[Mailman-Users] URGENT! HELP! unsupported format character is breaking one of my lists

Jared Meeker jaredm at morinda.com
Thu Feb 3 20:18:32 CET 2000


This list has 2,979 users on it and there needs to be a post sent out.
Help from ANYONE would be just dandy.

Here is the error log entry:
Feb 03 12:28:22 2000 post: Traceback (innermost last):
post:   File "/home/mailman/scripts/post", line 73, in ?
post:      mlist.Post(msg, approved=fromusenet)
post:   File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 1360, in Post
post:      self.DeliverToList(msg, recipients,header = self.msg_header %
d,footer = self.msg_footer % d) 
post: ValueError :  unsupported format character ']' (0x5d) 


Here is what the email to me(the admin) was:
   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/home/mailman/scripts/post", line 73, in ?
    mlist.Post(msg, approved=fromusenet)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/MailList.py", line 1360, in Post
    self.DeliverToList(msg, recipients,header = self.msg_header % d,footer
= self.msg_footer % d) 
ValueError: unsupported format character ']' (0x5d)
554 "|/home/mailman/mail/wrapper post usnewsandmorindareport"... unknown
mailer error 1


I run three lists and the other two work just fine.  I've tried replacing
the MailList.py file and that did not work.  I can't seem to find the
problem.
-- 
Jared Meeker
System Operator
Morinda, Inc.







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