Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Donna Dierker
It really does seem like that. See what postmaster is aliased to. My server's /etc/aliases has several entries like this: admin: root bin:root adm:root mail: root apache: root mailnull: root smmsp: root postfix:root syst

Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Mark Sapiro
Jeff Bernier wrote: >I have an instance of Postfix-(2.4.3) running on my Mailman-(2.1.9) host-(Mac >OSX 10.5.6). > >I am relatively new to both Mailman and Postfix, so I'm not sure where to >look. Is there something in Postfix that may be causing this? Normally, but not always, Postfix delive

Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Larry Stone
On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Jeff Bernier wrote: I have tested this by just making up names on-the-fly like nolist, or xyzlist, and get this result every time. Sounds like you have a catchall address pointing to the Mailman list address. -- Larry Stone lston...@stonejongleux.com

Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Jeff Bernier
I have an instance of Postfix-(2.4.3) running on my Mailman-(2.1.9) host-(Mac OSX 10.5.6). I am relatively new to both Mailman and Postfix, so I'm not sure where to look. Is there something in Postfix that may be causing this? >>> Mark Sapiro 4/24/2009 10:52 AM >>> Jeff Bernier wrote: >If I

Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Mark Sapiro
Jeff Bernier wrote: >If I Telnet directly to Mailman with a bogus list name, I get the same result. I don't doubt that. The question is why? What (non-standard?) delivery method actually gets the mail from the MTA to Mailman? Mark Sapiro 4/24/2009 10:32 AM >>> >Jeff Bernier wrote: > >>So

Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Jeff Bernier
If I Telnet directly to Mailman with a bogus list name, I get the same result. >>> Mark Sapiro 4/24/2009 10:32 AM >>> Jeff Bernier wrote: >Sorry... I just wish to clarify... the message gets put in the moderator >request queue in my "Mailman" list. So your MTA or other Mailman delivery proces

Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Jeff Bernier
I have tested this by just making up names on-the-fly like nolist, or xyzlist, and get this result every time. >>> Donna Dierker 4/24/2009 10:29 AM >>> To get a message like that, the list must exist one *some* system -- perhaps not the one you think. I would go to the mail server (e.g., if th

Re: [Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Mark Sapiro
Jeff Bernier wrote: >Sorry... I just wish to clarify... the message gets put in the moderator >request queue in my "Mailman" list. So your MTA or other Mailman delivery process is delivering mail to nonexistentl...@example.com as if it were addressed to mail...@example.com. You have to examine

[Mailman-Users] mail to non-existing list - Part two

2009-04-24 Thread Jeff Bernier
Sorry... I just wish to clarify... the message gets put in the moderator request queue in my "Mailman" list. Hello all, If someone posts a message to a list that does not exist in my Mailman system, the message goes to the pending moderator requests queue, and the sender gets a notice indicat