[Mailman-Users] What does patching mailman overwrite?

2004-09-13 Thread Brendan Chard
I have a working version of mailman 2.1.4 but want to install the HTDIG search for the archives. I have successfully patched my original build files with the HTDIG patch and am now at the point where I should run make INSTALL. I know from the FAQ that my lists, list data, and mm_cfg.py will not

[Mailman-Users] Update batch of users?

2004-09-02 Thread Brendan Chard
I'm running a MM 2.1.4 server with 40 lists on it. One company that has many members subscribed to many lists has changed its domain name. Is there a way to easily update all members subscribed to lists with @domain1.com to make them @domain2.com or will each user have to log in individually and

RE: [Mailman-Users] Customizing Listinfo page

2004-07-21 Thread Brendan Chard
I see the html attachment was stripped, here's the listinfo.html page attached as a .txt file. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan Chard Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mailman-Users] Customizing

[Mailman-Users] Customizing Listinfo page

2004-07-20 Thread Brendan Chard
Using Mailman 2.1.4 on FreeBSD I am attempting to edit the listinfo.html template file so that the edit subscriber options form appears before the subscription form as this is more practical for supporting my user base. I have successfully switched the two forms on the listinfo page and made

[Mailman-Users] Extract list of lists with population?

2004-06-30 Thread Brendan Chard
Is there a command I can run that will quickly tell me the name of each list on a server AND the number of members in that list? If not, what's the quickest way to check list membership totals? Thanks -Brendan -- Mailman-Users mailing list

[Mailman-Users] What is the python string for the user's real name?

2004-06-24 Thread Brendan Chard
What is the python string for the user's real name? I'd like to customize the subauth.txt template to include the potential subscribers name in addition to their e-mail address so that it reads: - Your authorization is required for a mailing list subscription request

[Mailman-Users] Security Breach by spammer on one of my lists?

2004-06-17 Thread Brendan Chard
A message went to one of my lists last night that looked very peculiar, like a spammer. I'm hoping to get some input to see if it's something I should be worried about or just a fluke. I'm running Mailman 2.1.4 on FreeBSD with MailScanner and ClamAV I have an unmoderated closed list with the

RE: [Mailman-Users] **Nevermind*** Security Breach by spammer on one of my lists?

2004-06-17 Thread Brendan Chard
but accidentally sent the command to the new mailman list. Live and learn, -Brendan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan Chard Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 9:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mailman-Users] Security Breach by spammer on one

RE: [Mailman-Users] Feature requiry

2004-06-09 Thread Brendan Chard
I'm running Mailman 2.1.4 and my experience has always been that when the user leaves the password field blank when subscribing over the web the software will automatically generate a password that is sent in the welcome message. -Brendan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Mailman-Users] Minor edits to listinfo page

2004-06-08 Thread Brendan Chard
In my everlasting quest to reduce phonecalls and emails to list moderators I'd like to edit the text on the Unsubscribe or edit options button that is on the Listinfo page of all my mailing lists so that the button reads Edit Options Can I do this, and if so, where do I perform my edits? Thanks

[Mailman-Users] User Definable Field

2004-05-27 Thread Brendan Chard
Is it possible to create a custom field in the mailman database? My subscribers will have an e-mail address, full name, and an ID number. The ID number is what I need to add. Thanks, -Brendan -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Mailman-Users] Correct Terminology for Mailman

2004-04-27 Thread Brendan Chard
It seems that a lot of terms are floating around out there that all mean (in some fashion) an electronic mailing list that allows member communication. My question pertains to the word listserv. Is it ok to refer to a list on a mailman server as a listserv? I know there is a mailing list server

[Mailman-Users] Integration with ClamAV

2004-03-27 Thread Brendan Chard
I'm running Mailman 2.1.4 on a FreeBSD server using sendmail as my MTA. I have ClamAV already installed and running using the clamd/clamc combo What is the best way to integrate ClamAV with Mailman so that viruses posted to lists will be nuked? Thanks, -Brendan [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [Mailman-Users] problems with the mail hostname

2004-03-07 Thread Brendan Chard
I also had this problem and in trying a bunch of solutions, including double checking my entries, and recreating the list. But I also created a MX record for the sub domain of lower priority than the primary domain and an entry for the sub-domain in my /etc/hosts file. Then, a few hours later,

RE: [Mailman-Users] error: user unknown

2004-03-07 Thread Brendan Chard
This happened to me and the problem was that, in my virtual hosting environment, I had a catch-all virtmap setup for the domain I wanted to use that went to a non-existent user. I placed that virtmap on my server because I wanted mail that wasn't addressed properly to be returned to the sender.