discussion list (for those who are more interested in the topic). In this case it would be nice to have the announcement topic be the default or have new subs have the option to check a box for announce vs all messages. Anyone figure out a way to to change the Info page to do this? ** Also as list manager without mailman admin access (command line) archiving and uploading topic preferences would be nice. (Actually archive / uploading subs with complete option (digest/ nomail etc) would be very nice. Does anyone know of examples of public lists that use topics at all extensively (even non Mailman)? I've had difficulty getting experience with them. ** I have put some mailman forms on private web pages that lead me to think it might be possible. I have a page with the request form for a list of subscribers (from bottom of Info pages) for multiple lists. My page supplies the admin email addr and passwords. I also have a page with multiple list forms to supply admin password and go directly to the list's member maintenance (or rejects) pages which are used often. I'm only moderately skilled with html so this was developed with trial and error. Fred H Olson ( Direct copy of replies appreciated; I'm a no mail mode subscriber and read archives periodically) PS I am very pleased with Mailman service at http://www.tigertech.net -- 20 lists as part of $75/year package, Web based list creation forms, Mhonarc list archives (instead of Pipermail) with search tool. Also great, prompt email based support. (I have no financial interest in Tigertech tho I've offered to invest and been declined :) -- Fred H. Olson Minneapolis,MN 55411 USA(near north Mpls) Communications for Justice - My new listserv org. UU, Linux My Link Page: http://fholson.cohousing.org Ham radio:WB0YQM fholson at cohousing.org 612-588-9532 (7am-10pm Central time) -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
[Mailman-Users] Re: No footer
Brad Knowles wrote:
At 12:17 PM -0400 2004-06-17, Anita Lewis wrote:
I don't have root privilege on the server. The person who does made
the new list.
I am that person. Hi I'm Stefan :)
You suggested (in a PM to Anita, I think) that we add more logging into
.../Mailman/Handlers/Decorate.py like this:
syslog('error', 'can't add footer because xxx')
Well I did so in several places, even outside of conditions, just so I
could see that Decorate.py is called.
It is not.
A 'grep Decorate /home/mailman/Mailman/Handlers' only gave SMTPDirect.py
as files calling Decorate.py.
Since we were not able to use SMTPDirect.py because the server only
accepts authenticated smtp-connections, which do not seem to work with
SMTPDirect.py
So, against the warning in Sendmail.py, we are using that handler for
sending mail.
I have inserted the call to Decorate.py I saw in SMTPDirect.py where I
thought it would be appropriate, but with no success.
I have not much knowledge in python. I renamed the Sendmail.pyc so the
new source would be compiled.
While the list still works, there is no new compiled version in the
directory. Strange.
I would be very thankful for any clues,
Stefan
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[Mailman-Users] Please review this procedure for sendmail integration
Since many people cannot use David Champion's mm-handler due to shared use of domains, I've worked this up. I'd appreciate some constructive comments, yea or nay, on this procedure. Using the postfix MTA functionality to do automatic sendmail alias handling --- In order to add a list to mailman on a sendmail based system, you need to add a bunch of aliases for that list to the alias file. In this customization, we implement a second alias file and teach sendmail about it. We use a mailman feature that was designed for the postfix mail program - a replacement for sendmail. This feature creates /home/mailman/data/aliases 1. We have a script that will copy the alias file and then process it. We need to do this since sendmail doesn't like alias files to be in directories that don't meet very specific permission requirements. /home/mailman/data doesn't meet this requirement. Our script will copy the alias file from /home/mailman/data to /etc. It uses a different name in order not to clash with the existing /etc/aliases Create /usr/local/sbin/mailman.aliases with these commands: /bin/cp /home/mailman/data/aliases /etc/mailman.aliases /usr/bin/newaliases 2. We have to tell mailman that it is using postfix. We lie. Add these to mm_cfg.py: MTA='Postfix' POSTFIX_ALIAS_CMD = '/usr/bin/sudo /usr/local/sbin/mailman.aliases' POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = [] 3. We have to tell sendmail about the new alias file. in /etc/mail/sendmail.mc find this line: define(`ALIAS_FILE', `/etc/aliases')dnl and change it to: define(`ALIAS_FILE', `/etc/aliases,/etc/mailman.aliases')dnl Run a make (or otherwise refresh sendmail.cf and then restart sendmail Now when we run newaliases, it will rebuild both alias files. 4. We need permission for apache and mailman to run our script from step 1. In the /etc/sudoers file (use the command /usr/sbin/visudo) we need two lines: apache ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/local/sbin/mailman.aliases mailman ALL= NOPASSWD: /usr/local/sbin/mailman.aliases Note that your web server may not run as 'apache' It may run as 'www' or 'nobody'. Whatever it runs as is what you need where it says apache. 5. As mailman, run /home/mailman/bin/genaliases Check for a file /home/mailman/data/aliases and also TWO files /etc/mailman.aliases and /etc/mailman.aliases.db 6. Test creating a list using /home/mailman/bin/newlist Check for the appearance of aliases for that list in /etc/mailman.aliases Add some users and test the list 7. Test for creating a list using http://domain.com/mailman/create Check for the appearance of aliases for that list in /etc/mailman.aliases Add some users and test the list Ed Greenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/19/2004 -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
Re: [Mailman-Users] Re: No footer
Brad Knowles wrote: At 7:21 AM -0400 2004-06-17, Anita Lewis wrote: We even tried making a new list and left everything at default. The footer is the default. That isn't working either. I don't think it is the footer if the default doesn't work. Hmm. Did you stop and restart mailman after making changes? I don't have root privilege on the server. The person who does made the new list. Are you saying that after making a new list, the admin needs to run the mailman script in the init directory with 'restart'? Could the footer be stripped out for some reason? Maybe something that sendmail does to it? Sendmail shouldn't be doing anything of this sort, but if you're using a tool like MIMEDefang, an anti-virus scanner, an anti-spam processing engine, or anything else other than plain-jane sendmail during the processing of messages, that might. I was wrong here - the server is using postfix, but I assume that would be similar in function to endmail. I'll check, but don't think there is anything else processing mail. Thanks. I'll have to wait until tomorrow when I can confer with the admin of the server. Anita -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
Re: [Mailman-Users] list archive template location
On Jun 17, 2004, at 05:40, R. Steven Rainwater wrote: My first attempt, after some trial and error, was to place my customized templates in /lists/list1/en/ This works when I regerate the arhcive by running the arch program manually - it uses the custom templates instead of the default templates. However, as soon as a new email comes through list-1, whatever mechanism is used internally by mailman to update the archive uses the default templates instead of my custom templates and overwrites Did you restart mailman after changing the custom templates? -- Jim Tittsler http://www.OnJapan.net/ GPG: 0x01159DB6 Python Starship http://Starship.Python.net/ Ringo MUG Tokyo http://www.ringo.net/rss.html -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
[Mailman-Users] moderate- finding
I must be missing something I am testing it out set it up and put 2 addresses with moderate checked when email goes out from no moderated no problem but I still have not been able to moderate the other mail The mailing address that I have in the admin and moderator is new and it does not say owner on it. I have checked the catch all email address on the site. There's got to be someplace else..where? Thanks Ron -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
[Mailman-Users] DHow to delete messages
Dear sir, PLease let us know how to delete the already archived messages on the website. Regards, Bhavin -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
Re: [Mailman-Users] Using topics vs. Additional Lists
I would say that the main advantage to topics is that the list admin only has to maintain one list. Also, the subscribers can opt to receive only information defined by topic, or others not defined by any topic. If you want to check the topics for a particular subscriber, you can enter their email address in the user page and see the topics. However, you would only be able to do this for each subscriber. -- Christopher Adams Joe Burkhart wrote: First, we're planning a one-way list that our organization will use to send updates and news to subscribers and not accept postings from members. We have several categories of messages that may be sent out depending on the program the message pertains to. We're weighing the benefits of using one main list with different topics setup for each category against using separate lists for each category. Does anyone have an opinion about using topics instead of creating separate lists in our situation? Second, one major disadvantage I can see in using topics is that as the admin, you can't see which topics a member has selected to receive. So, there's no way to judge the effectiveness/popularity of your topics. Is there some way to see this? Thanks, Joe -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
[Mailman-Users] mailman wihout web interface
hello, I am new to mailman. I am about to install and test it. Can anyone tell me if following is possible. 1. I want all administration from command line. Becoz due to some restrictions I cannot have apache or web access to the server. 2. I want to manage list users on my own. I don't want users to auto-subscribe or unsubscribe on their own. 3. I want the mailing list to be accessible only to the members and not others. Please suggest any soultions if you have. TIA --yogesh -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
