[Mailman-Users] Mailman Subscriber List Evaporated! HEEELLLPPP!

[Jon Carnes]

You should take this to the Admins of the ISP.  It looks like they moved the
aliases but did not create the Mailman lists.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mailman" <mailman at pferris.com>
To: <mailman-users at python.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:21 PM
Subject: [Mailman-Users] Mailman Subscriber List Evaporated! HEEELLLPPP!


> Hi,
>
> I'm hoping someone can help.  My web hosting provider offers Mailman as
> their list software of choice, and as a Python neophyte, I think it's a
good
> choice. :-)
>
> Problem is this: They recently migrated to another server.  Right before
> this migration, I made a "complete" backup via the Cpanel X interface.  So
> now you know where this is heading...
>
> Yesterday, I tried to send a message to the list and could not!  The mail
> bounced.  I just send a test message a moment ago, here's what I got:
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim).
>
> A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
> recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
>
>   pipe to |/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/mail/wrapper post
> statesvillespoiler_pferris.com
>     generated by StatesvilleSpoiler at pferris.com
>     Child process of virtual_address_pipe transport returned 1 from
command:
>     /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/mail/wrapper
>
> The following text was generated during the delivery attempt:
>
> ------ pipe to |/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/mail/wrapper post
> statesvillespoiler_pferris.com
>        generated by StatesvilleSpoiler at pferris.com ------
>
> Mailman error: post got bad listname: statesvillespoiler_pferris.com
>
> ------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------
>
> <Headers SNIPPED!>
>
> Quoth The Raven, "'Tis only a test, and nothing more!"
>
>
> *Please delete this message!*
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> Sooo, can someone shed some light on what's going on?!  It appears as it
my
> WHP (Web Host Provider) mailer "knows" this is a mailman list (note the
> "pipe to |/usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/mailman/mail/wrapper post
> statesvillespoiler_pferris.com" -- why would it go to any Mailman
directory
> if the list didn't exist, and not instead bounce as "unknown recipient" or
> whatever?!).  YET, it's obviously having problems!  The Control Panel
> (Cpanel X) --> Mail Manager --> Mailing List Maintenance says "There are
> currently no active mailing lists." for me.  Notice the word "active"?
What
> does that mean, vis-à-vis a dormant list?!).  I had nearly 700
subscribers.
> I don't want to rebuild the list (and possibly clobber any chance of
saving
> the old one).
>
> Questions:
> 1) Any chance at all of resurrecting the list?
> 2) I've corresponded with my WHP admin, he's ready and willing to help,
but
> neither of us knows WHERE mailman keeps my list, what it's called and WHY
> Mailman suddenly isn't seeing it (remember, this was a server migration -
> that may or may not have anything to do with the problem!).
> 3) What are the odds that there's a current subscriber list in my recent
> backup?  Where would it be?  Note this "backup" seems to backup my FTP
area
> files, and very few 'system' files, so if it's in
"/usr/local/somewhere...",
> I'm probably doomed, but perhaps my admin can find it in his backup.  He's
> willing to look if I can give him a clue where to look!
> 4) What can <I> do to help?
> 5) What can my admin do to help?
>
> I have a subscriber list backup, as a TEXT file. Alas, it's about 6 months
> old, so I'll be loosing a fair number of subscribers (ones that have since
> UNsubscribed for whatever reason, and I'll lose those that have subscribed
> after the backup was made.  Something's better than nothing, I guess.  I
> HOPE this isn't my only option!)
>
> Please "cc" any replies to:  mailman at pferris.com
>
> **** THANKS EVER SO MUCH! ****
>
> --Pete
>
>
>
>
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