[Mailman-Users] Renaming lists - how to change the list "real_name" afterwards

[Aidan C A Hopkins]

On 18 Jul 2008 at 8:11, Mark Sapiro wrote:
> Aidan C A Hopkins at Wemail wrote:
> > 
> > Strange - I still get exactly the same error! The new list name I am
> > using is exactly as included in the URI; I have tried all lowercase or
> > even with the first letter uppercase - doesn't help.
> > 
> > The admin screen still shows the old name in the title line, twice right
> > at the bottom, in the overview page, the name of the archives and so on.
> > The URI of all these is showing the new name.
> > 
> > Could it be a permission problem on some file which is effectively
> > hidden unless one knows where to look?!
> 
> 
> I don't think so. It is a simple check of the entry for real_name 
> against the list's internal name.
> 
> You can try the following in the Mailman directory:
> 
> $ bin/withlist -l newname
> Loading list newname (locked)
> The variable `m' is the newname MailList instance
>  >>> m.real_name
> 'OldName'
>  >>> m.real_name = 'NewName'
>  >>> m.Save()
>  >>>
> Unlocking (but not saving) list: newname
> Finalizing
> $
> 
> You type the withlist command, and within withlist, you type the 
> responses to the >>> prompts. On the >>> last line, your entry is 
> control-D (end of file)
> 
> -- 
> Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
> San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan

Thanks very much - this did the trick, with one exception - the archives 
are still bearing the old name. Presumably this just needs a rebuild as 
mentioned somewhere in the FAQ which I used yesterday. 

Perhaps your instructions need adding to the FAQ?!

Thanks again for your invaluable help.


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