[Mailman-Users] personalised emails

2004-07-20 Thread m.weerasinghe
Hello All, I am new to mailman and mailing list software. I am trying to setup a mailing list for a charity which would like to send periodic emails to the patrons. They would like to send emails but dont want the users to email each other so I am thinking of setting up a readonly list. I am

Re: [Mailman-Users] personalised emails

2004-07-20 Thread Ian A B Eiloart
--On Tuesday, July 20, 2004 9:32 am + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello All, I am new to mailman and mailing list software. I am trying to setup a mailing list for a charity which would like to send periodic emails to the patrons. They would like to send emails but dont want the users to email

[Mailman-Users] Host server needed

2004-07-20 Thread Jill Mytton
Dear All I am currently at the University of East London and the IT department there using mailman to run various email groups including one for me which functions as a support group for former members of a cult. However I am changing jobs at the beginning of October so I need to find a new host.

[Mailman-Users] Mailman -1 requests still

2004-07-20 Thread Daniel Powell
I tried copying the pck files and managed to just fubar up the config for the mailman list where it thought it was the same as the other list that I copied from. i did an rmlist -a mailman stopped the mailman services newlist mailman start mailman services at 8 AM this morning. I got the

Re: [Mailman-Users] personalised emails

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 9:32 AM + 2004-07-20, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I dont want to send generic emails. Is this doable? Instructions would be nice but pointers at docs are very welcome. I would prefer a polite answer and not RTFM The short answer is that a certain amount of customization is possible, but

Re: [Mailman-Users] Host server needed

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 11:37 AM +0100 2004-07-20, Jill Mytton wrote: However I am changing jobs at the beginning of October so I need to find a new host. I would prefer not to use the university I am moving to (in any case I dont know yet whether they use mailman) so I am looking for someone to host this for me.

[Mailman-Users] Mail not going through to all lists

2004-07-20 Thread Thomas Waters
There was a power outage and now Mailman isn't working., The web admin pages function, but mail is not going through. From the FAQ, I think it is a stale lock. I've found two locks: -rw-rw-r-- 2 mailman mailman 67 20 Jul 19:51 master-qrunner -rw-rw-r-- 2 mailman mailman 67 20 Jul 19:51

[Mailman-Users] convert config.db to pck?

2004-07-20 Thread Dave Stern - Former Rocket Scientist
I want to move lists from one machine (mailman 2.0.x) to a newer 2.1.x installation. Assuming I - tailor new host http.conf as needed - set mmsitepass on new - modify mm_cfg.py, - use web redirects from the old to the new - redirect aliases on old to new - scp

Re: [Mailman-Users] error indexing message by date in archive

2004-07-20 Thread Guillaume Rousse
Guillaume Rousse wrote: The attached testcase mbox, when processed by the archive script, wrongly index the first mail to currente date (july 2004) instead of its real date (february 2002). CUriously, the second one is OK. Any idea ? I finally found what the problem is. The archiver is unable

[Mailman-Users] Free listservers. Archives. Attachments. Microsoft software.

2004-07-20 Thread Don Saklad
What free listservers are there with archives that will display the text of messages with attachments formatted in microsoft software like .doc ?... -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Mailman-Users] Free web based discussions. Archives. Attachments. Microsoft software.

2004-07-20 Thread Don Saklad
What free web based discussions are there with archives that will display the text of messages with attachments formatted in microsoft software like .doc ? -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Mailman-Users] Question regarding newsletter mailout

2004-07-20 Thread lori petersen
Hello, I have no idea if I am contacting someone who may be able to assist me. For the past couple of months we have had some weird things happen when we send out our newsletter. One member got 4 copies, another didn't get his at all and last month, we had about 20 people who didn't get it

[Mailman-Users] Help

2004-07-20 Thread Julie Nelson
We have recently lost our webkeeper and I am trying to mail out this newsletter that we have set up through mailman. I know nothing, can you tell me what to do? Julie Julie Nelson Development Coordinator Casting Certification Coordinator Federation of Fly Fishers [EMAIL PROTECTED] 406-585-7592

[Mailman-Users] Mailman

2004-07-20 Thread Mr. Bill
Does mailman archive messages? If so, whre does it archive them to. Thanks. Bill -- Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py

[Mailman-Users] Lists

2004-07-20 Thread Kristal Hebden
Hi, I am interested in your mailing lists, but am curious how secure the lists are - are names distributed to any companies? (I am basically concerned about spam, since it is a free service) Thanks! Kristal Kristal Hebden School of IST 329H IST Building University Park PA 16802

[Mailman-Users] Mailman question

2004-07-20 Thread C. L. Etheridge
Hello sorry to trouble you with my question. Does Mailman address list recipients individually? I am currently doing an (opt-in!) e-mail newsletter distributed via Smartlist. Smartlist and Majordomo do not address recipients individually. In other words, an e-mail send to a list via

Re: [Mailman-Users] Help (tracing spam)

2004-07-20 Thread Mark Sapiro
uhud wrote: I have newly installed mailman and for privacy reasons decided to hide members (senders) email addresses when they send a message to the list. My question is, suppose now a member spams the list, is there a way I can find out which member it is? The Received: headers should give a

Re: [Mailman-Users] Question regarding newsletter mailout

2004-07-20 Thread Mark Sapiro
lori petersen wrote: For the past couple of months we have had some weird things happen when we send out our newsletter. One member got 4 copies, another didn't get his at all and last month, we had about 20 people who didn't get it either. This is unlikely to be a Mailman issue. It is more

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman questions

2004-07-20 Thread Jeff Barger
On Jul 19, 2004, at 5:46 PM, Jen Onsum wrote: I have three questions about Mailman... 1) Is there a way to list the entire membership list on one page, instead of having a different page for each letter of the alphabet? You could change the DEFAULT_ADMIN_MEMBER_CHUNKSIZE variable to something

Re: [Mailman-Users] Free listservers. Archives. Attachments. Microsoft software.

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 9:42 AM -0400 2004-07-20, Don Saklad wrote: What free listservers are there with archives that will display the text of messages with attachments formatted in microsoft software like .doc ?... You mean automatically convert those documents into a more readable format? No. If you search

Re: [Mailman-Users] Question regarding newsletter mailout

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 11:42 AM -0700 2004-07-17, lori petersen wrote: For the past couple of months we have had some weird things happen when we send out our newsletter. One member got 4 copies, another didn't get his at all and last month, we had about 20 people who didn't get it either. Any suggestions would

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman questions

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 4:46 PM -0500 2004-07-19, Jen Onsum wrote: 2) When mass subscribing people, everyone is automatically set to receive plain mailings. Is there a way for people not to be automatically set to receive plain mailings when mass subscribing? It's getting really annoying going through and

Re: [Mailman-Users] Help

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 5:53 PM +0300 2004-07-19, uhud wrote: My question is, suppose now a member spams the list, is there a way I can find out which member it is? Check your logs and the Received: headers of the message. See also http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=showfile=faq01.022.htp. -- Brad

Re: [Mailman-Users] Lists

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 8:53 AM -0400 2004-07-15, Kristal Hebden wrote: I am interested in your mailing lists, but am curious how secure the lists are - are names distributed to any companies? (I am basically concerned about spam, since it is a free service) I don't understand your question. Can you clarify?

Re: [Mailman-Users] Help

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 3:24 PM -0600 2004-07-19, Julie Nelson wrote: We have recently lost our webkeeper and I am trying to mail out this newsletter that we have set up through mailman. I know nothing, can you tell me what to do? Not without a lot more information. See

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 8:24 PM -0600 2004-07-19, Mr. Bill wrote: Does mailman archive messages? If so, whre does it archive them to. It can, yes. Assuming you installed Mailman in /usr/local/mailman (the default, if you installed from source), they would be in /usr/local/mailman/archives on the server where

[Mailman-Users] Re: inserting comments into list of banned members

2004-07-20 Thread Richard
Try this again. Mailman provides mechanisms for creating lists of rejected nonmembers, accepted nonmembers, etc. Also, regular expressions can be included within these lists. My question is, can comments be included, either between listings, or at the bottom? Something like:

Re: [Mailman-Users] Re: inserting comments into list of banned members

2004-07-20 Thread Dan Phillips
On Jul 20, 2004, at 10:42 AM, Richard wrote: rejected_nonmembers ___ ceo @ spamstersinternational.com ### ceo is a spammer - 2004. jdoe @ xxx.net ### jdoe is permanently banned from the list. sales @ bigco.com ### bigco is now owned by gigantico - 2004.

Re: [Mailman-Users] Re: inserting comments into list of banned members

2004-07-20 Thread Mark Sapiro
Richard wrote: My question is, can comments be included, either between listings, or at the bottom? Something like: rejected_nonmembers ___ ceo @ spamstersinternational.com ### ceo is a spammer - 2004. jdoe @ xxx.net ### jdoe is permanently banned from the

[Mailman-Users] Personalization comes through as attachment

2004-07-20 Thread Anne Ramey
When I set up personalization with mailman, I get it normally in most mail clients. But in Outlook, it's coming through as an attachment. Is there any way to fix this? Do I need to upgrade my mailman? Using Mailman version: 2.1.2 Anne --

Re: [Mailman-Users] Personalization comes through as attachment

2004-07-20 Thread Mark Sapiro
Anne Ramey wrote: When I set up personalization with mailman, I get it normally in most mail clients. But in Outlook, it's coming through as an attachment. Is there any way to fix this? Do I need to upgrade my mailman? Using Mailman version: 2.1.2 See

Re: [Mailman-Users] Personalization comes through as attachment

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 3:31 PM -0400 2004-07-20, Anne Ramey wrote: When I set up personalization with mailman, I get it normally in most mail clients. But in Outlook, it's coming through as an attachment. Is there any way to fix this? Do I need to upgrade my mailman? See

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman questions

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 2:44 PM -0500 2004-07-20, Jen Onsum wrote: Thanks for the response! In the link you included it said I can configure Mailman to remove the footer, but it does not say how. Can you direct me? You'd have to edit the templates on the server for that list, removing the footers, etc --

Re: [Mailman-Users] Help (tracing spam)

2004-07-20 Thread John W. Baxter
On 7/20/2004 7:13, Mark Sapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: uhud wrote: I have newly installed mailman and for privacy reasons decided to hide members (senders) email addresses when they send a message to the list. My question is, suppose now a member spams the list, is there a way I can

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman

2004-07-20 Thread John W. Baxter
On 7/20/2004 7:36, Jeff Barger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Jul 19, 2004, at 10:24 PM, Mr. Bill wrote: Does mailman archive messages? If so, whre does it archive them to. The raw mailbox archive is in $PREFIX/archives/private/list.mbox/. The HTML'd messages are in

[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

Re: [Mailman-Users] Question regarding newsletter mailout

2004-07-20 Thread John W. Baxter
On 7/17/2004 11:42, lori petersen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: For the past couple of months we have had some weird things happen when we send out our newsletter. One member got 4 copies, another didn't get his at all and last month, we had about 20 people who didn't get it either. If the number

[Mailman-Users] Delay in mailman passing messages

2004-07-20 Thread Spencer Yost
Every since switching to mailman, I have been vexed by a performance problem. Originally, I thought it was my old server. It was getting long in the tooth and in the need of retiring. Last month I replaced it and got my lists up and running with no problem on the new server. However, my

Re: [Mailman-Users] Delay in mailman passing messages

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 7:52 PM -0400 2004-07-20, Spencer Yost wrote: Specifically my problem is there is a delay of anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours in Mailman's processing of a message. Mail receives the message but then takes a long time passing it to sendmail. I am not talking about delivery time

Re: [Mailman-Users] inserting comments into list of banned members

2004-07-20 Thread Rod Neep
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Hi Folks - I want to create lists of accepted non- members, rejected nonmembers, etc. Can comments be inserted be or below the list? Something like: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ### ceo is spam - 2004. You need what Mailman thinks may be a

Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman questions

2004-07-20 Thread Mark Sapiro
Brad Knowles wrote in reply to off list message: At 2:44 PM -0500 2004-07-20, Jen Onsum wrote: Thanks for the response! In the link you included it said I can configure Mailman to remove the footer, but it does not say how. Can you direct me? You'd have to edit the templates on

Re: [Mailman-Users] Wish List

2004-07-20 Thread Richard B. Pyne
Wiping the egg from my face I guess it was a combination of things including that you seem to answer most of the questions on the list and frequent the list much more often than Barry, and there is some little thing about both being B names ;-) I can tell I've been working far too

Re: [Mailman-Users] Wish List

2004-07-20 Thread Brad Knowles
At 8:12 PM -0600 2004-07-20, Richard B. Pyne wrote: I guess it was a combination of things including that you seem to answer most of the questions on the list and frequent the list much more often than Barry, and there is some little thing about both being B names ;-) Hmm. If I am

[Mailman-Users] Runaway OutgoingRunner process

2004-07-20 Thread David Carter
Hi all, I seem to have a process that has a mind of its own. It keeps consuming CPU (as much as it can get), but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. No logs are getting updated, and no actions are being performed. This seemed to start this morning when a user was dropped from a list due to