[Pkg-mailman-hackers] Bug#395493: mailman: failes to send email out to recipients, smtp-failure

[Lionel Elie Mamane]

On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 05:12:37AM -0600, Dr. Scott S. Jones wrote:

> it appears that a recent apt-get upgrade of mailman, python, exim4,
> or other related packages to the debian-mailman package releases,
> has caused mailman to NOT be able to send messages OUT to recipient
> list members.

> On my system and that of another gentleman who is hacking through the
> same trouble, it appears that failure lies most likely in the way
> mailman is interacting with exim4 or with smtplib.

> Here's a link to the ongoing debate:
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2006-October/054029.html

I have read this thread; I would suggest the original poster of it to
check whether his SMTP daemon is listening on localhost and to try
"telnet localhost 25" on his machine.

> My business depends upon mailman to broadcast information to my
> patients.

Maybe you should avoid using backports then.

> Versions of packages mailman depends on:
> ii  exim4                 4.63-2bpo1         metapackage to ease exim MTA (v4) 
> ii  exim4-daemon-light [m 4.63-2bpo1         lightweight exim MTA (v4) daemon

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Lionel