Mark Sapiro wrote: > Mike Peachey wrote: > >> Mark Sapiro wrote: >>> The above is a bit too simple. Something like >>> >>> def process(mlist, msg, msgdata): >>> if mlist.umbrella_list: >>> del msg['x-no-archive'] >>> msg['X-No-Archive'] = 'Yes' >>> >>> is probably better to avoid creating multiple X-No-Archive: headers. >>> >>> Also, if you insert the handler prior to 'ToArchive', the message (any >>> message to an umbrella list) will not be archived at all. If you >>> insert the handler after 'ToArchive' but prior to 'ToOutgoing', the >>> message will be archived in the archive of the first umbrella list it >>> hits, but won't be archived in any subsequent lists which is probably >>> more like what you want. >>> >> >> This is just what I need, thank you! >> >> However it seems that the "if mlist.umbrella_list:" statement is >> superfluous. On the assumption that the handler is being inserted AFTER >> the first archiving, then surely it's safe to assume that no message >> should be archived a second time and so ALL messages should get an >> X-No-Archive as soon as they've been archived once. >> >> Let me know if I'm off base here. > > > Sorry for the long delay in replying. I have been away with no online > access. > > You are correct for what you want to accomplish. I.e. if you only want > any message to be archived once in the archive of the first list it > hits, then it is safe to add the X-No-Archive header to all messages > after ToArchive and before ToOutging. However, there may be other > cases where one might have a list (e.g. mailman-users@python.org) > which is not an umbrella list and which has, e.g. a mail-archive.com > or some other external archive address as a member to provide a > searchable archive or some other archiving benefit, and in this case, > one wouldn't want to send the message to the external archiver with an > X-No-Archive header. >
Thanks for the reply. Since all our lists are archived, this is the way we're dealing with it and it has been working well so far. -- Kind Regards, __________________________________________________ Mike Peachey, IT Tel: +44 114 281 2655 Fax: +44 114 281 2951 Jennic Ltd, Furnival Street, Sheffield, S1 4QT, UK Comp Reg No: 3191371 - Registered In England http://www.jennic.com __________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org 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/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
