[Mailman-Users] cron errors, no archiving, v2.1b3

2002-09-30 Thread bronto
I posted a question regarding error messages last week while I was still running 2.1b2. I have just upgraded to v2.1b3 after being chastised for being tardy with updating. :') Now back to the questions - I have more info. Here's what I posted last week (the 23rd): "I'm running Mailamn v2.1b

[Mailman-Users] "Operation not permitted" when updating aliases in Postfix.py

2002-09-30 Thread Sergey A Lipnevich
Hi, My mailman installation is mostly doing fine, but every time I create a new list, I hit an error while performing os.system(update aliases db) in Postfix.py. I'm not running a secure kernel. I fact, when I do: su - mailman python -c 'import os; print os.system("/postalias /mailman/data/a

Re: [Mailman-Users] Help for a new install on Linux

2002-09-30 Thread mailman
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Mark Tilden wrote: > 2. I created a second test list with no spaces in the name. It > works better. However, whenever I send mail to the list server, I > get a "loop back" bounce message from sendmail. Here's the message: > > > This is the Postfix program at host gateway.til

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problem getting mailman to work

2002-09-30 Thread mailman
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Zoheb Sait wrote: > Hello, > > I installed mailman on my server, with the all the right flags and stuff, > however mailman is not sending out any emails, no confirmation emails and > not sending mail to any subscribed users. > ... > There is no error in the log files, and the

[Mailman-Users] Beta upgrade FAQ or How-To?

2002-09-30 Thread G. Armour Van Horn
I've decided that it's time to make the jump to the beta, and I'm wondering if anyone is maintaining any guides for the process. I have a new list to setup, which will be my first with a virtual domain, but I also have a dozen current lists to preserve. I assume that this is touched on in the d

Re: [Mailman-Users] Virus Scanning

2002-09-30 Thread Ashley M. Kirchner
"G. Armour Van Horn" wrote: > Virus scanners are an option, but they cost money. File::Scan is free. ClamAV is free. Updates for both are free. -- W | I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere. +

Re: [Mailman-Users] Virus Scanning

2002-09-30 Thread G. Armour Van Horn
I simply put a 40,000 character limit on message size. It eliminates every virus I'm aware of, and also blocks someone from accidentally replying to a message and helpfully including some monster file with the answer. (I used to see that on one list, discussing an illustration program, where one h

[Mailman-Users] Problem getting mailman to work

2002-09-30 Thread Zoheb Sait
Hello, I installed mailman on my server, with the all the right flags and stuff, however mailman is not sending out any emails, no confirmation emails and not sending mail to any subscribed users. For e.g if I manually subscribe and send a message to the list, the message appears in the archiv

[Mailman-Users] Help for a new install on Linux

2002-09-30 Thread Mark Tilden
Ladies & Gents: I'm new to this, so please forgive me if these questions are basic: I've installed mailman on my linux box and it seems to be for the most part working, after some tweaking. I have run into two problems that have me stumped, however: 1. I created a test list after I installed ma

Re: [Mailman-Users] nomail control?

2002-09-30 Thread mailman
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Raquel Rice wrote: > On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 10:10:25 -0700 > "Christopher Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there a way to control how many times Mailman tries to > > connect to send the message before setting them to 'nomail'? > > Also, I thought that when a user's acc

Re: [Mailman-Users] MM & Mac OS X ?

2002-09-30 Thread David B. O'Donnell
On Monday, 30 September 2002 00:53 -0400, Greg Westin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The only real stumbling block I found to setting up Mailman with Postfix > on OS X client was making sure to run the install as the mailman user. I > don't know anything about OS X Server's configuration, nor abo

Re: [Mailman-Users] nomail control?

2002-09-30 Thread Raquel Rice
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 10:10:25 -0700 "Christopher Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A couple of my lists keep coming up half the subscribers set as > 'nomail'. I know they have not all set their own to 'nomail', so I > assume it was set automatically because of some DNS problem. Is > there a way

[Mailman-Users] nomail control?

2002-09-30 Thread Christopher Adams
A couple of my lists keep coming up half the subscribers set as 'nomail'. I know they have not all set their own to 'nomail', so I assume it was set automatically because of some DNS problem. Is there a way to control how many times Mailman tries to connect to send the message before setting them

Re: [Mailman-Users] Virus Scanning

2002-09-30 Thread J C Lawrence
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:38:58 +0100 Angel Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I would like to do, is to kill them at the source or > distribution, ie, sendmail. How can I add virus protection to my email > gateway, to stop them getting in, AND out? Please see the FAQ: http://www.python.

[Mailman-Users] problems after bungled re-installs with daily admindb reminders

2002-09-30 Thread fingers
hi there i bungled an already working installation of mailman trying to install 2.x everything is now working. except for 1 thing: every day at the time specified in my cron, I get the: 1 admin request(s) waiting mail for every single list I have running. I've trolled the directory tree, but

Re: [Mailman-Users] Virus Scanning

2002-09-30 Thread Tom Whiting
Even better, check out Antivir, no "filter" needed, Antivir handles everything and anything. Yeah, you've got to license it, but, personal licenses are free,and completely renewable. This is simply their way of handling outdated software I'm sure. The addy: http://www.antivir.de (yeah they've g

Re: [Mailman-Users] Virus Scanning

2002-09-30 Thread Markus Kachel
Hello Angel, On Monday, September 30, 2002, You wrote to subject: [Mailman-Users] Virus Scanning > or distribution, ie, sendmail. How can I add virus protection to my email > gateway, to stop them getting in, AND out? You should try Amavis, if you are running linux. I'm using it myself with the

Re: [Mailman-Users] Newbie - Approval without Web Interface

2002-09-30 Thread Detlef Neubauer
"Flavio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > There is a way to approve or reject a message using e-mail message? Not in v 2.0.xx Please send no Cc. I answer only via the list. Detlef Neubauer -- .oO GnuPG Key auf http://www.keyserver.net/ Oo. --

[Mailman-Users] Virus Scanning

2002-09-30 Thread Angel Gabriel
I am currently very pissed off. Okay, so it doesn't show via email, but I have just lost my virtual domains due to exxess mail messages being sent to people's mail boxes. Don't worry, this is NOT the fault of mail man. But the fault of some bastard virus, which is on some, maybe even all of my ma

[Mailman-Users] MailMan Beta with CPanel

2002-09-30 Thread Rajib A. Momen
Hey fellas,   Little question. The program CPanel, which is a web host manager comes bundled with the 2.0.13 version of MailMan. I was curious how I might upgrade my MailMan version to the new beta. There are some features in the beta that I very much need, and if it is simple enough to d

Re: [Mailman-Users] ## Mailman Questions for "FAQ"

2002-09-30 Thread John Wards
On Friday 27 Sep 2002 12:02 pm, Fred Showker wrote: > Greetings > > QUESTIONS FOR MAILMAN > > #1 Sudden deluge of SPAM hitting the list > >Under the "Security" section of the ADMIN it says: > >"... See "forbidden" > >However I cannot find "forbidden" anywhere on any of the >help pa

[Mailman-Users] confirm problems with beta mailman?

2002-09-30 Thread Will Yardley
The first time I tried the email confirm / reject function of mailman 2.1b3 it worked, but since then, it isn't working. I can provide more information, logs or headers if necessary. Saw one weird bit in the error log, but from about 20 minutes before I first tried to discard the message via emai

Re: [Mailman-Users] Stats

2002-09-30 Thread Danny Terweij
From: "The Traveller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi: > I wish to be able to view stats on the lists that are set up. The > information that I wish to receive is the number of subscribers on each > list, the number of messages sent, size of message(s) sent. > It would be nice if this info was available

[Mailman-Users] Stats

2002-09-30 Thread The Traveller
Hi: I have installed mailman on FreeBSD. I wish to be able to view stats on the lists that are set up. The information that I wish to receive is the number of subscribers on each list, the number of messages sent, size of message(s) sent. It would be nice if this info was available thru a web i