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| -rw-r--r-- | Mailman/MailList.py | 25 |
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diff --git a/Mailman/MailList.py b/Mailman/MailList.py index 5cbb8a38e..418d0815d 100644 --- a/Mailman/MailList.py +++ b/Mailman/MailList.py @@ -545,17 +545,22 @@ it will not be changed."""), " multiple addresses."), ('web_page_url', mm_cfg.String, WIDTH, 0, - 'Base URL for Mailman web interface (must end in a single "/")', + '''Base URL for Mailman web interface. The URL must end in a + single "/". See also the details for an important warning when + changing this value.''', - "This is the common root for all mailman URLs concerning this" - " list. It is also used in the listinfo overview of mailing" - " lists" - " to identify whether or not this list resides on the virtual" - " host identified by the overview URL - if this value is found" - " (anywhere) in the URL, then this list is considered to be" - " on that virtual host, and if not, then it is excluded from" - " the listing. Note that you should use the \'advertised\'" - " privacy option to inhibit any listing of the host."), + """This is the common root for all Mailman URLs referencing this + mailing list. It is also used in the listinfo overview of + mailing lists to identify whether or not this list resides on the + virtual host identified by the overview URL; i.e. if this value + is found (anywhere) in the URL, then this list is considered to + be on that virtual host. If not, then it is excluded from the + listing. + <p><b><font size="+1">Warning:</font></b> setting this value to + an invalid base URL will render the mailing list unusable. You + will also not be able to fix this from the web interface! In + that case, the site administrator will have to fix the mailing + list from the command line."""), ] if mm_cfg.ALLOW_OPEN_SUBSCRIBE: sub_cfentry = ('subscribe_policy', mm_cfg.Radio, |