[Mailman-Users] Changing the Acknowledgment

[Simon Judge]

Thanks John - I'll try upgrading then...

(-: 

Simon



> -----Original Message-----
> From: John DeCarlo [mailto:jdecarlo at mitre.org]
> Sent: 22 September 2003 17:30
> To: Simon Judge
> Cc: mailman-users at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Changing the Acknowledgment
> 
> 
> Simon,
> 
> 1.  The FAQ applies to Mailman 2.1.x, you say you are using 2.0.13.
> 
> 2.  I think for 2.0.13 you can only make changes globally, by editing 
> the files in <mailman-dir>/templates/en.
> 
> 3.  Just in case it helps, the FAQ is a little unclear, let me quote:
> 
>    In Mailman 2.1.x you can customize the welcome message.  Create
>    a directory lists/<yourlist>/en (assuming English :) and copy
>    templates/subscribeack.txt to this directory.  Then edit this file
>    for your specific wording.  Mailman will use this specialized
>    template for the English welcome messages.
> 
> The directory <mailman-dir>/lists/<yourlist> should already 
> exist.  You 
> are creating a new subdirectory for your language, presumably "en".
> 
> Then any files that you copied from <mailman-dir>/templates/en to 
> <mailman-dir>/lists/<your-list>/en and edited, should affect the 
> behavior of that list.
> 
> 
> 
> Simon Judge wrote:
> 
> > I am trying to change mailman's acknowledgement email on 
> joining a group
> > - so I can use it for a newsletter.
> > 
> > I followed the FAQ here:
> > 
> http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq03.011.htp 
> > 
> > But with no suceess.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > Also, how do you change the acknowledgement e-mail's title?
> > 
> >  (MM version 2.0.13) 
> > 
> > Simon
> 
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> 
> John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own
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