On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM johannes.wolf--- via Mailman-users < mailman-users@mailman3.org> wrote:
The lists preferred language is already German and I also set this language as default in the Mailman Settings but without any success. When I register for the list I still get the English subject in my customised confirmation email template: "Your confirmation is needed to join the placeholder@placeholder.com mailing list." Any further ideas?
I decided to test this functionality on my MM3 server. I have created a list, then set the default language to "German". That is the only setting I changed. I then logged out and went back to subscribe another address I have, and the initial email came in German as seen here - https://imgur.com/a/T4rgYJC
I am running my MM3 using the virtual environment (venv) method. I see you are using the OS package - because you refer to /var/lib/mailman3/templates/site/de/ In a virtualenv method, that would be /opt/mailman/mm/var/templates/site/de. Anyway, in my test I did not create any template at all. I only set the list language. So, how about you delete your OS package and use the virtualenv method - https://docs.mailman3.org/en/latest/install/virtualenv.html - so that we are walking on the same road? Then test again. By just setting the list language, it appears it works as expected. I only use the /opt/mailman/mm/var/templates/lists/LISTNAME/en/ to customize the templates when I want to override the default. If you're curious enough, check your mailbox for a message from my MM3 instance and let me know if it is like what you expected.
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