[Mailman-Users] confirmation messages are rejected

[Mark Sapiro]

Allan Hansen wrote:
>
>Several users have now complained to me that their address change
>confirmation messsages get rejected as follows (an example):
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: <<mailto:women-bounces at mail.rc.org>women-bounces at mail.rc.org>
>Date: 2009/6/7
>Subject: The results of your email commands
>To: <mailto:yvoodr at gmail.com>user_name at gmail.com
>
>
>The results of your email command are provided below. Attached is your
>original message.
>
>- Results:
>   Ignoring non-text/plain MIME parts
>
>   Invalid confirmation string.  Note that confirmation strings expire
>approximately 3 days after the initial subscription request.  If your
>confirmation has expired, please try to re-submit your original request or
>message.
>
>- Unprocessed:
>   confirm ffc239cae5b91c5b2f50ec283ab33f0e1550544d
>
>- Done.
>
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: User Name <<mailto:yvoodr at gmail.com>user_name at gmail.com>
>To: <mailto:women-request at mail.rc.org>women-request at mail.rc.org
>Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:38:58 +0200
>Subject: confirm ffc239cae5b91c5b2f50ec283ab33f0e1550544d
>confirm ffc239cae5b91c5b2f50ec283ab33f
>0e1550544d


There are two confirmation commands in the above message. One in the
subject and one in the body. While the one in the body is wrapped
above, it appears it was not and was therefore OK in the original
email.

Have you verified that the confirmation was in fact submitted before it
expired?

Have you verified that the address change was not confirmed and the
address wasn't changed?

The above response is a normal response to a confirmation like the
above if the confirmation was either expired or previously processed
by web or email.

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