[Mailman-Users] confirmation messages are rejected

[Allan Hansen]

Thank you, Mark. You are a priceless resource for this community.

Yes, the confirmation was submitted on the same day it was created.
No, the address change had not happened when the user got the message.
I also checked the system date on the server and it is correct.

Allan

At 5:33 PM -0700 6/7/09, Mark Sapiro wrote:
>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.
>
>-- 
>Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
>San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan

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Allan Hansen
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