[Systers-dev] bin/newlist cannot be used to create a new list from the command line [bug]

[Kathy Richardson]

स्वक्ष wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> While testing the stable branch installation last week, I hit a bug.
> Today Jen asked me to file a bug which I did[0] but I'd like to get
> some feedback from other Gsoc students too -- in your local
> installations did you use the CGI to create newlists or did you create
> additional lists via the command line? Did you create lists using both
> methods and what was the difference you noticed? Any feedback is
> welcome.
>
> [0] https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/systers/+bug/588028
>
>   
The bug statement is correct, but I think it is missing some information.

One still needs to use bin/newlist to create the MAILMAN_SITE_LIST. (At 
present)
I've been told that this list  (SITE_LIST) is a pseudo list that never 
has any members, but that it must exist and needs to be created in the 
install cycle.

It seems like one should not be allowed to subscribe to the SITE_LIST 
once it has been created.  If that check were in place then we would 
never have encountered this bug.  the SITE_LIST look like an actual 
list, seems like a UI bug.  I wasn't really able to understand the SITE 
list with a Google search looking for documentation.  It is really 
confusing what this list does, why/how I define it and that I need to 
know to leave it alone.