[Mailman-Users] Experiencing error, getting desparate

[Derek Simkowiak]

     Hello,
	I posted this error last week and I haven't gotten any help with
it.  A couple of quick suggestions were offered, but they didn't help.

	I'm trying to make an example of open source/"Free Software" in my
company, but this failure is making a mockery of my efforts.  Please help.

	I can fill out the web form to subscribe, but when I try to send
in the confirmation message I get the following bounce.  Notice the Python
errors in the message:


--------------------------BEGIN BOUNCED MESSAGE--------------------------
>From Derek.Simkowiak at netmanage.com Mon Jun 19 11:04:28 2000
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:02:16 -0700
From: Derek.Simkowiak at netmanage.com
To: dereks at kd-dev.com
Subject: FW: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 1



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mail Delivery Subsystem [SMTP:MAILER-DAEMON at platinum.walldata.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:05 PM
> To:	Simkowiak, Derek
> Subject:	Returned mail: unknown mailer error 1
> 
> The original message was received at Wed, 14 Jun 2000 19:04:42 -0700
> from exchkirk04.walldata.com [198.252.75.121]
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd
>     (expanded from: <w2hlegacy-request at platinum.walldata.com>)
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 553 "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd... Unbalanced '"'
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/scripts/mailcmd", line 56, in ?
>     main()
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/scripts/mailcmd", line 44, in main
>     mlist = MailList.MailList(sys.argv[1])
> IndexError: list index out of range
> 554 "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd... unknown mailer error 1 
> <<ATT00104.TXT>>  <<RE: w2hlegacy -- confirmation of subscription --
> request 537293>> 

    [ Part 2, Application/OCTET-STREAM (Name: "ATT00104.TXT")  382bytes. ]
    [ Unable to print this part. ]


    [ Part 3: "RE: w2hlegacy -- confirmation of subscription -- request ]
    [ 537293" ]

Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 19:02:57 -0700
From: Derek.Simkowiak at netmanage.com
To: w2hlegacy-request at platinum.walldata.com
Subject: RE: w2hlegacy -- confirmation of subscription -- request 537293



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	w2hlegacy-request at platinum.walldata.com
> [SMTP:w2hlegacy-request at platinum.walldata.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, June 14, 2000 6:20 PM
> To:	Simkowiak, Derek
> Subject:	w2hlegacy -- confirmation of subscription -- request 537293
> 
> w2hlegacy -- confirmation of subscription -- request 537293
> 
> We have received a request from 198.252.69.218 for subscription of
> your email address, <Derek.Simkowiak at netmanage.com>, to the
> w2hlegacy at platinum mailing list.  To confirm the request, please send
> a message to w2hlegacy-request at platinum, and either:
> 
> - maintain the subject line as is (the reply's additional "Re:" is
> ok),
> 
> - or include the following line - and only the following line - in the
> message body: 
> 
> confirm 537293
> 
> (Simply sending a 'reply' to this message should work from most email
> interfaces, since that usually leaves the subject line in the right
> form.)
> 
> If you do not wish to subscribe to this list, please simply disregard
> this message.  Send questions to w2hlegacy-admin at platinum.
--------------------------END BOUNCED MESSAGE--------------------------


	The part that I think is key are these few lines:

> 553 "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd... Unbalanced '"'
> Traceback (innermost last):
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/scripts/mailcmd", line 56, in ?
>     main()
>   File "/usr/lib/mailman/scripts/mailcmd", line 44, in main
>     mlist = MailList.MailList(sys.argv[1])
> IndexError: list index out of range
> 554 "|/usr/lib/mailman/mail/wrapper mailcmd... unknown mailer error 1 


	I believe (but am not certain) that the Python IndexError is
causing sendmail to have the "unknown mailer error 1".

	This is running on a Mandrake Linux 6.1 box:

[mailman at platinum bin]$ rpm -q sendmail python mailman
sendmail-8.9.3-11mdk
python-1.5.2-1mdk
mailman-2.0beta2-1


	I can offer more details about the system and my setup, but I
believe this is the most important information.

	If anyone can offer troubleshooting steps, I would greatly
appreciate it.  I looked in the archives but did not find any prior
messages about "IndexError".


Thank You,
Derek Simkowiak
dereks at kd-dev.com