I have a suggestion. I do not know how others create new Mailman lists,
but I have around 20 template files. If I want to make a list named
NEWLIST, then I copy the appropriate configuration file into
newlist.config
I then edit this file to change any parameters that need changing:
real_name
owner
info
description
<digest options>
<archive options>
Then I run a script
create_list.exec newlist [emaildomain]
that does some pre-processing of the list name and then invokes
/usr/sbin/newlist $emaildomain $listname
config_list -i $listname.config $listname
The config_list code allows me to specify ONLY ONE e-mail address for
the list owner, when I may have specified multiple owners in the
newlist.config file. I ran a test and created a test list named
"testowner". For the address of the list owner I specified
testowner-ow...@lists.example.com
and the list-creation mail was sent to the list owners I had specified
in my configuration file. In my case, I have already set the owner(s)
before I create the list, so this address - testowner-owner - is
set and ready to use. Could this be a default for the owner prompt?
Or would it create problems for those who create a list and then change
the list parameters to suit the list's needs? As I look at the
"newlist" python code, I see what happens:
1) A list is created and the result of the "owner" prompt becomes
the list owner.
2) I overwrite the owner information (and all the other parameters)
when I run the "config_list" command.
3) When is the list-creation e-mail sent to the one owner e-mail
address? It appears to be done in the "newlist" code, but
at that time, I have not yet run the "config_list" command
that resets the parameters. When I ran my test, was I lucky
that by the time that the list-creation mail had been sent
to Postfix, the "config_list" command had finished re-populating
the owner field?
I know that there has been talk in the past weeks about list-creation
templates. I would like to be able to specify multiple e-mail
addresses at the list-creation prompt so that all of the list owners
would get the mail. I do not want to rely on specifying one list owner
and then insuring that he or she forwards a copy to the other
co-owners.
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Barry S. Finkel
Computing and Information Systems Division
Argonne National Laboratory Phone: +1 (630) 252-7277
9700 South Cass Avenue Facsimile:+1 (630) 252-4601
Building 240, Room 5.B.8 Internet: bsfin...@anl.gov
Argonne, IL 60439-4828 IBMMAIL: I1004994
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