[Mailman-Users] 'unknown user' error

[Mailman]

Let's just pretend I didn't ask this.  I did a major Homer Simpson-ish DOH
and forgot to do the aliases.  Took me all afternoon to figure it out.  I
guess I got so carried away and went into a wild-eyed daze once I went
into the list creation phase.

I love mailman...

On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Mailman wrote:

> I created a small list with 4 subscribers.  After sending the first
> e-mail, I get this bounced back to me.  I never entered a user with this
> name, no record of this user is listed in ~/logs/subscribe
>
> I have been puzzled over this for about the past hour or so.
>
> BTW, thanks to all those who helped me with my install.  Once made, the
> rest of the install went off without a single problem.
>
> >From legg at iastate.edu Tue Sep  3 16:24:02 2002
> Status: RO
> X-Status:
> Return-Path: <MAILER-DAEMON>
> Received: from pop-2.iastate.edu (pop-2.iastate.edu [129.186.1.62])
> 	by pop-5.iastate.edu (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g83LO2gi011035
> 	for <legg at pop-5.iastate.edu>; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:24:02 -0500
> Received: from mailin-2.iastate.edu (mailin-2.iastate.edu [129.186.140.12])
> 	by pop-2.iastate.edu (8.12.0/8.12.0) with SMTP id g83LO1rd024596
> 	for <legg at iastate.edu>; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:24:01 -0500
> Received: from frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu(129.186.47.113) by mailin-2.iastate.edu via csmap
> 	 id 5658; Tue, 03 Sep 2002 16:23:32 -0500 (CDT)
> Received: by frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu (Postfix)
> 	id 011C9FF4B; Tue,  3 Sep 2002 16:27:33 -0500 (CDT)
> Date: Tue,  3 Sep 2002 16:27:33 -0500 (CDT)
> From: MAILER-DAEMON at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu (Mail Delivery System)
> Subject: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender
> To: legg at iastate.edu
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status;
> 	boundary="CEABEFE00.1031088453/frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu"
> Message-Id: <20020903212733.011C9FF4B at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu>
> X-UIDL: bd46b13ab3517c98fc70708c20c22111
>
> This is a MIME-encapsulated message.
>
> --CEABEFE00.1031088453/frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu
> Content-Description: Notification
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> This is the Postfix program at host frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu.
>
> I'm sorry to have to inform you that the message returned
> below could not be delivered to one or more destinations.
>
> For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster>
>
> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can
> delete your own text from the message returned below.
>
> 			The Postfix program
>
> <Symposium at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu>: unknown user: "symposium"
>
> --CEABEFE00.1031088453/frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu
> Content-Description: Delivery error report
> Content-Type: message/delivery-status
>
> Reporting-MTA: dns; frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu
> Arrival-Date: Tue,  3 Sep 2002 16:27:32 -0500 (CDT)
>
> Final-Recipient: rfc822; Symposium at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu
> Action: failed
> Status: 5.0.0
> Diagnostic-Code: X-Postfix; unknown user: "symposium"
>
> --CEABEFE00.1031088453/frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu
> Content-Description: Undelivered Message
> Content-Type: message/rfc822
>
> Received: from mailhub-1.iastate.edu (mailhub-1.iastate.edu [129.186.140.3])
> 	by frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id CEABEFE00
> 	for <Symposium at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu>; Tue,  3 Sep 2002 16:27:32 -0500 (CDT)
> Received: from mailout-1.iastate.edu (mailout-1.iastate.edu [129.186.140.1])
> 	by mailhub-1.iastate.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id QAA23815
> 	for <Symposium at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu>; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:24:01 -0500
> Received: from isua5.iastate.edu(129.186.1.205) by mailout-1.iastate.edu via csmap
> 	 id 31268; Tue, 03 Sep 2002 16:32:48 -0500 (CDT)
> Received: from localhost (legg at localhost)
> 	by isua5.iastate.edu (8.8.8/8.8.5) with SMTP id QAA12004
> 	for <Symposium at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu>; Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:24:02 -0500 (CDT)
> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 16:24:02 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Tim Legg <legg at iastate.edu>
> To: Symposium at frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu
> Subject: Our new mailing list
> Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95.1020903162002.11148A-100000 at isua5.iastate.edu>
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
>
>
> <snipped message body here>
>
>
>
> --CEABEFE00.1031088453/frybread.stuorg.iastate.edu--
>
>
>
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