[Mailman-Users] Personalization Options

[Larry Hansford]

Thanks so much for the info!  That is just what I needed to get my lists 
more personalized.

Larry


At 11:52 PM 2/1/2003, Jon Carnes wrote:
>This is from the archives... A message from Sheryl Coe:
>
>Here's my own humble how-to, assembled shamelessly from previous posts
>to this Mailman list.
>
><#> WHAT PERSONALIZATION LOOKS LIKE
>
> > This personalization example is from this Mailman list (urls are not
>real, do not click):
>This message was sent to: test8 at subscriber.net
>Unsubscribe or change your options at
>http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/test8%40subscriber.net
> > This is what I recommend (urls are not real, do not click):
>_______________________________________________
>GENERAL LIST INFORMATION:
>
>The TEST mailing list
>TEST at lists.listsdomain.net
>http://www.listdomain.net/mailman/listinfo.cgi/test
>_______________________________________________
>YOUR PERSONAL SUBSCRIBER OPTIONS:
>
>Unsubscribe or choose new options at
>http://www.listdomain.net/mailman/options.cgi/test/test8%40subscriber.net
>
>For all lists you are subscribed to at
>    lists.listdomain.net
>under the email address
>    test8 at subscriber.net
>your current password is
>    notarealpass
>_______________________________________________
><#> CHANGES YOU MAKE TO THE mm_cfg.py FILE
>
>I pasted the lines below to make personalization possible.
>  From the FAQ: Q. Can I put the user's address in the footer that
>Mailman adds to each message?
>A. Yes, in Mailman 2.1. The site admin needs to enable personalization
>by setting the following variables in the mm_cfg.py file
>
>VERP_PASSWORD_REMINDERS = 1 VERP_PERSONALIZED_DELIVERIES = 1
>VERP_DELIVERY_INTERVAL = 1 VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = 1
>If you want to give the power to your list owners:
>OWNERS_CAN_ENABLE_PERSONALIZATION = 1
><#> HOW TO SET UP PERSONALIZATION FOR LIST ADMINS
>
>It's all done in the NON-DIGEST OPTIONS screen:
>
><#><#>Go to the option for "Should Mailman personalize each non-digest
>delivery?"
>
>"Select No to disable personalization and send messages to the members
>in batches. Select Yes to personalize deliveries and allow additional
>substitution variables in message headers and footers (see below). In
>addition, by selecting Full Personalization, the To header of posted
>messages will be modified to include the member's address instead of the
>list's posting address. "
>
><#><#>Go to the option for "Footer added to mail sent to regular list
>members."
>
>Paste this text:
>
>_______________________________________________
>GENERAL LIST INFORMATION:
>
>The %(real_name)s mailing list
>%(real_name)s@%(host_name)s
>%(web_page_url)slistinfo%(cgiext)s/%(_internal_name)s
>_______________________________________________
>YOUR PERSONAL SUBSCRIBER OPTIONS:
>
>Unsubscribe or choose new options at
>%(user_optionsurl)s
>
>For all lists you are subscribed to at
>     %(host_name)s
>under the email address
>     %(user_delivered_to)s
>your current password is
>     %(user_password)s
>_______________________________________________
>
>END OF HOW-TO SET UP PERSONALIZATION
>
>======
>On Sat, 2003-02-01 at 19:42, Larry Hansford wrote:
> > Since I upgraded to Mailman 2.1, I want to add personalized messages in 
> the
> > footer of messages, much like the ones that are included with this 
> list.  I
> > added these lines to the mm_cfg.py file, as indicated in the FAQ:
> >
> > VERP_PASSWORD_REMINDERS = 1
> > VERP_PERSONALIZED_DELIVERIES = 1
> > VERP_DELIVERY_INTERVAL = 1
> > VERP_CONFIRMATIONS = 1
> >
> > I'm not sure what variables are available for adding to the lines,
> > though.  Is there a link to references of variables that are available?
> >
> > Also, for our lists, the footer is repeated with each reply to the
> > message.  I can't find the setting to change that so previous footings are
> > removed before the new one is attached.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Larry
> >