May 2024 - Mailman-users - lists.mailman3.org

Mailman sending email from user@example.com
by dgoldsmith＠sans.org May 30, 2024

May 30, 2024

I have defined an additional SITE in django and the SITE_ID value in /etc/mailman3/settings.py is set to reference that site's ID value. Messages for a list being distributed that are generating certain bounce errors are resulting in email from Mailman 3.x being sent to the list owners from the address user(a)example.com. Is there something else to update in the settings files, Django or the database to make it use the list owner email address tied to the domain of the site? Thanks, David Goldsmith

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Have postgresql in the mailman.cfg file but sqlite shows in the mailman info command
by Keith Christian May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024

(venv) [mailman3@localhost-live ~]$ mailman info GNU Mailman 3.3.9 (Tom Sawyer) Python 3.9.18 (main, Jan 24 2024, 00:00:00) [GCC 11.4.1 20231218 (Red Hat 11.4.1-3)] config file: /opt/mailman3/mailman.cfg db url: sqlite:////opt/mailman3/var/data/mailman.db <<<---------------------------------------- devmode: DISABLED REST root url: http://localhost:8001/3.1/ REST credentials: restadmin:restpass Class and url were commented out in the mailman.cfg file, did not recognize postgresql but generated a trace (venv) [mailman3@localhost-live ~]$ grep postgresql /opt/mailman3/mailman.cfg # class: mailman.database.postgresql.PostgreSQLDatabase # url: postgresql://mailman:MYPASSWORD@localhost/mailman Uncommented class and url: class: mailman.database.postgresql.PostgreSQLDatabase <<<---------------------------------------- url: postgresql://mailman:MYPASSWORD@localhost/mailman <<<---------------------------------------- Now I get a stack trace from "mailman info" (venv) [mailman3@localhost-live ~]$ mailman info Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/mailman3/venv/bin/mailman", line 33, in <module> sys.exit(load_entry_point('mailman==3.3.9', 'console_scripts', 'mailman')()) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1157, in __call__ return self.main(*args, **kwargs) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1077, in main with self.make_context(prog_name, args, **extra) as ctx: File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/click/core.py", line 943, in make_context self.parse_args(ctx, args) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1644, in parse_args rest = super().parse_args(ctx, args) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1408, in parse_args value, args = param.handle_parse_result(ctx, opts, args) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/click/core.py", line 2400, in handle_parse_result value = self.process_value(ctx, value) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/click/core.py", line 2362, in process_value value = self.callback(ctx, self, value) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/mailman/bin/mailman.py", line 95, in initialize_config initialize(value) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/mailman/core/initialize.py", line 228, in initialize initialize_1(config_path) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/mailman/core/initialize.py", line 122, in initialize_1 mailman.config.config.load(config_path) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/mailman/config/config.py", line 145, in load self.push(filename, user_config.read()) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/mailman/config/config.py", line 150, in push self._config.push(config_name, config_string) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/lazr/config/_config.py", line 582, in push confs = self._getExtendedConfs(conf_name, conf_data) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/lazr/config/_config.py", line 615, in _getExtendedConfs _parser_read_file(parser, StringIO(conf_data), conf_filename) File "/opt/mailman3/venv/lib64/python3.9/site-packages/lazr/config/_config.py", line 49, in _parser_read_file parser.read_file(f, source) File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/configparser.py", line 718, in read_file self._read(f, source) File "/usr/lib64/python3.9/configparser.py", line 1085, in _read raise MissingSectionHeaderError(fpname, lineno, line) configparser.MissingSectionHeaderError: File contains no section headers. file: '/opt/mailman3/mailman.cfg', line: 14 <<<---------------------------------------- 'class: mailman.database.postgresql.PostgreSQLDatabase\n' Here is the complete mailman.cfg file: 1 # /etc/mailman3/mailman.cfg 2 # [paths.here] 3 # var_dir: /opt/mailman/mm/var 4 # 5 # [mailman] 6 # layout: here 7 # # This address is the "site owner" address. Certain messages which must be 8 # # delivered to a human, but which can't be delivered to a list owner (e.g. a 9 # # bounce from a list owner), will be sent to this address. It should point to 10 # # a human. 11 # site_owner: user(a)example.com 12 # 13 # [database] 14 # class: mailman.database.postgresql.PostgreSQLDatabase 15 # url: postgresql://mailman:MYPASSWORD@localhost/mailman 16 # 17 # [archiver.prototype] 18 # enable: yes 19 # 20 # # For the HyperKitty archiver. 21 # [archiver.hyperkitty] 22 # class: mailman_hyperkitty.Archiver 23 # enable: yes 24 # configuration: /etc/mailman3/mailman-hyperkitty.cfg 25 # 26 # [shell] 27 # history_file: $var_dir/history.py 28 # 29 # [mta] 30 # verp_confirmations: yes 31 # verp_personalized_deliveries: yes 32 # verp_delivery_interval: 1 33 # Ideas? Thanks.

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Django administration - User permissions
by advorkin＠cs.princeton.edu May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024

Hello, I'm trying to setup users with different permissions. For example: I created a group support with an ability to hyperkitty/mailing list/Can add/change/delete/view mailing list. Unfortunately, the user still does not have an ability to create mailing lists as the option does not exist. It does work when the user is set as "Superuser status". I've also tried giving every possible "available user permissions", but it didn't make a difference. Am I missing something? Thank you!

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Installing Mailman3 under a Python Virtual environment running on RHEL9
by Andy Macheta May 29, 2024

May 29, 2024

Hi, So tried, without much success, to get Postorius working on my Mailman3 server and every internet trick& tip I tried did not work so decided to take a new approach as recommended at https://lists.mailman3.org/archives/list/mailman-users@mailman3.org/thread/… Used this reference: https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/install/virtualenv.html#installing-depe… which I know is more for Debian/Ubuntu systems but I was hoping that 90%+ would also work with Red Hat. Fell at the first hurdle with no packages available called "python3-dev" or "python3-venv" Is there anyone that has managed to install a running version of Mailman3 that has a working GUI whether it is on bare metal or Python virtual environment and if so, could they kindly let me know how they did it?? The closest I've come is a running command line version of Mailman3 which is fine for me of course but not for anyone else as they like access via web browser. Thanks in advance, Andy Macheta

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Circumstances in which a subscriber is added to Pending Confirmation list
by David Owen May 28, 2024

May 28, 2024

Hi I wondered if anybody would be able to assist me in my understanding of the Pending Confirmation list, please. In our Mailman mailing list, our Member Policy settings for both Subscription Policy and Un-subscription Policy are set to Open. Therefore we don't require subscribers to confirm their subscription after they submit a request to join our mailing list. Despite this, a number of subscribers seem to be arriving in the Pending Confirmation (Subscriptions pending user confirmation) list. Others correctly arrive in the Members list, as we would expect. All subscription requests are made by the subscriber sending an email to our "join" email address with the subject "subscribe". I've looked at the settings carefully and can't seem to see any that may cause the above behaviour at any time (although I may have missed something of course). Therefore, does anybody know the circumstances in which subscribers to an open mailing list may somehow arrive in the Pending Confirmation list? If I could understand the cause(s) I could then consider ways to manage it or prevent it from happening. Our Mailman installation is hosted centrally in a large organisation so we while we can alter our mailing list's settings in Postorious, we can't alter the source code or similar, so we don't have great room for manoeuvre. Our Postorius version is 1.3.6. Thanks and regards David

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FYI: "RuntimeError: command failure: /usr/sbin/postmap /opt/mailman/mm/var/data/postfix_lmtp, 1, Operation not permitted"
by Nils May 27, 2024

May 27, 2024

After mailman was running so well I was wondering if I really need the restart option in the service configuration. When I commented it out, I got this error a few weeks later: > # systemctl status mailman3 > × mailman3.service - GNU Mailing List Manager > Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/mailman3.service; enabled; > vendor preset: enabled) > Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2024-05-14 00:34:37 > CEST; 1 week 6 days ago > Process: 1159 ExecStart=/opt/mailman/venv/bin/mailman start > (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > CPU: 6.933s > > May 14 00:34:36 SERVER.TLD mailman[1159]: return > f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs) > May 14 00:34:36 SERVER.TLD mailman[1159]: File > "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mailman/commands/cli_control.py", > line 109, in start > May 14 00:34:36 SERVER.TLD mailman[1159]: > call_name(config.mta.incoming).regenerate() > May 14 00:34:36 SERVER.TLD mailman[1159]: File > "/opt/mailman/venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/mailman/mta/postfix.py", > line 136, in regenerate > May 14 00:34:36 SERVER.TLD mailman[1159]: raise > RuntimeError(NL.join(errors)) > May 14 00:34:36 SERVER.TLD mailman[1159]: RuntimeError: command > failure: /usr/sbin/postmap /opt/mailman/mm/var/data/postfix_lmtp, 1, > Operation not permitted > May 14 00:34:36 SERVER.TLD systemd[1]: mailman3.service: Control > process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE > May 14 00:34:37 SERVER.TLD systemd[1]: mailman3.service: Failed with > result 'exit-code'. > May 14 00:34:37 SERVER.TLD systemd[1]: Failed to start GNU Mailing > List Manager. > May 14 00:34:37 SERVER.TLD systemd[1]: mailman3.service: Consumed > 6.933s CPU time. I can only guess that the error might be some case of very bad timing, because there shouldn't be any problem with the mentioned call. > # su mailman > (venv) mailman@SERVER:/$ /usr/sbin/postmap > /opt/mailman/mm/var/data/postfix_lmtp Usually works fine. I re-enabled the lines in the server configuration: > Restart=on-failure > RestartSec=15

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Automatic migration from Mailman 2.1 (Debian buster) to Mailman 3 (Debian bookworm)
by schaefer＠alphanet.ch May 25, 2024

May 25, 2024

Hello, I already have some success in auto-migration from Mailman 2.1 (Debian buster) to Mailman 3 (Debian bookworm), using a new container (not upgrading the existing installation, which is obsolete e.g. 32 bit x86). I am doing this using custom scripts. The idea being to be able to import most of the existing configuration and archives, let the list administrators test the new system, and progressively advertise this to users. Then, the old container will be disabled. The basic stuff works (From: domain is OK, HTTP transport works, mail go out, etc) I however bumped into the following problem: How may I automatically (from the command line) replace the example.com which is displayed in the web interface and in the From: comment field of the e-mails (the address itself is OK) -- I only found documentation about changing through the GUI so far. Any pointer? Also, I have a question: if I import my 2.1 config for each ml, will DKIM work-arounds work (e.g. replace This User <user@domain> by This User user@domain <the-mailing-list>) ? Will Mailman 2.1 it required some config changes and also I had to modify mailman using a Debian diversion, AFAIR. Thank you for any input.

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Where should Postfix, Django, Hyperkitty, Postorius, Dart-Sass, etc. be installed if MM3 is in a python virtual environment?
by Keith Christian May 25, 2024

May 25, 2024

Greetings, Mailman3 List ! mailman3 was installed into the below virtual environment: (venv) [mailman3@localhost-live ~]$ pip install wheel mailman psycopg2-binary Should, or must, any of Django, Hyperkitty, Postorius, Dart-Sass, or any other supporting programs be installed into this virtual environment ? PostgreSQL and Postfix have been successfully installed outside of the mailman3 virtual environment and start properly, I assume this is correct. Thanks in advance. ---- Keith

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Congrats & MM3 Development Plans Request - Take 2
by David Wilson May 23, 2024

May 23, 2024

Liang Liu; Congratulations on securing your Summer of Code project with MM3. As someone who is quite interested in the Mailman3 development plans, I tried to follow the link you provided but with no success. It timed out. Is that still a valid or the best link? Can you also please point me to the best source or site to get a general understanding of short and long term *MM3 development plans*, including various upcoming GSOC projects, including yours. Thank you very much in advance. Best regards. Dave Wilson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ___________________________________________ Mailman's content filtering has removed the following MIME parts from this message. Content-Type: image/png Name: qL0JVbh9Fk99UcFT.png Replaced multipart/alternative part with first alternative.

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[GSoC] Self-introduction Liu
by Liang Liu May 21, 2024

May 21, 2024

Hello everyone, I’m Liang Liu, a GSoC student this year. I will be responsible for using the publish-subscribe model to improve communication efficiency between the core and clients. The detail of this function is shown in the link below. https://wiki.list.org/DEV/Google%20Summer%20of%20Code%202024#Support_for_RE… I am excited to learn from all of you and share my experiences. Please feel free to reach out to me for any collaboration or discussion—I am keen to contribute and learn as much as I can. Hope we have a productive summer.

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