mail list bounce - no helpful error msg

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The following msg is returned every time today that I post to a mail list I created yesterday. However, yesterday a posting went through without a problem.


To: [email protected]
Subject: BOUNCE [email protected]: Admin request of type /\bchange\b.*\baddress\b/ at line 3

Can anyone identify this?
 
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By default DA sets administrivia to 'yes' which means that it will scan the subject and the first line for majordomo commands. Unfortunatly the only way to turn that off, is to have the admin edit the /etc/virtual/${DOMAIN}/majordomo/lists/${LIST}.config and change that value. The message contained the word 'change' and 'address' on the first line, so it thought it was a message containing commands.
 
You should be able to change all list settings with an email.

DA doesn't include the list-owner-info file when setting up a mailing list; you can find a sample list-owner-info file here.

Jeff
 
You guys are right on... I think.

The message I was trying to send looked like this:

"Just a reminder, that all board members have an e-mail address at
hoosierbuzz.com that is forwarded to your personal e-mail address. That
means if you change your e-mail address, you must notify me to change the
forwarding."

the words "change" and "address" are on the third line, not the first, but the error message says "\bchange\b.*\baddress\b/ at line 3 "

Frankly I didn't realize that bchange and baddress were pointing out keywords it was troubled with (change, address) in my e-mail body. This is all new stuff for me, and I greatly appreciate your help.

Now...

How do I get that to stop? I probably have to ask to webhost to make the change...

Thanks so much!
 
It can be done with an email, you would send the email to the majordomo@${DOMAIN} with the following in the body:
Code: 
config [listname] [password]
where listname is the name of your list and the password is the administrative passoword for that list. This will retrieve the config file for that list, you can make changes to it and email it back to the majordomo@${DOMAIN} address with the following in the body of the email:
Code: 
newconfig [listname][password]
${NEWCONFIGFILE}
where ${NEWCONFIGFILE} is the configfile that was returned to you and modified. Take a look over at http://www.hostingmanual.net/premium/major-commands.shtml for a good list of commands you can send to majordomo.
 
tried as you said,

sent to: majordomo@$hoosierbuzz.com

and got a bounce saying

----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<majordomo@$hoosierbuzz.com>
(reason: 550 Host unknown)

the dollar sign seems obviously wrong, but you clearly specified it.
 
${DOMAIN} was an example of a UNIX environment variable. It was meant to be expanded to your actual domainname. Instead of majordomo@$hoosierbuzz.com you should have sent it to [email protected] without the dollar sign.
 
right. I got the drift.

I emailed the file back... and it looked like this...

newconfig board *************
admin_passwd = **********
administrivia = no
advertise << END

END
announcements = yes
approve_passwd = board.admin
archive_dir =
comments << END

END
date_info = yes
date_intro = yes
debug = no
description = board
digest_archive =
digest_issue = 1
digest_maxdays =
digest_maxlines =
digest_name = board
digest_rm_footer =
digest_rm_fronter =
digest_volume = 1
digest_work_dir =
get_access = list
index_access = open
info_access = open
intro_access = list
maxlength = 40000
message_footer << END

END
message_fronter << END

END
message_headers << END

END
moderate = no
moderator =
mungedomain = no
noadvertise << END

END
precedence = bulk
purge_received = no
reply_to =
resend_host =
restrict_post =
sender = owner-board
strip = yes
subject_prefix =
subscribe_policy = open
taboo_body << END

END
taboo_headers << END

END
unsubscribe_policy = open
welcome = yes
which_access = open
who_access = open

etc etc

it didn't seem to take several times, but now the config comes back administrivia = no.

I presume this solves my problem.

Thanks
 
arrgggh, no it still bounces with the same error if I have to words change and address in the text.
 
First of all get a copy of the config file to see if your changes took.

If they did, then ask on the Majordomo Users list at Great Circle.

Jeff
 
I was just doing some testing and sure enough if I set administriva to no, I can send a message contianing change ... address and it won't complain. If I set it to yes, then it does get bounced back to the owner. Make sure you are using the right config file for the right list. Perhaps even get the admin to look closer at the /etc/virtual/${domain}/majordomo/lists/${listname} .config file.
 
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