[Mailman-Users] Default.py mm_cfg.py problem

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Hi Richard

Ok it worked.

Thanks

mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Barrett" <R.Barrett at ftel.co.uk>
To: "Support" <support at obantec.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Default.py mm_cfg.py problem


> At 15:57 07/05/2002 +0100, Support wrote:
> >Hi
> >
> >Sorry my first line was "version 2.0.10" so no need to assume.
>
> My apologies
>
>
> >Go back a step, fresh install no lists defined but changes made to
mm_cfg.py
> >then browse to /listinfo and it still shows owner email address from
> >Default.py.
> >
> >Install info clearly states that mm_cfg.py overides Default.py
>
> And so it should.
>
> Other Mailman modules import mm_cfg which has as its first line of code:
>
> from Defaults import *
>
> Only mm_cfg import Defaults.
>
> As long as your changes go after that line, other Mailman modules should
be
> oblivious to the fact that the assignments on the lines you have added to
> the end of mm_cfg.py have overwritten the initial values set in
Defaults.py.
>
> Now to the problem. If you look in Defaults.py you will see that
> MAILMAN_OWNER is defined in terms of DEFAULT_HOST_NAME. Unfortuately, when
> you redefine the value of DEFAULT_HOST_NAME in mm_cfg.py this done not
lead
> to a re-evaluation of other assignments depending on it in Defaults.py.
>
> The rule is that you need to copy from Defaults.py to mm_cfg.py the
> defining assignments of anything defined in terms of another variable from
> Defaults.py that you have redefined in mm_cfg.py. That is you have to redo
> those assignments to pick up the changes.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> >Mark
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Richard Barrett" <R.Barrett at ftel.co.uk>
> >To: "Support" <support at obantec.net>; <Mailman-Users at python.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 2:19 PM
> >Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Default.py mm_cfg.py problem
> >
> >
> > > At 11:13 07/05/2002 +0100, Support wrote:
> > > >version 2.0.10
> > > >
> > > >Hi
> > > >I added 2 lines to end of mm_cfg.py to correct
> > > >
> > > >DEFAULT_HOST_NAME
> > > >DEFAULT_URL
> > > >
> > > >However when i access the virtual host mailman/admin it shows correct
> >host
> > > >in top blue line myhost.com mailing lists - Admin Links
> > > >But the mailman-owner ignores the new hostname and uses the one from
> > > >Default.py
> > > >i.e. mailman-owner at DEFAULT_HOST_NAME
> > > >
> > > >How do i fix this (other than changing it in Default.py)
> > > >
> > > >Mark
> > >
> > > That will not fix the problem either.
> > >
> > > Assuming you are using MM 2.0.x
> > >
> > > When a list is created a copy of the values from Defaults.py (or
mm_cfg.py
> > > if redefined there) are taken and put into the list's attribute
> > > 'web_page_url'. For existing lists changing the defaults has no
effect. Go
> > > to the General Options page of the web GUI for the list(s) concerned
and
> > > very carefully and without making any errors edit the last field, the
> >'Base
> > > URL for Mailman web interface'.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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