I tested out bob's Auto-Unsubscribe script (http://nleaudio.com/bnotes/mailman.htm). I wasnt really too happy with the fact that it asked for the entire site password because when a user unsubscribes, an email gets sent to the site admin confirming that the action was completed. This email contains the site password. I could have set up a separate script for each list but that is too much work. The script I wrote calls the remove_member's program. Bob's script did not get the email address in the proper way in my opinion. I believe I got around this by getting the return-to address. The script below also contains simple logic to make sure that the email address was actually removed, and not simply attempted to be removed. I included the script below so feel free to use it however you like. I am using a beta of the evolution PIM so please be aware that this may not word-wrap correctly. --neil #!/bin/bash ################################################################### # Script for passwordless Mailman list unsubscription via email # ################################################################### #Neil Cooler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> # ################################################################### #Last revised: 04/09/01 # ################################################################### # Call from your /etc/aliases file like: # # <listname>-unsubscribe: /home/mailman/unsub <listname) <domain> # ################################################################### #gets $1 and $2 from the commandline input and adds those values to the listname and domain vars. listname=$1 domain=$2 #reads the second line of the email read a2 ; #Strips the email address from the second line and puts it in the variable 'addr' addr="`echo $a2 | awk '{print $2}'`" ; #Attempts to remove the user. IF it does not succeed, it sends a message to the user status=`/home/mailman/bin/remove_members newtest $addr` if [ -n "$status" ] then echo "From: $listname-admin@$domain" > /tmp/$addr echo "To: $addr" >> /tmp/$addr echo "Subject: $listname Unsubscription Confirmation" >> /tmp/$addr echo "" >> /tmp/$addr echo "There was an error in your attempt to unsusbscribe from the $listname mailinglist." >> /tmp/$addr echo "It appears that the address you tried to unsubscribe from, $addr is not subscribed." >> /tmp/$addr echo "Please contact $listname@$domain if you have any questions." >> /tmp/$addr /usr/lib/sendmail -f $listname-admin@$domain $addr < /tmp/$addr rm -f /tmp/addr #If the request works, it lets the user know he is unsubscribed. else echo "From: $listname-admin@$domain" > /tmp/$addr echo "To: $addr" >> /tmp/$addr echo "Subject: $listname Unsubscription Confirmation" >> /tmp/$addr echo "" >> /tmp/$addr echo "This message was generated to confirm your unsubscription from" >> /tmp/$addr echo "$listname@$domain. You should no longer recieve any messages from" >> /tmp/$addr echo "this list. If you change your mind, simply visit the list's" >> /tmp/$addr echo "Webpage at http://$domain/mailman/listinfo/$listname and subscribe again. If you have" >> /tmp/$addr echo "any further questions, please email the admin at $listname-admin@$domain. " >> /tmp/$addr echo "Thank You," >> /tmp/$addr echo "List Admin" >> /tmp/$addr /usr/lib/sendmail -f $listname-admin@$domain $addr < /tmp/$addr rm -f /tmp/$addr fi ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
