[Mailman-Users] Program to Change List Real Name

[UUN Hostmaster]

> On 6/1/11 8:51 PM, UUN Hostmaster wrote:
>> Mailman Folks,
>>
>> Who do I convert these manual instructions into a program?
>>
>>          bin/withlist bar
>>          >>> m.real_name='bar'
>>          >>> m.Lock()
>>          >>> m.Save()
>>          >>> m.Unlock()
>>          >>> ^D
>
> First of all, that is wrong. the m.Lock() will reload the list object
> and undo the m.real_name='bar'. Just add -l to the withlist command and
> don't do either m.Lock() or m.Unlock().
>
> To make a script, put something like
>
> def rename_list(mlist):
>     if not mlist.Locked():
>         mlist.Lock()
>     mlist.real_name = mlist.internal_name()
>     mlist.Save()
>     mlist.Unlock()
>
> in a file named rename_list.py in Mailman's bin/ directory and then you
> can run
>
> bin/withlist -r rename_list bar
>
> However, if this is cPanel there may be problems with the above.

Mark,

Thank you.

What kinds of problems do you anticipate with cPanel Mailman?

I looked at the config_list of a CPanel Mailman mailing list:
list-name_domain-name.tld.  It appears like a normal Mailing installation
except that the real_name = "list-name"   Otherwise, the folders and files
are named list-name_domain-name.tld

I am migrating some Majordomo Mailing lists to a CPanel Mailman installation.

Thanks.

Jim




Jim