Mark,
Thanks for the help. When I tried to run the database dump, it looks like
it might be encrypted. Does this look right to you?
Thanks
Phil.
[----- start pickle file -----]
<----- start object 1 ----->
{ '0b9e53af60a8139e94986c07bcd3b092a0e5a26c': ('H', 10),
'9dc482c780b8131cf518d6908b580e69dcdb36ee': ('H', 11),
'a4820f58310f6f028ed5cdd2eaad0e407ac3dfa9': ('H', 9),
'evictions': { '0b9e53af60a8139e94986c07bcd3b092a0e5a26c':
1313195808.891789,
'9dc482c780b8131cf518d6908b580e69dcdb36ee':
1313281235.9221661,
'a4820f58310f6f028ed5cdd2eaad0e407ac3dfa9':
1313173460.4197421},
'version': 2}
[----- end pickle file -----]
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> wrote:
> Phil wrote:
> >
> >I'm trying to kill a pending subscription to a mailing list via the
> command
> >line because the domain owner forgot to register the main domain of our
> site
> >and we can't approve/deny membership via the web admin interface.
> >
> >I've tried to remove the e-mail address pending approval via the
> >remove_members command and it seem to only react to active and approved
> >members of a mailing list.
>
>
> That's correct. remove_members only removes members. A pending
> subscription is not (yet) a member.
>
>
> >Is there a way to approve / deny a pending user request via shell?
>
>
> Do you mean a subscription request that is waiting moderator approval
> because subscribe_policy is 'Require approval' or 'Confirm and
> approve' or one that is waiting user confirmation because
> subscribe_policy is 'Confirm' or 'Confirm and approve'? It seems you
> mean the former.
>
> Deleting a subscription waiting approval is a multi step process with
> existing tools.
>
> First run
>
> /path/to/mailman/bin/dumpdb /path/to/mailman/lists/LISTNAME/pending.pck
>
> This will report something like
>
> [----- start pickle file -----]
> <----- start object 1 ----->
> { 104: ( 2,
> ( 1318366634.8118629,
> 'u...@example.com',
> 'User Name',
> 'tuufwuge',
> False,
> 'en')),
> 'version': (0, 1)}
> [----- end pickle file -----]
>
>
> There may be more entries than above, but those other than
>
> 'version': (0, 1)
>
> are all pending requests of some kind. Each will have a numeric key,
> 104 in the above followed by a 2-tuple consisting of a number
> indicating the request type (1 for a held message, 2 for a held
> subscription or 3 for a held unsubscription) and a tuple of
> information the format of which depends on the type.
>
> You are interested in type 2 as above and the information tuple is
> (time stamp, e-mail address, real name, password, digest flag,
> language). Find the key(s) of the one(s) you want to discard, in the
> example above, 104.
>
> Then run
>
> /path/to/mailman/bin/withlist -l LISTNAME
>
> which will respond
>
> Loading list LISTNAME (locked)
> The variable `m' is the LISTNAME MailList instance
> >>>
>
> at the >>> prompts, type
>
> >>> from Mailman.mm_cfg import DISCARD
> >>> m.HandleRequest(104, DISCARD)
>
> (Use the key from your request instead of 104 - this should not print
> any error. You can repeat the above multiple times with other keys if
> you have more that one request to discard.)
>
> >>> m.Save()
>
> (This is important to save the state of the list.)
>
> >>> <- at this prompt type control-D to exit which should respond
> Unlocking (but not saving) list: LISTNAME
> Finalizing
>
> The discards will be logged in Mailman's vette log.
>
> The above method can be used to discard a held message, but Mailman's
> bin/discard is simpler.
>
> --
> Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan
>
>
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