Re: [Mailman-Users] Qrunner error (locks, maybe?)

2002-11-24 Thread Tom Whiting
Your logs tell it all;) Check the permissions on the files, I believe there's a permcheck script in the mailman directory.. Run that as root. On Sunday 24 November 2002 8:50 pm, Victor Allen wrote: > Background: > > Debian Stable with Postfix as MTA and Apache as webserver. > > After apt-get insta

Re: [Mailman-Users] Requirements page incomplete

2002-11-21 Thread Tom Whiting
it's not that hard to change or figure out which version of python is installed on your server. Redhat does many things the "wrong" way, this is just one of them. -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/li

Re: [Mailman-Users] Almost there!

2002-11-02 Thread Tom Whiting
Check your apache handlers, as that looks to be the problem in this case. On Saturday 02 November 2002 5:56 am, Emmett Culley wrote: > I've successfully installed Mailman 2.1b4 and have one list working. > I've also added the mailman list as suggested in the installation > instructions. The mailm

Re: [Mailman-Users] Several Questions about Mailman

2002-10-11 Thread Tom Whiting
Hello, Yes, mailman is free to download, free to use. How many users and lists can It support? I've heard of 100+ lists with quite a number of users on each. Security is all handled by the server itself, not mailman. How secure the distribution is is all dependent on your own server, or the serv

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 This is simply their way of handling outdated software I'm sure.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] Qmail & Mailman (yet again)

2002-09-29 Thread Tom Whiting
Hello, Brian, Check to make sure that your host is allowed to forward (read the instructions on setting up mailman with qmail). Chances are this is your problem On Thursday 26 September 2002 01:16 pm, Brian Reichholf wrote: > right, i'm having some problems with qmail and mailman > > i've set up

Re: [Mailman-Users] What happened to my administration login?

2002-09-29 Thread Tom Whiting
Hello, julie This error tells you exactly how configure mailman to work correctly. Apparently you've changed something in the server, and now mailman doesn't like the setup. In this case, it looks liek your apache gid got lost in the shuffle somehow. Have you tried restarting http? Have you i

Re: [Mailman-Users] Qmail, FreeBSD problems?

2002-09-11 Thread Tom Whiting
> > I cannot seem to be able to subscribe or send messages to my test list. > > I send them to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and the log file says every > thing is fine but nothing happens at the list end (I manually added my > email to the list). Also responding replying to set up a new subscripton > doesnt

Re: [Mailman-Users] Is one-way possible?

2002-09-05 Thread Tom Whiting
This is the answer I got for the very same question the other day. Granted, it's complicated as hell (believe me, I know), but it shows that it can be done. >>>>> "TW" == Tom Whiting <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: TW> Here's what I mean; You start

Re: [Mailman-Users] 2.1b3 and making a list moderated?

2002-09-01 Thread Tom Whiting
On Sunday 01 September 2002 01:07 pm, Mike D. wrote: > Hello, > > My server administrator just installed 2.1b3. There was the option > to moderate all postings to a list in the privacy section of the > previous version of Mailman, but now I can not locate any such > option. The only thing I can

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman stopped working after changing IP address

2002-08-30 Thread Tom Whiting
On Friday 30 August 2002 10:36 am, Walter Stafford wrote: > Hi, > After I changed the ip address of my linux box, mailman stopped > working. (Our ISP assigned us a new IP number range). I have changed the > hosts file and rerun the m4 sendmail.mc config script. But somewhere I have > missed s

Re: [Mailman-Users] Problem

2002-08-26 Thread Tom Whiting
On Saturday 24 August 2002 7:38 pm, MaX wrote: > Hi, > > I installed mailman some hours ago, it seems to work but I have a problem > with Postfix and I have this error : > "<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: mail for lists.dstiny.net loops back to myself" > > I don't find any solution... Can you help me ? > > I

Re: [Mailman-Users] Separate Subscribe/Unsubscribe addresses

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Whiting
On Wednesday 21 August 2002 11:45 pm, Ed Greenberg wrote: > Some other mailing list systems offer separate addresses for subscribe and > unsubscribe functions, as well as a request address. It's easier for the > beginner to deal with such addresses, especially when the list is moving > from such

Re: [Mailman-Users] Re: Handling HTML format messages

2002-08-21 Thread Tom Whiting
> (as I like to say, "I prefer all my email in HTML format, 18 point > type, the font colored red. Please make sure you don't forget that, > okay? it's important to me"). I prefer red and 20 point font, so please keep that in mind when mailing the list. **nod** :P Usually I send messages direct

[Mailman-Users] [qmail] aliases for 2.1b

2002-08-20 Thread Tom Whiting
Greets, After toying with the NON beta versions of mailman a bit, i decided to expand my mind and play with the beta version. Not bad, all in all a very very good job done there... I will say though, that INSTALL.QMAIL should probly be updated with the newer aliases. At the end of the file (t

Re: [Mailman-Users] Anyone's solution to 'WANTED gid 0, GOT gid 12' problem

2002-08-16 Thread Tom Whiting
> - Transcript of session follows - > Failure to exec script. WANTED gid 0, GOT gid 12. (Reconfigure to take > 12?) do what it says read the manual for HOW to configure with gid's TJW: Head tech, Dreamless Realms Mud: http://dreamles

Re: [Mailman-Users] Help - Error

2002-08-14 Thread Tom Whiting
Looks like you have some problems with OpenSSL. I'd advise taking a look at what you've changed there. > ImportError: /usr/lib/libssl.so.2: Undefined symbol "OpenSSLDie" > > Mike Mills > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +1(510)537.8960 -- TJW: Head tech,

Re: [Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin" error

2002-08-14 Thread Tom Whiting
On Wednesday 14 August 2002 06:11 am, Wolfram Knipp wrote: > is there a better alternative to sendmail then? > > > - > Wolfram Knipp Personally, I prefer Qmail.. It's just easier to administrate, and, believe it or not more secure. Although, you'll hear quite a few other responses from quite a f

Re: [Mailman-Users] Reply-To in 2.1b3 changed

2002-08-14 Thread Tom Whiting
This is something that was enabled by you. To change that, go through the config pages of your individual list, and find out how to change it back to what it should be. By default, mailman sets the reply to the USER that posted the mail. Anyhing other than that is a result of an administrative e

Re: [Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin" error

2002-08-14 Thread Tom Whiting
> > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tom Whiting > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 6:32 PM > To: Wolfram Knipp; Matthias Janichen > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin&qu

Re: [Mailman-Users] "relaying prohibited by admin" error

2002-08-14 Thread Tom Whiting
Well, check to make sure you've actually set up sendmail, or which ever MTA you ARE using correctly then. Relaying being prohibited usually means you have NOT set up your MTA on the server correctly. Remember, by DEFAULT the later versions of sendmail deny relaying. This is something you're goi

Re: [Mailman-Users] --with-mail-gid using postfix

2002-08-14 Thread Tom Whiting
So, check relays, make sure they're enabled. Read not ONLY your mailman logs, but your SYSTEM logs (please, don't send those to this list). Mail, everything. Chances are you're going to find that your problem is in there somwehere. I'm not sure how postfix is enabled, but you're having problem

Re: [Mailman-Users] --with-mail-gid using postfix

2002-08-14 Thread Tom Whiting
> --with-mail-gid=nobody --with-cgi-gid=apache > --with-mail-gid=mail --with-cgi-gid=apache > > mail-gid=nobody is the only one that doesn't give the "wanted 953 / got 99" > error, but none of the mailman aliases work. I put some other test aliases > in the same file as my mailman aliases and pos

Re: [Mailman-Users] Can I pay for Technical support? re: MailMan?

2002-08-13 Thread Tom Whiting
> > Personally, I find DSL and Cable lines too unreliable. > > Funny, I've been running my stuff on DSL since about 1998, and before that > on a leased line into the house (back to 1995 or so), and I find it > perfectly reliable enough. > > Although I always find people telling my my setup won't

Re: [Mailman-Users] Wishlist Items

2002-08-13 Thread Tom Whiting
Wooh, hey, yeah, sounds wonderful.. just tell me one thing.. Who's gonna be held responsible? heh On Tuesday 13 August 2002 03:29 am, Nigel Metheringham wrote: > On Mon, 2002-08-12 at 23:57, G. Armour Van Horn wrote: > > Very, very good idea, actually. I certainly know my friends and coworkers >

Re: [Mailman-Users] I have problem on configuration of mailman.

2002-08-12 Thread Tom Whiting
On Wednesday 07 August 2002 10:57 pm, Sophal Chey wrote: > Dear sir, >My name's Sophal Chey. I live in Cambodia. I'm a man 22. >I would like you to aid me to install+configure of mailman to work with > qmail. My server's OS is Redhat Linux 7.2. I've already installed and > configured qmail

Re: [Mailman-Users] Wishlist Items

2002-08-12 Thread Tom Whiting
> (1) On subscription, the email sent out requires the user to ACTIVATE the > mailing request before they actually get added to the list. This is to > address an issue where people are sometimes registered without their > consent! If you'll go into the mailing list options, I believe there is a se

Re: [Mailman-Users] Failure to exec script. WANTED gid 0, GOT gid 12. (Reconfigure to take 12?)

2002-08-12 Thread Tom Whiting
On Monday 12 August 2002 03:28 pm, Support wrote: > - Transcript of session follows - > Failure to exec script. WANTED gid 0, GOT gid 12. (Reconfigure to take > 12?) > 554 5.3.0 unknown mailer error 2 > Imagine that, it even told you how to fix the error. Try reading docs next time be

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman+postfix+wrapper

2002-08-12 Thread Tom Whiting
> > What is the probleam here???. ny sigestions Check that your cron files are in place. Check your $mailmandir/qfiles don't actually HAVE the message still waiting. Check that you have subscribed yourself to the list. Check that you don't have issues with the options (suid) on whichever drive

Re: [Mailman-Users] Slow to send emails

2002-08-10 Thread Tom Whiting
>I've tried creating a mailing list with 3 > subscribers. I send the message and nothing happens. After one minute > (more or less) the system starts processing it and sending. When a user > subscribe, for example, the confirmation is sent immediately. IF all it's waiting is a minute, Ireally wou

Re: [Mailman-Users] mailman

2002-08-08 Thread Tom Whiting
; From: "Paul Croft" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:02 PM > > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] mailman > > > > | Maybe that is the case Tom...but I think your reply was a little bit > > | harsh..

RE: [Mailman-Users] Need help for decisions

2002-07-25 Thread Tom Whiting
> > Folks are going to drop off Mail to your server, so the mail will have to > find the server across the internet. It cannot do that unless you have > either a static IP or you subscribe to a dynamic hosting site which updates > your DNS everytime your ip address changes. And example of such

Re: [Mailman-Users] Error during 1st install

2002-07-23 Thread Tom Whiting
> > <<< Failure to exec script. WANTED gid 12, GOT gid 501. (Reconfigure to take > 501?) > So, add apache to group 12 or whatever group you need to do. Or recompile, gee!! -- TJW :Head tech, designer, bum:P Mud :http://dreamless.wolfstream.net telnet :telnet://dreamless.wolfstrea

[Mailman-Users] an odd question

2002-07-09 Thread Tom Whiting
Greetings, I just recently installed Mailman software for mailing list management. AFAIK Everything's set up right, but I'm clueless I guess. First, the surroundings: I'm running sendmail on an RH 7.3 machine, called from avmailgate (an email antivirus prog). ALL of the other sendmail aliases seem