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diff --git a/mailman/rules/docs/loop.txt b/mailman/rules/docs/loop.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 61612cd75..000000000 --- a/mailman/rules/docs/loop.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,48 +0,0 @@ -Posting loops -============= - -To avoid a posting loop, Mailman has a rule to check for the existence of an -X-BeenThere header with the value of the list's posting address. - - >>> mlist = config.db.list_manager.create(u'_xtest@example.com') - >>> rule = config.rules['loop'] - >>> print rule.name - loop - -The header could be missing, in which case the rule does not match. - - >>> msg = message_from_string("""\ - ... From: aperson@example.com - ... - ... An important message. - ... """) - >>> rule.check(mlist, msg, {}) - False - -The header could be present, but not match the list's posting address. - - >>> msg['X-BeenThere'] = u'not-this-list@example.com' - >>> rule.check(mlist, msg, {}) - False - -If the header is present and does match the posting address, the rule -matches. - - >>> del msg['x-beenthere'] - >>> msg['X-BeenThere'] = mlist.posting_address - >>> rule.check(mlist, msg, {}) - True - -Even if there are multiple X-BeenThere headers, as long as one with the -posting address exists, the rule matches. - - >>> msg = message_from_string("""\ - ... From: aperson@example.com - ... X-BeenThere: not-this-list@example.com - ... X-BeenThere: _xtest@example.com - ... X-BeenThere: foo@example.com - ... - ... An important message. - ... """) - >>> rule.check(mlist, msg, {}) - True |