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| -rwxr-xr-x | bin/newlist | 87 |
1 files changed, 52 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/bin/newlist b/bin/newlist index c8279ca5f..87fd8e9c8 100755 --- a/bin/newlist +++ b/bin/newlist @@ -9,22 +9,33 @@ sys.path.append('/home/mailman/mailman/modules') import maillist, mm_utils -list_name = string.lower(raw_input("Enter the name of the list: ")) +def main(argv): + if len(argv) > 1: + list_name = argv[1] + else: + list_name = string.lower(raw_input("Enter the name of the list: ")) -if list_name in maillist.list_names(): - sys.stderr.write("** List with name %s already exists\n" % `list_name`) - raise SystemExit, 1 + if list_name in maillist.list_names(): + sys.stderr.write("** List with name %s already exists\n" % `list_name`) + return 1 -owner_mail = raw_input("Enter the email of the person runing the list: ") -list_pw = raw_input("Enter the initial list password:") + if len(argv) > 2: + owner_mail = argv[2] + else: + owner_mail = raw_input( + "Enter the email of the person running the list: ") + if len(argv) > 3: + list_pw = argv[3] + else: + list_pw = raw_input("Enter the initial list password:") -newlist = maillist.MailList() -pw = crypt.crypt(list_pw , mm_utils.GetRandomSeed()) -newlist.Create(list_name, owner_mail, pw) + newlist = maillist.MailList() + pw = crypt.crypt(list_pw , mm_utils.GetRandomSeed()) + newlist.Create(list_name, owner_mail, pw) -###os.system('%s %s' % (ADDALIASES_CMD, list_name)) -print ''' -Entry needed in aliases file: + ###os.system('%s %s' % (ADDALIASES_CMD, list_name)) + print ''' +Entry for aliases file: #-- %(listname)s -- mailing list aliases: %(list)s |"%(wrapper)s post %(listname)s" @@ -33,24 +44,29 @@ Entry needed in aliases file: %(owner1)s %(listname)s-admin %(owner2)s %(listname)s-admin ''' % {'listname': list_name, - 'list': "%-24s" % (list_name + ":"), - 'wrapper': '/home/mailman/bin/wrapper', - 'admin': "%-24s" % ("%s-admin:" % list_name), - 'request': "%-24s" % ("%s-request:" % list_name), - 'owner1': "%-24s" % ("owner-%s:" % list_name), - 'owner2': "%-24s" % ("%s-owner:" % list_name)} + 'list': "%-24s" % (list_name + ":"), + 'wrapper': '/home/mailman/bin/wrapper', + 'admin': "%-24s" % ("%s-admin:" % list_name), + 'request': "%-24s" % ("%s-request:" % list_name), + 'owner1': "%-24s" % ("owner-%s:" % list_name), + 'owner2': "%-24s" % ("%s-owner:" % list_name)} -print "Hit enter to continue with owner notification...", -sys.stdin.readline() + if len(argv) < 5: + print ("Hit enter to continue with %s owner notification..." + % list_name), + sys.stdin.readline() + sendnotice(newlist, list_name, owner_mail, list_pw) -newlist.SendTextToUser(subject="Your new mailing list", recipient=owner_mail, - sender='mailman-owner@%s' % newlist.host_name, - text=''' +def sendnotice(newlist, list_name, owner_mail, list_pw): + newlist.SendTextToUser(subject="Your new mailing list", + recipient=owner_mail, + sender='mailman-owner@%s' % newlist.host_name, + text=''' The mailing list '%s' has just been created for you. Here is some basic -information on your mailing list: +information about your mailing list: Your mailing list password is: - %s + %s You need this password to configure your mailing list. You also need it to handle administrative requests, such as approving mail if you choose to run @@ -65,15 +81,16 @@ The web page for users of your mailing list is: You can even customize these web pages from the list configuration page. However, you do need to know html to be able to do this. -To unsubscribe a user, from the mailing list web page, click on their -email address as if you were that user. Where that user would put in -his password to unsubscribe, put in your admin password. You can also -use your password to change peoples options to digestified / -non-digestified. +To unsubscribe a user: from the mailing list 'listinfo' web page, click on +or enter the user's email address as if you were that user. Where that +user would put in their password to unsubscribe, put in your admin +password. You can also use your password to change member's options, +including digestification, delivery disabling, etc. -Soon There should be a Mailman web page that will have a reference on -running a Mailman mailing list. Until then, please address all -questions to mailman-owner@%s. ''' % (list_name, list_pw, - newlist.GetScriptURL('admin'), newlist.GetScriptURL('listinfo'), - newlist.host_name)) +Please address all questions to mailman-owner@%s. +''' % (list_name, list_pw, + newlist.GetScriptURL('admin'), newlist.GetScriptURL('listinfo'), + newlist.host_name)) +if __name__ == "__main__": + raise SystemExit(main(sys.argv)) |