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@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@ Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
-1. If from the web you get "document contains no data"
+1. How do you spell this program?
+
+ You spell it "Mailman", with a leading capital "M" and a
+ lowercase second "m". It is incorrect to spell it "MailMan"
+ (i.e. you should not use StudlyCaps).
+
+2. If from the web you get "document contains no data"
If mail isn't getting delivered
If you see "Premature end of script headers"
If you see "Mailman CGI error!!!"
@@ -39,13 +45,13 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
GID mismatch, then you should get an entry at the end of
/var/log/syslog identifying the expected and received values.
-2. If the web pages hang:
+3. If the web pages hang:
CERN Web servers might leave Python processes running, and in
some cases might hang the CGI completely. In that case, switch
to Apache.
-3. Check ~mailman/logs/error periodically:
+4. Check ~mailman/logs/error periodically:
Many of the scripts have their stderr logged to
~mailman/logs/error, and some of the modules write caught errors
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
to force byte compilation of a file, or just fire up the Python
interpreter and try importing the module.
-4. Other debugging aids
+5. Other debugging aids
If you get exceptions in the log and/or Web pages, and these are
complaining that files could not be opened, you might like to
@@ -77,13 +83,13 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
will handle many other cases where files are unsuccessfully
referenced.
-5. Why doesn't the archive link work?
+6. Why doesn't the archive link work?
Have any messages been posted to the list? This is a known
buglet; the archive link doesn't work until at least one message
has been posted.
-6. Okay, the archive link works, but I can't access the public
+7. Okay, the archive link works, but I can't access the public
archives.
If you are using Apache, you must make sure that FollowSymLinks
@@ -94,11 +100,11 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
http://www.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/1998-November/000173.html
-7. Still having problems? Running on Linux?
+8. Still having problems? Running on Linux?
See the README.LINUX file.
-8. I want to get rid of some messages in my archive. How do I do
+9. I want to get rid of some messages in my archive. How do I do
this?
David Rocher posts the following recipe:
@@ -107,9 +113,9 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
. edit $prefix/archives/private/<listname>.mbox/<listname>.mbox [optional]
. run $prefix/bin/arch <listname>
-9. I set member_posting_only to yes because I want to limit posts to
- members only, however it seems like all messages coming from
- members are held for approval.
+10. I set member_posting_only to yes because I want to limit posts to
+ members only, however it seems like all messages coming from
+ members are held for approval.
There appears to be a problem on some systems where the envelope
sender (e.g. the Unix "From " line) is set incorrectly. This will
@@ -147,7 +153,7 @@ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
However, read the comments about this variable in the Defaults.py
file for a full discussion of the issues.
-10. How secure are the authentication mechanisms used in Mailman's web
+11. How secure are the authentication mechanisms used in Mailman's web
interface?
If your Mailman installation run on an SSL-enabled web server