Re: [Mailman-Users] Large Lists manipulations

2001-12-04 Thread J C Lawrence
On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 00:05:11 -0500 Jon Carnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Could you give us a description of the hardware your server runs > on? I have a feeling that you need to upgrade. You really need > to run off a fast SCSI disk subsystem with lots of open space. RAM is going to be the p

Re: [Mailman-Users] Large Lists manipulations

2001-12-04 Thread Jon Carnes
Could you give us a description of the hardware your server runs on? I have a feeling that you need to upgrade. You really need to run off a fast SCSI disk subsystem with lots of open space. Jon Carnes On Tuesday 04 December 2001 22:35, Tass Chapman wrote: > I am running Mailman 2.0.6 on a Fr

[Mailman-Users] Large Lists manipulations

2001-12-04 Thread Tass Chapman
I am running Mailman 2.0.6 on a FreeBSD 4.3 box, and I have a list of some 10K addresses or so. Is there a quicker way to remove members than the UI or the remove_members tool? I can quickly use emacs to load and find the email in the config.db, but I am not sure of the syntax and am rather lo

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman cron scripts and syslog

2001-12-04 Thread J C Lawrence
On Mon, 03 Dec 2001 17:54:58 -0800 Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a unix question, I guess, instead of a mailman question. > I'd like to keep the cron messages specific to mailman in a > separate log file from my other cron logs. > I can't think of a way to do that, but I tho

[Mailman-Users] Message has implicit destination

2001-12-04 Thread David Moruzzi
I have setup a mailing list and from time to time it receives mails from people that are not on the list. Normally that is not a problem. Sometimes the list seems to have issues with a sender, and I get: List: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reason held: Message has implicit destination F

RE: [Mailman-Users] Mailman cron scripts and syslog

2001-12-04 Thread Lynn, Michael (DCS)
Bill, I typically use redirection in the cron statement to achieve this result. eg: # (Cron version -- $Id: crontab.c,v 2.13 1994/01/17 03:20:37 vixie Exp $) # At 5PM every day, mail reminders to admins as to pending requests 0 17 * * * /usr/bin/python -S /home/mailman/cron/checkdbs > /var/log

RE: [Mailman-Users] Mailman cron scripts and syslog

2001-12-04 Thread Lynn, Michael (DCS)
whoopps - in my haste I mistyped... you probably want >> for append versus > overwrite. apologies. -Original Message- From: Lynn, Michael (DCS) Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 6:14 PM To: 'Bill Moseley'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] Mailman cron scripts and syslog B

RE: [Mailman-Users] smrsh error

2001-12-04 Thread Lynn, Michael (DCS)
David, /usr/sbin/smrsh is an executable... you probably wanted to cd /etc/smrsh before symbolically linking. Regards, Mike Michael Lynn Platform Architect Merrill Lynch 201.557.4555 917.941.7964 -Original Message- From: Johnson David R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December

Re: [Mailman-Users] List Managers Guide

2001-12-04 Thread Greg Ward
On 04 December 2001, Adam Hodgson said: > the links to the users guides don't work for me. Is there another source > for this information? Always check the new Mailman FAQ wizard before posting: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > Specifically we seek help on how to delete a thread or

Re: [Mailman-Users] bizzare non-reporting error

2001-12-04 Thread Greg Ward
On 03 December 2001, Jacob Singh said: > So I finally got wrapper to work properly, by setting the gid to mail > (the user and group of sendmail) and by placing a symlink to wrapper in > etc/smrsh/. And looking at the mail log, nothing seems to be wrong. > The program can send mail fine (i.e. cre

[Mailman-Users] General questions (was Re: Mailman refusing to send remote emails)

2001-12-04 Thread Greg Ward
On 03 December 2001, Finn Schj?tt said: > I'm in the process of installing Mailman on a RH7. and although > grandfather*4, would like to call me a novice in Linux/x environments. > I try to follow the Installmanual, which is written as to recompile/make, > whereas I've used the .rpm- packagemethod

RE: [Mailman-Users] List Sync Problem

2001-12-04 Thread Michael Caplan
Jon and Greg, Thanks for the quick assistance. Jon, I made the changes you suggested. That is some brilliant coding. I've got a lot to learn. I recommend that this be entered into the FAQ, as I am sure others will find this very useful. Best, Michael Caplan Institute for Social Ecology http:

[Mailman-Users] bizzare non-reporting error

2001-12-04 Thread Jacob Singh
So I finally got wrapper to work properly, by setting the gid to mail (the user and group of sendmail) and by placing a symlink to wrapper in etc/smrsh/. And looking at the mail log, nothing seems to be wrong. The program can send mail fine (i.e. creating a new list, subscribing members, etc.) b

[Mailman-Users] Header/Footer Attributes

2001-12-04 Thread Tim
The screen that allows you to add headers and footers to list messages says: This text can include %(attribute)s format strings which are resolved against the list's attributes. Some useful attributes are: real_name _internal_name host_name info Where can I find a complete list of the attribut

[Mailman-Users] List Managers Guide

2001-12-04 Thread Adam Hodgson
Hi, the links to the users guides don't work for me. Is there another source for this information? Specifically we seek help on how to delete a thread or individual mkessages from the archive. Any help appreciated. Btw, we're using mailman at http://www.IdeasViM.de as a closed group. -- Freun

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman refusing to send remote emails.

2001-12-04 Thread Finn Schjøtt
I'm in the process of installing Mailman on a RH7. and although grandfather*4, would like to call me a novice in Linux/x environments. I try to follow the Installmanual, which is written as to recompile/make, whereas I've used the .rpm- packagemethod to install. In the manual are stated some poin

[Mailman-Users] smrsh error

2001-12-04 Thread Johnson David R
The original message was received at Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:57:38 -0500 from washington.hamptonu.edu [137.198.11.25] - The following addresses had permanent fatal errors - "|/var/www/html/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd lug" (reason: service unavailable) (expanded from: <[EMAIL PROTEC

[Mailman-Users] Mailman cron scripts and syslog

2001-12-04 Thread Bill Moseley
This is a unix question, I guess, instead of a mailman question. I'd like to keep the cron messages specific to mailman in a separate log file from my other cron logs. I can't think of a way to do that, but I thought I'd ask. This is on linux. Bill Moseley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -

[Mailman-Users] Running mailman on a linux/grsecurity kernel

2001-12-04 Thread Marc MERLIN
Just in case this is useful for someone, I wrote the following quick doc for using mailman on a linux/grsec kernel Steps you need to take to run mailman on a linux grsecurity protected kernel 1) Install and run secureli

Re: [Mailman-Users] newlist without [Return]

2001-12-04 Thread Jonas Meurer
On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 08:15:03PM +0100, Björn Lindström wrote: > > You can use a redirector to feed the [Return] into the command. An example: > >newlist mytest [EMAIL PROTECTED] password < /tmp/nl > > Where the file /tmp/nl is simply a file with a few returns in it. > It's better to us

Re: [Mailman-Users] newlist without [Return]

2001-12-04 Thread Björn Lindström
Jon Carnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [011204 20:10]: > You can use a redirector to feed the [Return] into the command. An example: >newlist mytest [EMAIL PROTECTED] password < /tmp/nl > > Where the file /tmp/nl is simply a file with a few returns in it. It's better to use the yes command. Lik

Re: [Mailman-Users] newlist without [Return]

2001-12-04 Thread Jon Carnes
You can use a redirector to feed the [Return] into the command. An example: newlist mytest [EMAIL PROTECTED] password < /tmp/nl Where the file /tmp/nl is simply a file with a few returns in it. === Usage: newlist [options] listname listadmin-addr admin-password Options: -q --q

RE: [Mailman-Users] List Sync Problem

2001-12-04 Thread ISE
Jon and Greg, Thanks for the quick assistance. Jon, I made the changes you suggested. That is some brilliant coding. I've got a lot to learn. I recommend that this be entered into the FAQ, as I am sure others will find this very useful. Best, Michael Caplan Institute for Social Ecology http:

RE: [Mailman-Users] Change digest mailing time

2001-12-04 Thread Lynn, Michael (DCS)
You can Change your Crontab file for mailman user: --snip # Noon, mail digests for lists that do periodic as well as threshhold delivery. 0 12 * * * /usr/bin/python -S /home/mailman/cron/senddigests # --snip Mike Michael Lynn Platform Architect, Vice President Merrill Lynch (201) 557-4555 Cell:

Re: [Mailman-Users] Change digest mailing time

2001-12-04 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:21:19 -0600 (CST) Paul L Schumacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My digests go out at noon, and I would like them to go at 10 pm. > any suggestions? Edit Mailman's crontab. -- J C Lawrence -(*)Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas.

Re: [Mailman-Users] Max Number of Addresses in Lists

2001-12-04 Thread J C Lawrence
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001 10:50:22 -0600 Jeffrey M Kenton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just got off the phone with the director of external > information for my college. She wants to know if our existing > system (Mailman) will handle lists that contain "between 4500 and > 7000 email addresses." No

Re: [Mailman-Users] Change digest mailing time

2001-12-04 Thread Jon Carnes
su mailman crontab -e # 10pm, mail digests for lists that do periodic as well as threshold delivery. 0 22 * * * /usr/bin/python -S /home/mailman/cron/senddigests Let me know if you have any questions - Jon (the minimalist) Carnes - Original Message - From: "Paul L. Schumacher" <[EMAIL PR

[Mailman-Users] newlist without [Return]

2001-12-04 Thread Jonas Meurer
Hello, Can I use the script 'newlist' in another script? The problem is the [Return]. I wanna exec 'newlist ...' in a script if ... is ... So, is it possible to use mailman without pressing a key, only giving the command line? Thanks Jonas -- Black holes were created when God divided by 0.

[Mailman-Users] Public Lists not displayed on Listinfo

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Mills
I just installed Mailman, 2.0.7, using Python 2.1 in a FreeBSD 4.2 and have created several lists. Everything seems to be working fine, however, none of the lists which are all public, are being displayed from the ListInfo pages. They are, however, displaying fine from the List Admin page. I'v

[Mailman-Users] Public Lists not displayed on Listinfo

2001-12-04 Thread Mike Mills
I just installed Mailman, 2.0.7, using Python 2.1 in a FreeBSD 4.2 and have created several lists.  Everything seems to be working fine, however, none of the lists which are all public, are being displayed from the ListInfo pages.They are, however, displaying fine from the List Admin page.

Re: [Mailman-Users] Max Number of Addresses in Lists

2001-12-04 Thread alex wetmore
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Jeffrey M. Kenton wrote: > I just got off the phone with the director of external information > for my college. She wants to know if our existing system (Mailman) > will handle lists that contain "between 4500 and 7000 email > addresses." They want to set up an alumni newslette

[Mailman-Users] Change digest mailing time

2001-12-04 Thread Paul L. Schumacher
My digests go out at noon, and I would like them to go at 10 pm. any suggestions? thanks, -- Paul L. Schumacher Winona State University Computer Science Department -- Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailm

Re: [Mailman-Users] Number of members on each page

2001-12-04 Thread Lawrence Weeks
Once upon a time (Fri Nov 30), Shaun Erickson wrote: > Dan Mick wrote: >> Didn't even bother to look at bin/withlist, did you? >> There's a huge example right at the beginning of the script. > Actually, I did look at it, and perhaps I'm clueless, but it made no > sense to me, not knowing perl o

[Mailman-Users] Max Number of Addresses in Lists

2001-12-04 Thread Jeffrey M. Kenton
Hello. I just got off the phone with the director of external information for my college. She wants to know if our existing system (Mailman) will handle lists that contain "between 4500 and 7000 email addresses." They want to set up an alumni newsletter email list so they can distribute infor

[Mailman-Users] Header/Footer Attributes

2001-12-04 Thread Tim
The screen that allows you to add headers and footers to list messages says: This text can include %(attribute)s format strings which are resolved against the list's attributes. Some useful attributes are: real_name _internal_name host_name info Where can I find a complete list of the attribut

Re: [Mailman-Users] ImportError: ld.so.1: /usr/local/bin/python: fatal: libssl.so.0.9.6: open failed: No such file or directory

2001-12-04 Thread Ashley M. Kirchner
Jerome Warnier wrote: > Python and OpenSSL are not shipped with Solaris, I took the packages from > Sunfreeware.com. Usually, if any company has a 'freeware' section, those are maintained by other individuals, some of them employees of that company. There's a good chance you can get a dif

Re: [Mailman-Users] ImportError: ld.so.1: /usr/local/bin/python: fatal: libssl.so.0.9.6: open failed: No such file or directory

2001-12-04 Thread Greg Ward
[me] > Your Python installation is broken. On 04 December 2001, Jerome Warnier said: > I understood that, but how do I fix it? I cannot get to recompile Python! Have you tried building it with gcc instead of Sun's compiler? You're not the first person to have problems with Sun's build of Python

Re: [Mailman-Users] List Sync Problem

2001-12-04 Thread Greg Ward
On 04 December 2001, Jon Carnes said: > 2) The following line (added to the script) may not work as you desire: > "cat /tmp/ise-all_list | grep -vi archive > /tmp/ise-all_list" > You are outputing from the same file that you are inputing to... If it > can't do this in one read, then you may

[Mailman-Users] Any nmh users here?

2001-12-04 Thread Laura Creighton
nmh doesn't understand mailman created digests and won't burst them correctly. Has anybody here already hacked nmh to do this? (I mailed the nmh list, and they _haven't_, but they say they need a new mailing list software anyhow...). Laura Creighton -

Re: [Mailman-Users] ImportError: ld.so.1: /usr/local/bin/python: fatal: libssl.so.0.9.6: open failed: No such file or directory

2001-12-04 Thread Jerome Warnier
> On 03 December 2001, Jerome Warnier said: > > The subject is the error I get every single time a script has to be > > executed from Mailman. > > Your Python installation is broken. I understood that, but how do I fix it? I cannot get to recompile Python! > > > On the other side, I don't understa