[Mailman-Users] strange change to email lists

Brad Knowles brad at stop.mail-abuse.org
Wed Jun 22 20:39:26 CEST 2005


At 9:04 AM -0500 2005-06-22, Thomas Hillson wrote:

>  I just moved my server to a new box with RedHat Enterprise and I have
>  a strange change in all my lists now. Rather than coming from the
>  list-name they are all coming from the list-name-bounces.

	That's the way that Mailman 2.1.* works.

>                                                             What would
>  make that happen, I tried taking the alias list-name-bounces out of
>  my my alias list.

	Don't do that.  You will break Mailman.

>                    Mailman still is sending email as
>  list-name-bounces. Where do I find the parameter to change this back
>  to being sent from list-name?

	You don't.  This is the way that Mailman 2.1.* works.  See also 
<http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq02.003.htp>.

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