In general look at: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.012.htp
more specifically, cd ~mailman/data/ rm heldmsg-<listname>* Be sure to fill in the <listname>... This will delete the messages but will not remove the record of the messages stored in a database called request.db. Still once you do this, you can go to the webadmin and after a long pause, it will detect that the held messages have been deleted. The web-admin will then empty the request.db database. Jon Carnes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Do�a Bumgarner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 1:35 PM Subject: [Mailman-Users] Question about web admin for Mailman > > I am an admin for a list that uses Mailman on a Linux server. It is a > moderated list, and between a recent increase in spam and a lack of > attention to the backlog on my part, there are now somewhere around 400 > messages waiting for "admin approval" (read: to be deleted). The problem > I'm encountering is this: There are so many messages now that when I try to > load the admin web page to process them, the page is so large that it loads > partially, and then freezes my browser. This leads me to two questions: > > 1) Where are the messages waiting for approval stored? Can the server admin > delete them directly from a folder or mailbox, bypassing the web admin? > > 2) Is there a way to do a mass or group delete from the web admin? All of > the "needs approval" messages on my particular list are spam. Can I either > pipe them directly to the trash, or even scan them on the web admin page and > select a "delete all" function, rather than having to mark them one at a > time? > > I'd really appreciate any help you can suggest. > > A frustrated list admin, > > Dona Bumgarner > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
