[Mailman-Users] mailman bug?

Gregory Leblanc GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu
Tue Sep 19 23:44:57 CEST 2000


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Akop Pogosian [mailto:akopps at CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]
> 
> This doesn't have to do with a particular list option.
> DEFAULT_HOST_NAME is a systemwide default for mailman.
> 
> This option is configured through Default.py and mm_cfg.py files in
> ~mailman/Mailman directory.  Like I have mentioned, mailman does not
> always honor DEFAULT_HOST_NAME set in mm_cfg.py although it should.

Default hostname doesn't override lists that you've already created, IIRC.
Any NEW lists that you create should have the name changed, but pre-existing
lists won't.  It's only sort-of a bug (in my mind).  Or are you saying that
it doesn't honor that for new lists as well?
	Greg

> On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> 
> > You need to edit the particular list configuration as well. 
>  General Options
> > I believe.
> > 
> > Tom Veldhouse
> > veldy at veldy.net
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Akop Pogosian <akopps at CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
> > To: <mailman-users at python.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 3:02 PM
> > Subject: [Mailman-Users] mailman bug?
> > 
> > 
> > > Mailman/Defaults.py lists some variables that control the 
> behavior of
> > > mailman.  The users are expected to leave this file alone and edit
> > > mm_cfg.py in the same directory. One thing that I have 
> noticed is that
> > > in some cases DEFAULT_HOST_NAME set in mm_cfg.py does not 
> override the
> > > value of the same variable in Defaults.py. For example
> > > DEFAULT_HOST_NAME= 'foo'
> > > in Defaults.py while I want it to be "baz". So, I added
> > > DEFAULT_HOST_NAME= 'baz'
> > > in mm_cfg.py.  However http://listserver/mailman/listinfo 
> still says
> > > "Send questions or comments to mailman-owner at foo"
> > >
> > >
> > > Akop
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > Mailman-Users maillist  -  Mailman-Users at python.org
> > > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
> > >
> > 
> > 
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> > Mailman-Users maillist  -  Mailman-Users at python.org
> > http://www.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users
> > 
> 
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