[Mailman-Users] bad Reply-To in subscription confirmation

Richard Barrett R.Barrett at ftel.co.uk
Fri Sep 29 13:03:43 CEST 2000 

Tokio Kikuchi <tkikuchi at is.kochi-u.ac.jp> has posted the solution to 
this problem.

I've posted the fix as the following patch on sourceforge:

https://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=101701&group_id=103


Tokio Kikuchi <tkikuchi at is.kochi-u.ac.jp>  said

>Hi,
>
>I think I traced a bug in 2.0beta6
>
>in Mailman/Handlers/CookHeaders.py
>
>  >     #
>  >     # Reply-To: munging.  Do not do this if the message is "fast tracked",
>  >     # meaning it is internally crafted and delivered to a specific user,
>  >     # or if there is already a reply-to set.  If the user has set
>  >     # one we assume they have a good reason for it, and we don't
>  >     # second guess them.
>  >     if not fasttrack or msg.get('reply-to'):
>this line should be
>       if not fasttrack and not msg.get('reply-to'):
>
>Sorry but I have no time to use diff.
>
>This bug caused confirm message to go list address
>in some cases (cf. -users discussion)
>
>Tokio



>Hi
>
>Yup,
>
>it also fails under email type subscriptions.
>
>Ie if the reply_goes_to_list option is set to this list then a user cannot
>simply reply as the reply-to header is not set correctly.
>
>I will try and figure it out, but being a novice at python etc I may not
>come up with the goods :(
>
>
>
>
>Best regards
>
>DBs
>Technical Director
>http://www.BarrysWorld.com
>ICQ: 2261786
>
>
>  > -----Original Message-----
>  > From: Richard Barrett [mailto:R.Barrett at ftel.co.uk]
>  > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 11:10 AM
>  > To: DBs (Mailing List)
>  > Subject: RE: [Mailman-Users] bad Reply-To in subscription confirmation
>  >
>  >
>  > I'm running 2.0beta6.
>  >
>  > I have found a definite bug (or is it a feature?) in the headers of
>  > outgoing confirmation requests.
>  >
>  > It appears that if:
>  >
>  > 1. The user is trying to subscribe from the web interface.
>  >
>  > 2. The reply_goes_to_list option on the General Options of a list is
>  > set to "This list" or "Explicit address" rather than poster then a
>  > Reply-To header is inserted.
>  >
>  > When the subscribing user tries to confirm by doing a simple reply,
>  > the reply does not get sent to the <list name>-request mail name but
>  > to the <list name> mail name of the explicit address.
>  >
>  > This problem may also appear with majordomo style mail subscriptions,
>  > I haven't checked that scenario yet.
>  >
>  > I'm trying to ascertain exactly why the insertion of the Reply-To
>  > header is not suppressed when the outgoing confirmation request is
>  > generated. If nobody else beats me to it I'll try and generate a
>  > patch to correct this. That is, unless somebody posts a convincing
>  > denial of the problem I'm seeing.
>  >
>  >
>  > "DBs (Mailing List)" <dbsml at barrysworld.com>  said:
>  > >I too get this.
>  > >
>  > >If you subscribe over the web interface the reply-to address is set
>  > >correctly to listname-request. If you do it via email the
>  > -request part is
>  > >omitted.
>  > >
>  > >Spent hours looking thru the python source, but being a non-python user,
>  > >achieved not a lot :)
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >Best regards
>  > >
>  > >DBs
>  > >Technical Director
>  > >http://www.BarrysWorld.com
>  > >ICQ: 2261786
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >  > -----Original Message-----
>  > >  > From: mailman-users-admin at python.org
>  > >  > [mailto:mailman-users-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Chad Jones
>  > >  > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 4:54 PM
>  > >  > To: mailman-users at python.org
>  > >  > Subject: [Mailman-Users] bad Reply-To in subscription confirmation
>  > >  >
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Below is the header of a subscription confirmation email,
>  > the kind you get
>  > >  > when you subscribe via email.  The reply is supposed to go
>  > to the -request
>  > >  > address but there's a Reply-To which directs the reply to
>  > the regular list
>  > >  > address, which triggers the "moderator approval."
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Is there a way to fix this or can I just turn off the
>  > confirmation option?
>  > >  > I have about 100 new users who are going to try to subscribe
>  > today and it
>  > >  > would be nice if I could get this to work.  I'm using mailman 2.0b6.
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Here is the header:
>  > >  >
>  > >  > Return-Path: <advisors-admin at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu>
>  > >  > Received: from norbert.gseis.ucla.edu (149.142.5.98) by
>  > tep.gseis.ucla.edu
>  > >  > with
>  > >  >  ESMTP (Eudora Internet Mail Server 2.2.2); Thu, 28 Sep 2000
>  > >  > 08:34:52 -0700
>  > >  > Received: from norbert.gseis.ucla.edu (mailman at localhost [127.0.0.1])
>  > >  >     by norbert.gseis.ucla.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3/SuSE Linux 8.9.3-0.1)
>  > >  > with ESMTP
>  > >  > id IAA00370
>  > >  >     for <xlists at tep.gseis.ucla.edu>; Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:37:01 -0700
>  > >  > Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:37:01 -0700
>  > >  > Message-Id: <200009281537.IAA00370 at norbert.gseis.ucla.edu>
>  > >  > Subject: advisors -- confirmation of subscription -- request 661850
>  > >  > From: advisors-request at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu
>  > >  > To: xlists at tep.gseis.ucla.edu
>  > >  > X-Ack: no
>  > >  > Sender: advisors-admin at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu
>  > >  > Errors-To: advisors-admin at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu
>  > >  > X-BeenThere: advisors at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu
>  > >  > X-Mailman-Version: 2.0beta6
>  > >  > Precedence: bulk
>  > >  > Reply-To: advisors at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu
>  > >  > List-Help:
>  > >  > <mailto:advisors-request at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu?subject=help>
>  > >  > List-Post: <mailto:advisors at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu>
>  > >  > List-Subscribe:
>  > >  > <http://lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/advisors>,
>  > >  >
><mailto:advisors-request at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu?subject=subscribe>
>  >  > List-Id: <advisors.lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu>
>  >  > List-Unsubscribe:
>  >  > <http://lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/advisors>,
>  >  >
><mailto:advisors-request at lists.centerx.gseis.ucla.edu?subject=unsubscribe>
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