Thanks Mark. I ended up deleting and starting from scratch
On Tue, May 8, 2018 at 11:36 AM, Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> wrote: > On 05/07/2018 08:58 AM, David Doonan wrote: > > > > Exploring the server via SFTP, this troublesome list only has one > folder, with a sub-folder called attachments. > > > > The rest of the lists are set up correctly, with two folders, one with > the name of the list and the second with the name of the list and .mbox as > a suffix. > > > > The troublesome list is not new; it was created a decade or more ago. > Can’t believe that no has complained about the lack of archives. > > > > Is there a solution other than to re-install? > > It is possible that something was somehow deleted or lost from the > archive. If you have any older backups, you might look for them. > > If not, if you have shell access, rather than just SFTP, what you need > to do is create the archives/private/LISTNAME.mbox directory and an > empty archives/private/LISTNAME.mbox/LISTNAME.mbox file. These should > have the same ownership and permissions as the ones for other lists, in > particular drwxrwsr-x for the directory and -rw-rw-r-- for the file and > mailman's group for both. > > Then run Mailman's > > bin/arch --wipe LISTNAME > > and that will create the (empty) archive. > > Alternatively, you can back up the lists/LISTNAME/ directory, containing > the config.pck and other files. Then delete the list or just remove the > lists/LISTNAME/ directory and then create the list and replace the > lists/LISTNAME/ directory with the one you backed up. This should cerate > the list with a "proper" empty archive and then restoring the > lists/LISTNAME/ directory and contents will restore the list config and > membership. > > -- > Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, > San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 > Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > mailman-users%40python.org/ > Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/ > dadoonan%40gmail.com > -- David Doonan 3 Gray Avenue #2 Greenwich, New York 12834 518-265-4030 ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
