Re: [Mailman-Users] FAQ 4.12 "What about Verp" as applicable to sending to a relay host

2011-10-16 Thread Ralf Hildebrandt
* Anne Wainwright : > Hello, > > Not that I am going to switch on Verp, but ... > > I read this, and interesting sums there too. I note that Defaults.py > still carries SMTP_MAX_RCPTS = 500 despite good conclusions in the FAQ > based upon a statistical analysis of a large mailing list user base t

[Mailman-Users] FAQ 4.12 "What about Verp" as applicable to sending to a relay host

2011-10-16 Thread Anne Wainwright
Hello, Not that I am going to switch on Verp, but ... I read this, and interesting sums there too. I note that Defaults.py still carries SMTP_MAX_RCPTS = 500 despite good conclusions in the FAQ based upon a statistical analysis of a large mailing list user base that the sweet spot is likely betwe

Re: [Mailman-Users] throttling mailman for a relay smtp server

2011-10-16 Thread Mark Sapiro
On 10/16/2011 6:09 AM, Anne Wainwright wrote: > 2. I see a patch for SMTPDirect that looks like it might be good and > perhaps an easier route It should work. > 3. Then I see Mailman FAQ 4.72 "How do I configure Mailman to use an > external SMTP server?" > > 4. confusion because this says "In

[Mailman-Users] throttling mailman for a relay smtp server

2011-10-16 Thread Anne Wainwright
Hello, My isp decided to close his Mailman server, so you know the bit about fools and angels... Following the link below I got my list up and running only to find Mailman can send so many posts in so short a time that I overloaded my isp's smtp server with dire results :( http://www.freesoftw

Re: [Mailman-Users] Empty emails to the list

2011-10-16 Thread Mark Sapiro
Luke Tymowski wrote: > >> Check your list's content filtering. Do you accept text/html? What is the >> filter_action setting? > >The filter_action is set to convert html mail to plain text. >I've used 3 different MUAs to send html formatted mail to Mailman, and >depending on the list settings I t

Re: [Mailman-Users] Empty emails to the list

2011-10-16 Thread Mark Sapiro
uke Tymowski wrote: >Hello, > >We have a problem with email from one user to our list: the body of his >email is stripped once Mailman forwards his mail to the list. >His very first email to the list, which had to be approved, showed the >email body. But once Mailman forwarded it to the list,

Re: [Mailman-Users] Empty emails to the list

2011-10-16 Thread Luke Tymowski
Hello Mark, > Check your list's content filtering. Do you accept text/html? What is the > filter_action setting? The filter_action is set to convert html mail to plain text. I've used 3 different MUAs to send html formatted mail to Mailman, and depending on the list settings I try, the mail i

[Mailman-Users] Empty emails to the list

2011-10-16 Thread Luke Tymowski
Hello, We have a problem with email from one user to our list: the body of his email is stripped once Mailman forwards his mail to the list. His very first email to the list, which had to be approved, showed the email body. But once Mailman forwarded it to the list, the body was stripped. Here