[Mailman-Users] Stop users from UNsubcribing

2002-01-08 Thread Gregor Hlawacek
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi! I am using the Mailmanlist in a studentshostel and want to have some lists to Inform all students about things going on in the hostel. For this I created a list and added all the stutents. I want to make shure that everybody knows about the thing

Re: [Mailman-Users] ImportError: No module named Mailman

2002-01-08 Thread Bill Moseley
At 08:30 PM 01/08/02 -0800, Dan Mick wrote: >Is the cron running as user mailman? Is user mailman's home dir >/home/mailman? /etc/passwd:mailman:x:506:105::/home/mailman:/bin/bash /etc/group:mailman:x:105: > ll -d /home/mailman drwxrwsr-x 19 mailman mailman 4096 Jan 2 15:33 /home/mailma

[Mailman-Users] list removal and making a list public

2002-01-08 Thread Darren
I have two questions. Question 1: How do you make a list public? I know how use the url to get to it. See, http://www.kneedeep.org/mailman/listinfo/test. But, if you go to http://www.kneedeep.org/mailman/listinfo, you will get a message from mailman that says "Welcome! There currently are no

Re: [Mailman-Users] I don't really know what is right or wrong

2002-01-08 Thread Darren
Well, your instructions are very nice and well written. Except, don't forget about cron and editing apache. However, in Tim's case, he is installing on FreeBSD. This changes things if he decides to use the ports system. He can install following your directions, but installing via the FreeBSD p

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman 2.1

2002-01-08 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 20:47:58 -0800 (PST) Michael Ghens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the mailman page, it states taht mailman 2.1 is still alpha. I > would like to move to it. Is it worth my time or should I wait? That rather depends on your needs, your level of general SysAdm expertise and ab

Re: [Mailman-Users] I don't really know what is right or wrong

2002-01-08 Thread Jon Carnes
The archives have a better step-by-step of the setup but here is a little more detail: You should copy the source to some directory, it really doesn't matter where. I like to use /usr/src/mailman/... Once you have the source expanded into that directory (download the source as a tar.gz file

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman 2.1

2002-01-08 Thread Dan Mick
> On the mailman page, it states taht mailman 2.1 is still alpha. I would > like to move to it. Is it worth my time or should I wait? Well, I'm using it happily. It adds a lot. Try it out at least on a test list. -- Mailman-Users maillist

[Mailman-Users] Mailman 2.1

2002-01-08 Thread Michael Ghens
On the mailman page, it states taht mailman 2.1 is still alpha. I would like to move to it. Is it worth my time or should I wait? -- Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users

[Mailman-Users] ImportError: No module named Mailman

2002-01-08 Thread Bill Moseley
I asked this a week or so ago without response, I believe. Mailman on a test machine has quit working (it's only a test installation so not real lists are down). I'm seeing: Traceback (innermost last): File "/home/mailman/cron/senddigests", line 29, in ? from Mailman import MailList Impor

Re: [Mailman-Users] how to set password for members?

2002-01-08 Thread Jon Carnes
When you added the members using "add_members" Mailman assigned random passwords to each of the people. You can have Mailman send out the passwords to each person as you add them. Since you did not do that, you can run the Password emailing cron job now, and have Mailman send each user their

[Mailman-Users] Re: several messages

2002-01-08 Thread Satya
On Jan 8, 2002 at 14:40, Tim Legg wrote: >Is there any reason the password must be a "*"? It seams that this could >be a security risk. Couldn't anybody just login as mailman and know that >the password is "*" and do all kinds of mean things? As JCL says, that's a flag, not a password. /etc/pa

[Mailman-Users] I don't really know what is right or wrong

2002-01-08 Thread Tim Legg
Hello, I am trying to follow the instructions as best as I can, but I don't think I am understanding it correctly. Is there any better document other than the INSTALL document that comes with mailman-208? I honestly can't see myself installing mailman by using this document. Here are some ques

[Mailman-Users] List subscription emails dateless.

2002-01-08 Thread C. Bensend
Hey folks, Just a quick question for people a bit more familiar with the source code for Mailman... I just set up a new list (I've run Mailman in a previous life) that I've moved into production. Everything is working perfectly, except for one little annoyance. The emails that

Re: [Mailman-Users] Install Question

2002-01-08 Thread Tim Legg
So I should modify the FreeBSD /etc/master.passwd and change the encrypted password to '*'? Is this the method in which you describe? I already ran adduser and created the user and group mailman. I asserted the shell to be /dev/null [excerpt from /etc/passwd] mail_man:*:1000:1000:Tim Legg:/hom

Re: [Mailman-Users] Customizing main listinfo page?

2002-01-08 Thread Nigel Kersten
Just in case anyone wants to do what I asked about doing, which is to customise the listinfo page to include stuff in the section, mainly stylesheets and javascript, the easiest way I found appeared to be to change the creation of 'doc' in /usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Cgi/listinfo.py, from doc= D

[Mailman-Users] running "arch" but keeping older html archives?

2002-01-08 Thread Bill Bradford
I've got HTML archives of a list dating back to 1999, but only a .mbox archive of the list going back about six months. Is there any way to use arch to re-build the archives of say, January 2002, *without* losing the links to the older archives on the archives/private//index.html page? Bill --

[Mailman-Users] how to set password for members?

2002-01-08 Thread Atsuko Crum
Hi. Recently I installed Mailman 2.0.8 on Red Hat 6.2. Everything is working fine so far. Now I have a question. I added members by using a command "add_members". So currently they do not have password. If they want to change their options, they need their password. I accessed the membership man

Re: [Mailman-Users] Install Question

2002-01-08 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 8 Jan 2002 14:40:27 -0600 (CST) Tim Legg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any reason the password must be a "*"? It seams that > this could be a security risk. Couldn't anybody just login as > mailman and know that the password is "*" and do all kinds of mean > things? '*', like

Re: [Mailman-Users] Install Question

2002-01-08 Thread Charles Sebold
On 24 Teveth 5762, Tim Legg wrote: > Is there any reason the password must be a "*"? It seams that this > could be a security risk. Couldn't anybody just login as mailman and > know that the password is "*" and do all kinds of mean things? The value is not the actual password, but the one-way

Re: [Mailman-Users] Install Question

2002-01-08 Thread Tim Legg
On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, J C Lawrence wrote: > On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:56:51 -0800 > Dan Wilder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 12:45:30AM -0600, Tim Legg wrote: > >> FreeBSD 4.4, Postfix > > >> I am preparing to install mailman-2.0.8 on my system according to > >> my INSTALL do

[Mailman-Users] Logs/Monitor

2002-01-08 Thread miket
I have been having a problem with the server not sending messages. I Upgraded to 2.0.8 and played with the lock files and hundreds of messages are being sent now. Is there a way to Monitor the outbound traffic to see what lists are sending mail, and how many messages/recipients were there.

[Mailman-Users] corrupt archive, help

2002-01-08 Thread Bill Bradford
Looks like I've got a corrupt archive: Jan 08 13:36:06 2002 qrunner(29784): Traceback (most recent call last): Jan 08 13:36:06 2002 qrunner(29784): File "../Mailman/Archiver/Archiver.py", l ine 221, in ArchiveMail Jan 08 13:36:06

Re: [Mailman-Users] Sign up without password??

2002-01-08 Thread Dan Wilder
On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 03:40:58PM -0300, Daniel Abad wrote: > Is it possible? Somebody knows where can I find some patch for it?? > I wanna all my users to submit without use passwords... only with e-mail > address. > > Tks all! > > > Daniel > > --

[Mailman-Users] integrate SQL database with Mailman

2002-01-08 Thread Garey Hoffman
Has anyone integrated a SQL database (MySQL or PostGres) with Mailman? I tried to find the answer in the archives and FAQ but I may not have looked long enough. Has this been asked before? Can anyone point me in the direction of a patch or other info? Specifically, I'd like to store all my ema

[Mailman-Users] Sign up without password??

2002-01-08 Thread Daniel Abad
Is it possible? Somebody knows where can I find some patch for it?? I wanna all my users to submit without use passwords... only with e-mail address. Tks all! Daniel -- Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mail

Re: [Mailman-Users] Hierarchical mailing-lists?

2002-01-08 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 08 Jan 2002 13:38:08 +0100 Jerome Warnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to have all members of various mailing-lists to be > automatically subscribed to one mailing-list joining them all. > In fact, I would like to send to all Unix admins of all my servers > (at least one ma

Re: [Mailman-Users] RPM installed problems...

2002-01-08 Thread Richard Barrett
At 17:01 08/01/2002 +0100, Frizon Development wrote: >For anyone thats installed mailman using a RPM file you might have found >that together with postfix this generates a dilemma. > >Namely on the cgi part... > >"/usr/share/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd users". Command output: Failure to > ex

Re: [Mailman-Users] special characters in name and address

2002-01-08 Thread Matthew Shames
Thanks Richard--I should have done a little more checking before sending the message to the list. In fact, it appears to be a problem with the OS X mail client--other clients that I was able to test correctly quoted the name portion of the header. Thanks again... matt On Tuesday, January 8

Re: [Mailman-Users] (no subject)

2002-01-08 Thread Richard Barrett
At 21:30 08/01/2002 +0530, Subhasis Mahapatra wrote: >thanks Richard , >Is there any way to do it without web-based interface >user can do it through email and that I have tested. There is no e-mail admin interface on MM 2.0.X so I guess the simple answer is no. I guess you could use the $p

Re: [Mailman-Users] special characters in name and address

2002-01-08 Thread Richard Barrett
At 09:56 08/01/2002 -0600, Matthew Shames wrote: >Hey folks, > >I hope you don't mind another question from a Mailman "newbie". I am >another of the Mac enthusiasts who have moved over to OS X in the past >couple of years, and am enjoying expanding my knowledge to include some >UNIX basics. > >

RE: [Mailman-Users] (no subject) subhasis - digest

2002-01-08 Thread Nissley_Ron/EMM
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[Mailman-Users] RPM installed problems...

2002-01-08 Thread Frizon Development
For anyone thats installed mailman using a RPM file you might have found that together with postfix this generates a dilemma. Namely on the cgi part... "/usr/share/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd users". Command output: Failure to exec script. WANTED gid 12, GOT gid 99. (Reconfigure to take

Re: [Mailman-Users] (no subject)

2002-01-08 Thread Subhasis Mahapatra
thanks Richard , Is there any way to do it without web-based interface user can do it through email and that I have tested. On Tue, 8 Jan 2002, Richard Barrett wrote: > Change the 'digest' check box for the user concerned on the Membership > Management page of the admin web GUI. > > Alter

Re: [Mailman-Users] Hierarchical mailing-lists?

2002-01-08 Thread Richard Barrett
At 16:03 08/01/2002 +0100, Jerome Warnier wrote: >How? Why not look at http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.005.htp > > Why not building an umbrella list ? > > > > > I would like to have all members of various mailing-lists to be > > > automatically subscribed to one mai

[Mailman-Users] special characters in name and address

2002-01-08 Thread Matthew Shames
Hey folks, I hope you don't mind another question from a Mailman "newbie". I am another of the Mac enthusiasts who have moved over to OS X in the past couple of years, and am enjoying expanding my knowledge to include some UNIX basics. I've noticed a strange problem whereby Mailman appears to

Re: [Mailman-Users] (no subject)

2002-01-08 Thread Richard Barrett
At 20:50 08/01/2002 +0530, Subhasis Mahapatra wrote: >hi, > >If some user has subscribed in a mailing list as Digest mode, how can the >user can conver to regular mode? > >What is the way the list-owner can conver that user to regular mode? >thanx in advance. Change the 'digest' check box for t

[Mailman-Users] (no subject)

2002-01-08 Thread Subhasis Mahapatra
hi, If some user has subscribed in a mailing list as Digest mode, how can the user can conver to regular mode? What is the way the list-owner can conver that user to regular mode? thanx in advance. -- With Best Regards, Subhasis Mahapatra Institute Of Physics,BBSR.

Re: [Mailman-Users] Hierarchical mailing-lists?

2002-01-08 Thread Jerome Warnier
How? > Why not building an umbrella list ? > > > I would like to have all members of various mailing-lists to be > > automatically subscribed to one mailing-list joining them all. > > > > In fact, I would like to send to all Unix admins of all my servers (at > > least one mailing-list per server)

Re: [Mailman-Users] Hierarchical mailing-lists?

2002-01-08 Thread Szilard Vizi
Hello, Jerome Warnier writes: > I would like to have all members of various mailing-lists to be automatically > subscribed to one mailing-list joining them all. You need a script something like this: --join.sh-- #!/bin/bash find /home/mailman/

[Mailman-Users] Patches!

2002-01-08 Thread Daniel Abad
Hi all! Anyone knows how to use mailman without pass?? Is it possible? I couldnĀ“t find a path for it... I really need this! Tks all!! Daniel -- Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-us

[Mailman-Users] Hierarchical mailing-lists?

2002-01-08 Thread Jerome Warnier
I would like to have all members of various mailing-lists to be automatically subscribed to one mailing-list joining them all. In fact, I would like to send to all Unix admins of all my servers (at least one mailing-list per server) with one single list. Maybe I'm not taking the problem the righ

[Mailman-Users] mail

2002-01-08 Thread Subhasis Mahapatra
Hello, I am very new in this. I configure Mailman just 2 days back. I am able to creat a list as "test" and add member to that. If any of thise member is sending a mail to that "test" list all of them should get it, no one is able to get that. However all the members are able to get "Test dige

Re: [Mailman-Users] RedHat 7.0 + Postfix + Mailman

2002-01-08 Thread Devdas Bhagat
On 08/01/02 10:37 +0100, Frizon Development wrote: > Anyone have a howto to make config work? First install Apache. Then compile and install postfix. In /etc/postfix/main.cf (default config file), add the domains your lists will be on to mydestination if this is a primary domain for you box. If i

[Mailman-Users] RedHat 7.0 + Postfix + Mailman

2002-01-08 Thread Frizon Development
Anyone have a howto to make config work? //Mattias -- Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users

[Mailman-Users] not posting to the list

2002-01-08 Thread Dipl.-Ing. Edith Kemeny
Dear All I use mailman 2.0.7 (and RedHat Linux 6.2) I can create a list and user can also subscribe to the list via web The problem is: THE MAILS; WHICH I SEND TO THE LIST, WILL NOT BE POSTED /home/mailman/logs "error" - is emty "smtp" and "grunner" - not exist, it it wrong with something? "po

Re: [Mailman-Users] Install Question

2002-01-08 Thread J C Lawrence
On Mon, 7 Jan 2002 22:56:51 -0800 Dan Wilder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 12:45:30AM -0600, Tim Legg wrote: >> FreeBSD 4.4, Postfix >> I am preparing to install mailman-2.0.8 on my system according to >> my INSTALL document. In step 1, I was told to create user and >> gr