Hi, I have used mailman for many years to maintain a small distribution list for a group of musical instrument makers, called "dehoutblazers". It has been transferred a couple of times and runs now on a Linux Opensuse Leap 42.2 server which distributed Mailman 2.1.22. The list is purely used via email (no web site), but I do use the administrative tasks via the web site.
Since a couple of weeks (or maybe longer) there is a problem with the "attend to pending tasks", for intercepted emails which are not going through because of the criteria (non-member email, too large, etc.) I used to receive a message of the mailman, but I am not getting such messages anymore. I have been trying to find out why, but have so far failed. I tested also some email mailman addresses with the following results. - the mail list itself works as it should. My conclusion is that the aliases file is found and used. - if I send an email to "listname"-request, I get proper replies. - if I send to "listname"-admin, I do not receive that email, but instead an email from mailman-bounce to "listname"-owner with my email attached. "" From: mailman-boun...@stremen.xs4all.nl To: dehoutblazers-ow...@stremen.xs4all.nl Subject: Uncaught bounce notification Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:24:13 +0100 Sender: "dehoutblazers" <mailman-boun...@stremen.xs4all.nl> The attached message was received as a bounce, but either the bounce format was not recognised, or no member addresses could be extracted from it. This mailing list has been configured to send all unrecognised bounce messages to the list administrator(s). For more information see: http://stremen.xs4all.nl/mailman/admin/dehoutblazers/bounce From: Charles Stroom <char...@stremen.xs4all.nl> To: dehoutblazers-ad...@stremen.xs4all.nl Subject: email test Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:24:07 +0100 X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.12.0 (GTK+ 2.24.31; x86_64-suse-linux-gnu) no content "" And in the standard mail log of the server I get "" postfix/smtpd[3689]: connect from bsmtpdelivery7.xs4all.net[194.109.127.156] postfix/smtpd[3689]: C774F216C: client=bsmtpdelivery7.xs4all.net[194.109.127.156] postfix/cleanup[3693]: C774F216C: message-id=<20171211152407.1611b8b4@fiume5.localnet> postfix/qmgr[2642]: C774F216C: from=<char...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, size=1444, nrcpt=1 (queue active) postfix/smtpd[3689]: disconnect from bsmtpdelivery7.xs4all.net[194.109.127.156] postfix/local[3694]: C774F216C: to=<dehoutblazers-ad...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, relay=local, delay=0.35, delays=0.13/0.01/0/0.21, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman admin dehoutblazers) postfix/qmgr[2642]: C774F216C: removed postfix/smtpd[3689]: connect from localhost[::1] postfix/smtpd[3689]: C36FC216C: client=localhost[::1] postfix/cleanup[3693]: C36FC216C: message-id=<mailman.0.1513002253.2882.dehoutblaz...@stremen.xs4all.nl> postfix/qmgr[2642]: C36FC216C: from=<mailman-boun...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, size=3058, nrcpt=1 (queue active) postfix/smtpd[3689]: disconnect from localhost[::1] postfix/local[3694]: C36FC216C: to=<char...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, relay=local, delay=0.06, delays=0.02/0/0/0.04, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to mailbox) postfix/qmgr[2642]: C36FC216C: removed "" - if I send to "listname"-owner, I do not receive any email at all, as if the email has been delivered to /dev/null. And in the standard mail log of the server I get: "" postfix/smtpd[3880]: connect from bsmtpdelivery6.xs4all.net[194.109.127.155] postfix/smtpd[3880]: 3814C216C: client=bsmtpdelivery6.xs4all.net[194.109.127.155] postfix/cleanup[3884]: 3814C216C: message-id=<20171211153550.7fb31e1d@fiume5.localnet> postfix/qmgr[2642]: 3814C216C: from=<char...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, size=1455, nrcpt=1 (queue active) postfix/smtpd[3880]: disconnect from bsmtpdelivery6.xs4all.net[194.109.127.155] postfix/local[3885]: 3814C216C: to=<dehoutblazers-ow...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, relay=local, delay=0.36, delays=0.13/0.01/0/0.22, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner dehoutblazers) postfix/qmgr[2642]: 3814C216C: removed postfix/smtpd[3880]: connect from localhost[::1] postfix/smtpd[3880]: warning: Illegal address syntax from localhost[::1] in MAIL command: <mailman-bounces@> postfix/smtpd[3880]: disconnect from localhost[::1] "" There are pending pending moderator requests in the list so I tried a manual cron command (as user "mailman"): "" /usr/bin/python -S /usr/lib/mailman/cron/checkdbs "" Nothing happened, the offending emails are not removed, and I did not receive any email. With the mail log below "" postfix/smtpd[4025]: connect from localhost[::1] postfix/smtpd[4025]: 1AC17216C: client=localhost[::1] postfix/cleanup[4028]: 1AC17216C: message-id=<mailman.0.1513003270.4024.dehoutblaz...@stremen.xs4all.nl> postfix/qmgr[2642]: 1AC17216C: from=<dehoutblazers-boun...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, size=1500, nrcpt=1 (queue active) postfix/smtpd[4025]: disconnect from localhost[::1] postfix/local[4029]: 1AC17216C: to=<dehoutblazers-ow...@stremen.xs4all.nl>, relay=local, delay=0.22, delays=0.03/0.01/0/0.18, dsn=2.0.0, status=sent (delivered to command: /usr/lib/mailman/mail/mailman owner dehoutblazers) postfix/qmgr[2642]: 1AC17216C: removed postfix/smtpd[4025]: connect from localhost[::1] postfix/smtpd[4025]: warning: Illegal address syntax from localhost[::1] in MAIL command: <mailman-bounces@> 2017-12-11T15:41:13.195034+01:00 stremen6 postfix/smtpd[4025]: disconnect from localhost[::1] "" Apparently, the is something wrong with the email message sender or recipient as formatted by mailman, but to me everything seems OK. I am the owner and the moderator. Is there a way to see what mailman is actually transferring to the postfix program? I should add that at about the same time I have added a second mailing list, which behaves similarly. I am not sure the erroneous behaviour occurred before, due to, or after that introduction. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Charles -- Charles Stroom email: charles at no-spam.stremen.xs4all.nl (remove the "no-spam.") ------------------------------------------------------ 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
