August 2023 - Mailman-users - lists.mailman3.org

Strange issue with bounce processing
by Brian Carpenter Sept. 13, 2023

Sept. 13, 2023

Dear List, First of all Merry Christmas to those of you that are observing it. I have an issue on one of my Mailman 3 servers. The bounce runner is not running, even after restarting mailman core. All the other runners are working fine. Here is the problem, after restarting it, a number of messages show up in queue/bounces from a single list. However the bounce runner is still not running. So I remove these messages from queue/bounces folder and restart mailman core. The same messages show up from the same single list again in queue/bounces. In the var/logs/bounce.log file, addresses from this list are being logged as being removed after starting mailman core. They correlate with the messages showing up in queue/bounces. I assume these "cached" bounces are what is interfering with the running of the bounce runner. I don't see anything in the mailman or mailmansuite log that would explain this behavior. How can I fix this? Thank you for any assistance. -- Brian Carpenter Harmonylists.com Emwd.com

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Postorius no connection to REST API
by rrosner5＠gmail.com Sept. 5, 2023

Sept. 5, 2023

Hello, I've seen some similar problems, but have not yet found anything that would work for me. I just installed Mailman3-full from debian stable repository (Mailman 3.2.1 to be precise). Mailman itself is working, also are all mailing lists imported from Mailman 2.1. But I just can not get the web interface of Postorius to work. I did manage to get it running through apache2 after I figured out what I had to remove from the old site config and replace it with the stuff in the automatically created config. Upon loading the site, I was able to log in and verify the mail address, but it kept showing that it wasn't able to connect to the REST API. I double and triple checked, that mailman-web.py and mailman-hyperkitty.cfg contain the same API key (api_key in hyperkitty and SECRET_KEY and MAILMAN_ARCHIVER_KEY in mailman web), but that didn't help. I also saw a recommendation, that it can cause problems, when the API key uses symbols like / so I switched it to _ in all three places, but that didn't help. The configuration for mailman, mailman-web and hyperkitty all are set to using https, switching them to http doesn't solve any of the problems. Meanwhile, the site only shows "Internal Server Error" even though I did not change anything. But probably not that relevant while it can't be used either way. What I can provide on logs: /usr/share/mailman3-web/manage.py mmclient Python 3.7.3 (default, Jan 22 2021, 20:04:44) [GCC 8.3.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. (InteractiveConsole) >>> client.system Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mailmanclient/restbase/connection.py", line 95, in call response, content = Http().request(url, method, data_str, headers) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 1513, in request (response, content) = self._request(conn, authority, uri, request_uri, method, body, headers, redirections, cachekey) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 1263, in _request (response, content) = self._conn_request(conn, request_uri, method, body, headers) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 1186, in _conn_request conn.connect() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 1049, in connect raise socket_err File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/httplib2/__init__.py", line 1010, in connect sock.connect((self.host, self.port)) ConnectionRefusedError: [Errno 111] Connection refused During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<console>", line 1, in <module> File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mailmanclient/client.py", line 74, in system return self._connection.call('system/versions')[1] File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/mailmanclient/restbase/connection.py", line 109, in call raise MailmanConnectionError('Could not connect to Mailman API') mailmanclient.restbase.connection.MailmanConnectionError: Could not connect to Mailman API From /var/log/mailman3/mailman.log of the last restart: Aug 08 15:28:56 2021 (5322) in runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:56 2021 (5322) in runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:57 2021 (5322) in runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:57 2021 (5321) command runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5321) command runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:57 2021 (5320) bounces runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5320) bounces runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:57 2021 (5319) archive runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:57 2021 (5323) lmtp runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5323) lmtp runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5319) archive runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:57 2021 (5329) virgin runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:57 2021 (5330) digest runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5330) digest runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5329) virgin runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5324) nntp runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5318) Master watcher caught SIGTERM. Exiting. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5318) Master watcher caught SIGTERM. Exiting. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5323) lmtp runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5324) nntp runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5320) bounces runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5329) virgin runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5324) nntp runner exiting. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5326) pipeline runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5319) archive runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5330) digest runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5325) out runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:59 2021 (5328) retry runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:29:00 2021 (5327) rest runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:28:58 2021 (5327) rest runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:29:01 2021 (5327) rest runner caught SIGTERM. Stopping. Aug 08 15:29:01 2021 (5325) out runner exiting. Aug 08 15:29:03 2021 (5326) pipeline runner exiting. Aug 08 15:29:03 2021 (5327) rest runner exiting. Aug 08 15:29:11 2021 (5328) retry runner exiting. Aug 08 15:29:48 2021 (5318) Master stopped Aug 08 15:30:30 2021 (5545) Master started Aug 08 15:30:34 2021 (5546) archive runner started. Aug 08 15:30:34 2021 (5549) in runner started. Aug 08 15:30:34 2021 (5550) lmtp runner started. Aug 08 15:30:34 2021 (5554) rest runner started. Aug 08 15:30:35 2021 (5553) pipeline runner started. Aug 08 15:30:35 2021 (5552) out runner started. Aug 08 15:30:36 2021 (5551) nntp runner started. Aug 08 15:30:36 2021 (5547) bounces runner started. Aug 08 15:30:36 2021 (5556) virgin runner started. So everything seems to be starting smoothly. An excerpt from /var/log/mailman3/web/mailman-web.log: Traceback (most recent call last): File "manage.py", line 10, in <module> execute_from_command_line(sys.argv) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 364, in execute_from_\ command_line utility.execute() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 308, in execute settings.INSTALLED_APPS File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 56, in __getattr__ self._setup(name) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 41, in _setup self._wrapped = Settings(settings_module) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/django/conf/__init__.py", line 110, in __init__ mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE) File "/usr/lib/python3.7/importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 983, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 677, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 728, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed File "/usr/share/mailman3-web/settings.py", line 486, in <module> from settings_local import * File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 983, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 677, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 724, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 859, in get_code File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 916, in get_data PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/share/mailman3-web/settings_local.py' [uwsgi-daemons] throttling "python3 manage.py qcluster" for 25 seconds not sure where the Permission denied comes from/what permissions should be. /usr/share/mailman3-web/settings_local.py is a symlink owned by root to /etc/mailman3/mailman-web.py owned by list:list with 640 permission. The apache2 error log contains nothing from the last restart of mailman3 and mailman3-web and trying to load the web page, the only interesting lines to the end of the log are [Sun Aug 08 14:40:33.642119 2021] [proxy:error] [pid 2248:tid 140583379425024] (111)Connection refused: AH02454: uwsgi: attempt to connect to Unix domain socket /run/mailman3-web/uwsgi.sock (localhost) failed [Sun Aug 08 14:40:33.644627 2021] [:error] [pid 2248:tid 140583379425024] [client 134.61.97.39:11893] AH10101: failed to make connection to backend: httpd-UDS:0 [Sun Aug 08 14:54:22.555229 2021] [proxy:error] [pid 2248:tid 140583379425024] (111)Connection refused: AH02454: uwsgi: attempt to connect to Unix domain socket /run/mailman3-web/uwsgi.sock (localhost) failed [Sun Aug 08 14:54:22.555293 2021] [:error] [pid 2248:tid 140583379425024] [client 134.61.97.39:11913] AH10101: failed to make connection to backend: httpd-UDS:0 [Sun Aug 08 14:58:24.376278 2021] [mpm_event:notice] [pid 2247:tid 140583610946688] AH00492: caught SIGWINCH, shutting down gracefully [Sun Aug 08 14:58:34.534966 2021] [mpm_event:notice] [pid 3696:tid 140070763447424] AH00489: Apache/2.4.48 (Debian) OpenSSL/1.1.1d mod_wsgi/4.6.5 Python/3.7 configured -- resuming normal operations [Sun Aug 08 14:58:34.535159 2021] [core:notice] [pid 3696:tid 140070763447424] AH00094: Command line: '/usr/sbin/apache2'

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Postfix-Fehler mit mailman-web
by Jens Günther Sept. 4, 2023

Sept. 4, 2023

Hello, I installed mailman with Docker already a while ago, now running v0.4.5 with: Mailman Core-Version 3.3.8 (Tom Sawyer) Mailman Core API-Version 3.1 Mailman Core Python-Version 3.10.9 Postorius Version 1.3.8 Already a while I get this type of error: 2023-08-26T08:21:59.517986+02:00 postfix/smtpd[2843414]: connect from unknown[192.168.176.6] 2023-08-26T08:21:59.522238+02:00 postfix/smtpd[2843414]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[192.168.176.6]: 450 4.7.25 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [192.168.176.6]; from=<$admin(a)mydomain.de> to=<$recipient> proto=ESMTP helo=<mailman-web> 2023-08-26T08:21:59.575145+02:00 postfix/smtpd[2843422]: connect from unknown[192.168.176.6] 2023-08-26T08:21:59.581227+02:00 postfix/smtpd[2843422]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT from unknown[192.168.176.6]: 450 4.7.25 Client host rejected: cannot find your hostname, [192.168.176.6]; from=<root(a)$mailman.mydomain.de> to=<root@localhost> proto=ESMTP helo=<mailman-web> 2023-08-26T08:21:59.581548+02:00 postfix/smtpd[2843422]: disconnect from unknown[192.168.176.6] ehlo=1 mail=1 rcpt=0/1 rset=1 quit=1 commands=4/5 Where - $admin(a)mydomain.de is set in MAILMAN_ADMIN_EMAIL (mm-web) and as site_owner in mailman-extra.cfg (mm-core) and as DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL in settings_local.py (mm-web) - $mailman.mydomain.de is set in SERVE_FROM_DOMAIN (mm-web) For me it seems, that mm-web-container is trying to send mail, but don't know why and which ... I can't reproduce it. Does anybody have a clue on wehere I can have a look what happens ... and how to change it? Thank you, Jens.

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Mailman REST API not available. Please start Mailman core.
by joseverde＠gmail.com Sept. 4, 2023

Sept. 4, 2023

Okay, so I got the webservice of Mailman3 up and running, but when I go to mailman3/postorius/lists/, I get the following error: Something went wrong Mailman REST API not available. Please start Mailman core. When I logged in to the admin user, it threw a server 500 error, but I could refresh and see myself logged in. If I try to go to lists or mailman settings, however, I get the error above.

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Add date stamps to django (I think) logfiles?
by kjohnson＠eclypse.org Sept. 1, 2023

Sept. 1, 2023

The webserver and archive part of mailman writes some logfiles on my system with entries like: 17:19:05 [Q] INFO Process-1 guarding cluster twenty-pluto-arizona-pasta 17:19:05 [Q] INFO Process-1:4 pushing tasks at 2831 17:19:05 [Q] INFO Q Cluster twenty-pluto-arizona-pasta running. These seem to match this format in settings.py: 'format': '%(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(process)d %(name)s %(message)s' except that I would expect asctime to have a date attached. A pointer to relevant documentation would be very much appreciated. Thanks. Ken

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Installing Mailman3 on Debian Bullseye
by Franklin Weng Aug. 30, 2023

Aug. 30, 2023

Hi, After several times attempts I finally successfully build a (reliable enough) mailman3 instance on Debian. I had a blog article describing how I did it. Maybe there were something you find it ridiculous, but they are all what I found important and may not be shown in the current documents. https://blogs.slat.org/node/1012 Hope this helps. Franklin

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log rotation in maxking-docker-version
by Jens Günther Aug. 27, 2023

Aug. 27, 2023

Hey there, while checking some logs I was realising that there is no log rotation and some of them piled up to 5GB over the past year(s). Does anybody know how to activate it (if it's possible) or ... Ok, I found a clue and it's still open :-) https://github.com/maxking/docker-mailman/issues/535 -> does anybody have a different approach? Regards, Jens.

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Can't start mailman after reboot.
by mrl＠psfc.mit.edu Aug. 24, 2023

Aug. 24, 2023

I have successful rebooted my computer server several times, and mailman has always started without a problem Now mailman won't start. See below. I tried to see if it was a problem with mysql. But I can successfully connect to the sql server using the mailman username and password, from the command line. What else can I try??? Thanks. - Mark Aug 24 12:52:17 psfcmail2 systemd[1]: Starting GNU Mailing List Manager... Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: Traceback (most recent call last): Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/bin/mailman", line 8, in <module> Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: sys.exit(main()) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1130, in __call__ Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: return self.main(*args, **kwargs) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1055, in main Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: rv = self.invoke(ctx) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mailman/bin/mailman.py", line 69, in invoke Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: return super().invoke(ctx) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1657, in invoke Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx)) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1404, in invoke Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/click/core.py", line 760, in invoke Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: return __callback(*args, **kwargs) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/click/decorators.py", line 26, in new_func Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mailman/commands/cli_control.py", line 91, in start Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: status, lock = master_state() Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: File "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mailman/bin/master.py", line 104, in master_state Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: os.kill(pid, 0) Aug 24 12:52:18 psfcmail2 mailman[28151]: PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted Aug 24 12:52:19 psfcmail2 mariadbd[22160]: 2023-08-24 12:52:19 3191 [Warning] Aborted connection 3191 to db: 'mailman' user: 'mailman' host: 'localhost' (Got an error reading communication packets)

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Only allow users to subscribe from certain domains
by bob B Aug. 23, 2023

Aug. 23, 2023

Does Mailman have anyway to just allow users to subscribe themselves to a list from certain domains... ie any user from test.com or test2.com I do not believe this exists, but have a list manger who is asking. I feel they will have to either, approve all requests, or have a web frontend built that could filter that out and then send the subscribe commands in the backend. Thanks

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applying patch 1130
by David Newman Aug. 22, 2023

Aug. 22, 2023

Please forgive a dumb question from a non-programmer: How to apply the !1130.diff patch to a venv installation? https://gitlab.com/mailman/mailman/-/merge_requests/1130 I am looking to upgrade Debian 11 to 12. The latter uses python3.11, which no longer has a dependency on importlib_resources. As a result, MM3 won't start unless all references to importlib_resources instead call importlib.resources, now part of stdlib. I tried patching all importlib.resource references by hand, and MM3 starts – but that can't be the "right" way to do this. Also, the diff references a src directory that doesn't exist under /opt/mailman. Thanks in advance for patching clues. dn

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