On 12/2/05 1:42:35 AM, "Brad Knowles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 3:20 PM -0800 2005-11-28, Nathan Herring wrote: > >> I am a member of a list which uses mailman 2.1.2, and I am experiencing >> strangeness in Outlook as a result of the modifications mailman performs >> on list posts. > > Note that the latest released version of Mailman is 2.1.6, and > there have been a number of improvements made since 2.1.2. It is > possible that whatever problem you are experiencing has already been > fixed, but you should check the latest code. I admit to not having installed it myself, nor looked at any code (a behavior which is frowned upon by my current employer). However, I did review the archive of this list back through to the 2.1.2 relase mail, and then went through the bug reports without seeing any mention of this problem or a fix that would be relevant. >> Specifically, when it (re)folds the Subject: and/or Thread-Topic: headers, >> it replaces a space character in the original subject with a tab character. > > Also keep in mind that Mailman uses a lot of built-in Python > routines for handling stuff, and some of those routines might include > the handling and formatting of e-mail messages. You want to make > sure that you're using the latest version of Python that is > compatible with the version of Mailman you've got. Unfortunately, > while the people working on Mailman tend to be pretty well aware of > the various mail-related RFCs, the people writing the code and > libraries within Python itself may not be. I'll try to find out what versions of the OS and Python are running on my list administratrix's server, in case that makes a difference. > You should at least try to check the code to make sure where the > fault lies. Aye, there's the rub. If I were permitted, I'd have done it already. :/ > Other than that, I can't provide any specific assistance to you, > but I would be very curious to know what the real problem is, and > where the fault lies. I've increased the subject length of this mail, and removed the "[Mailman-developers]" attribution, so we can see firsthand whether or not this list, which purports to be running 2.1.6, and I presume is running a suitable version of Python, has the same issue. -nh _______________________________________________ Mailman-Developers mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-developers Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-developers/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
