[Mailman-Users] Difficulties getting mailman running

[Gabe N. Rubin]

I am having some issues with mailman.  Using a debian system, I have done 
apt-get install mailman.  I also made sure python is up to date, and the 
system uses exim.  After doing newlist mailman and then 
/etc/init.d/mailman start i get the following output in 
/var/log/mailman/error.  I have no idea why this is happening, and some 
help would be greatly appreciated:

May 14 14:28:30 2003 (16490) Uncaught runner exception: Server not 
connected
May 14 14:28:30 2003 (16490) Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 105, in _oneloop
    self._onefile(msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 155, in _onefile
    keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Queue/OutgoingRunner.py", line 61, in 
_dispose
    self._func(mlist, msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/SMTPDirect.py", line 150, in 
process
    conn.quit()
  File "/usr/lib/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/SMTPDirect.py", line 80, in quit
    self.__conn.quit()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/smtplib.py", line 702, in quit
    self.docmd("quit")
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/smtplib.py", line 357, in docmd
    self.putcmd(cmd,args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/smtplib.py", line 313, in putcmd
    self.send(str)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.2/smtplib.py", line 303, in send
    raise SMTPServerDisconnected('Server not connected')
SMTPServerDisconnected: Server not connected

May 14 14:28:30 2003 (16490) SHUNTING: 
1052936888.964066+ad176467e74c2eaf41ec1b10c5657dec7d4f82df