I like to stick with packages when possible because it makes maintenance much easier. This is really a non-issue since the current version of Mailman does not have a fix for this problem.
Thank you, -- Gary Kalbfleisch -- Director of Technology Support Services -- Shoreline Community College -- (206) 546-5813 -- (206) 546-6943 Fax > -----Original Message----- > From: Mailman-Users [mailto:mailman-users- > bounces+garyk=shoreline....@python.org] On Behalf Of Lindsay Haisley > Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 11:25 AM > To: mailman-users@python.org > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Automated Subscription Bots Inundating List > Owners With Subscription Requests > > On Thu, 2012-10-18 at 23:53 +0000, Kalbfleisch, Gary wrote: > > I am running 2.1.9 because that is the latest version available from > > Redhat as a package. > > It's relatively simple to install Mailman from the source package, but one > thing that would help a great deal with this would be default inclusion in the > built package of a standard text or script that would contain, or issue, the > arguments provided to configure during the build process. There are several > critical parameters including the prefix, the var-prefix and of course the > mail- > gid which ought to be readily available for this purpose. > > If you've already built Mailman from source, this information is of course > available in the config.log, but for people installing Mailman from an > outdated package from a distribution, and wanting to catch up with the latest > improvements or security fixes, having this information available as part of > the distributed end product would be a big help. > This is already done for many large and complex packages, would be a big > help in making the transition from a pre-built Mailman package to a source- > based update. > > Maybe this information is already available. I only spent about 5 minutes > looking for it outside of the source tree and couldn't find it. > > -- > Lindsay Haisley | "Behold! Our way lies through a > FMP Computer Services | dark wood whence in which > 512-259-1190 | weirdness may wallow!” > http://www.fmp.com | --Beauregard > > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org > http://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: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman- > users/garyk%40shoreline.edu ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://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: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
