Re: [Mailman-Users] help setting up mailing list

2001-12-29 Thread C. Bensend
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Justin Zygmont wrote: > I am having difficulty getting a mailing list to work, when I create a new > list, it doesn't send a message to me (root) telling me which page to to > go or how to subscribe. I don't think this is a permission problem but > bin/check_perms will not

Re: [Mailman-Users] Postfix

2001-12-29 Thread Dan Wilder
What possible relationship would there be between Postfix and Front Page Extensions???!!!??? Aside from the usual problems entailed in converting from one MTA to another (i.e., learning how to port any local peculiarities in setup and config from sendmail to Postfix), I for one would not forsee

[Mailman-Users] help setting up mailing list

2001-12-29 Thread Justin Zygmont
I sent a message with no responses so i'll try agian. I am having difficulty getting a mailing list to work, when I create a new list, it doesn't send a message to me (root) telling me which page to to go or how to subscribe. I don't think this is a permission problem but bin/check_perms will no

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problems with undeliverable mail

2001-12-29 Thread Michelle Brownsworth
>On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:06:53 -0800 >Michelle Brownsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> My mailhost is chugging away, trying over and over to deliver to a >> large batch of addresses with a .gov domain that doesn't resolve; >> this particular .gov nameserver is obviously having problems. And

[Mailman-Users] Password for posting to announce-only list

2001-12-29 Thread Anand Desai
Hi, I'm new to this list, so I apologize if my question appeared soon before, but I didn't see it in the archives. I'm setting up an announce-only Mailman list for a weekly newsletter with about 1200 members, so it's very important that no unauthorized users can post. Is there a way to config

Re: [Mailman-Users] list server and mailman

2001-12-29 Thread J C Lawrence
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 08:40:11 -0800 Joe Wise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there anyone using mailman as a list-server who can help a > newbie? I am a physics teacher at a school in Santa Monica and I > want to have my class on a list. Sure, what do you need? -- J C Lawrence

Re: [Mailman-Users] email looping - autoresponders - how to stop it?

2001-12-29 Thread Norbert Bollow
Marc Perkel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes - but - I'm about to dump 20,000 names into a list and there are probably > a LOT of broken autoresponders out there. > > > Please share the specifics of the loop. > > I think the issue is that I dumped the names into the join box and it sent an > in

Re: [Mailman-Users] email looping - autoresponders - how to stop it?

2001-12-29 Thread Marc Perkel
Norbert Bollow wrote: > > I have a problem. I created a list and dumped a bunch of emails into it. > > It sent an initial message to everyone - but one person is on vacation > > and the autoresponder responded. Now Mailman and the Autoresponder are > > sending messages back and forth. > > > >

[Mailman-Users] Mailman doesn't understand email address details?

2001-12-29 Thread Skip Montanaro
I started experimenting with Jason Mastaler's TMDA spam fighting tool a few days ago. It allows you to generate time-sensitive reply addresses in outgoing mail like [EMAIL PROTECTED] Many MTAs support the use of such "detail" information. I discovered that Mailman doesn't, however. This makes

Re: [Mailman-Users] list-serve

2001-12-29 Thread David Gibbs
At 11:09 AM 12/29/2001, Joe Wise wrote: >I thought so. Here goes. I set up a new list and it sends me a >confirmation e-mail that I have a new list set up. I go to the website to >configure my list as the administrator. I then try to join my list. I get >an e-mail saying that I have to respon

[Mailman-Users] list-serve

2001-12-29 Thread Joe Wise
I thought so. Here goes. I set up a new list and it sends me a confirmation e-mail that I have a new list set up. I go to the website to configure my list as the administrator. I then try to join my list. I get an e-mail saying that I have to respond in order for my request to be validated.

Re: [Mailman-Users] list server and mailman

2001-12-29 Thread David Gibbs
At 10:40 AM 12/29/2001, Joe Wise wrote: >Is there anyone using mailman as a list-server who can help a newbie? I am >a physics teacher at a school in Santa Monica and I want to have my class on >a list. Not to be too obvious, but just about everyone here is using mailman as a listserv ... and w

[Mailman-Users] list server and mailman

2001-12-29 Thread Joe Wise
Is there anyone using mailman as a list-server who can help a newbie? I am a physics teacher at a school in Santa Monica and I want to have my class on a list. Thanks, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://

Re: [Mailman-Users] email looping - autoresponders - how to stop it?

2001-12-29 Thread Paul Tomblin
Quoting Norbert Bollow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Only broken autoresponders are a problem, as the others will > ignore Mailman. Unfortunately, people insist on using that festering stink-hole of security violations known as Outhouse Excess, and the autoresponder on it is as broken as the rest of it.

[Mailman-Users] Postfix

2001-12-29 Thread mel
Ok Mailmanners; I have one server that is running 14 list and these list are getting bigger by the hour. This is a physically hosted box and is a bit shy on horsepower. Currently running sendmail 8.10 and I can already foresee problems when the list reach the 1000 mark. I am considering Postfix, b

Re: [Mailman-Users] email looping - autoresponders - how to stop it?

2001-12-29 Thread Norbert Bollow
> I have a problem. I created a list and dumped a bunch of emails into it. > It sent an initial message to everyone - but one person is on vacation > and the autoresponder responded. Now Mailman and the Autoresponder are > sending messages back and forth. > > How do I make mailman ignore autores

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman not sending out mail

2001-12-29 Thread Marc MERLIN
On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 10:42:55AM -0800, Michelle Brownsworth wrote: > >Yes, actually, I had a very similar problem to this on my system, that all > >the configuring of sendmail short of making it an open relay could not fix. > >I eventually switched to postfix and I havent had a single problem s