[Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Bill Catambay
Given my current situation (as rare as this situation may be), I have come to realize that an emergency broadcast feature would be an indispensable tool to have right now. Since my host made the alias change on my mailing list, but did not create the MX record for the new email, it is

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Adam McGreggor
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 12:55:31AM -0800, Bill Catambay wrote: Given my current situation (as rare as this situation may be), I have come to realize that an emergency broadcast feature would be an indispensable tool to have right now. Since my host made the alias change on my mailing list,

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Mark Sapiro
Bill Catambay wrote: Given my current situation (as rare as this situation may be), I have come to realize that an emergency broadcast feature would be an indispensable tool to have right now. Since my host made the alias change on my mailing list, but did not create the MX record for the

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Brad Knowles
On Nov 22, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Mark Sapiro wrote: This could be done with bin/inject on the Mailman server to inject a message directly into Mailman's in/ queue bypassing the MTA, but you don't have the required access. Since you don't have the required access, I do see the need in your case,

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Bill Catambay
The weekend crew at my ISP are general tech support (i.e., they really only handle internet connection issues). My ISP does have an Operations group which usually are pretty knowledgeable, but I they simply aren't working on the weekend. For what it's worth, they are the best ISP I have had

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Larry Stone
On 11/22/09 2:53 PM, Bill Catambay at and...@excaliburworld.com wrote: When I used Autoshare listserver software, it ran on my home server (a Mac), and I never had to rely on anyone for support (handled everything myself). Unfortunately, that software has not been updated in over 10 years

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread LuKreme
On 22-Nov-2009, at 13:53, Bill Catambay wrote: When I used Autoshare listserver software, it ran on my home server (a Mac), and I never had to rely on anyone for support (handled everything myself). Unfortunately, that software has not been updated in over 10 years and is no longer

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Sales at Just Brits
On Nov 22, 2009, at 9:36 AM, Mark Sapiro wrote: This could be done with bin/inject on the Mailman server to inject a message directly into Mailman's in/ queue bypassing the MTA, but you don't have the required access. Since you don't have the required access, I do see the need in your

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Gadi Evron
Brad Knowles wrote: At the very least, you should find a different provider where they actually give you the support you require. Brad, crappy providers aside, do you think this might be a useful feature? I remember a few occasion when I needed to grab the subscribers list and email everyone

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread LuKreme
On 22-Nov-2009, at 17:14, Gadi Evron wrote: Brad, crappy providers aside, do you think this might be a useful feature? It could be useful in a very narrow set of circumstances. the question is, is it worth putting resources into such a feature for those very few times this would be useful? My

Re: [Mailman-Users] Feature request: Emergency Broadcast

2009-11-22 Thread Terri Oda
LuKreme wrote: On 22-Nov-2009, at 17:14, Gadi Evron wrote: Brad, crappy providers aside, do you think this might be a useful feature? It could be useful in a very narrow set of circumstances. the question is, is it worth putting resources into such a feature for those very few times this