[Systers-dev] GSoC Bug Fixes and Mailman setup in Ubuntu 9.10

[kanika vats]

I think we should mention about the 'migrate script' in step by step system
installation at Systers wiki so that other people dont face similar
problems.
Thanks
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 6:18 PM, kanika vats <kanika.krikan at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Priya,
>
> This only happens when subscribing via the web interface at the
>
>> listinfo page and not by sending an email to
>> listname-join at hostname.host. I have tried to locate the reason for
>> this bug by reading the logs and code. I realised that this is
>> happening only on the lists that existed before setting up Syster's
>> specific Mailman setup. I have described the situation in detail on
>> Launchpad at [1]. In fact, instead of labelling it as a bug, it can be
>> a wishlist item as there is already an alternate solution to it albeit
>> a bit less user friendly (using the migrate script).
>>
>
> Yes,you have migrate_old_lists script to take care of that.Since solution
> is available it is definitely not a bug.You can have your idea in the
> wishlist though.
>
> What I think is that it is good to have a feature in the web interface only
> if it is used quite often or every time a particular action needs to be
> triggered.If a person uses Systers Mailman code from the very beginning then
> he/she will face no such problem but if that person used the original
> Mailman code first to create lists and then plans to switch to Systers
> Mailman then he or she will need to run migrate_old_lists only once after
> integrating Systers code,as later on all other lists are provided with an
> option in the user interface to whether have the Dlist feature enabled or
> not.
>
>>
>> I am currently a final year student in Electronics and Communications
>> Engineering in Faridabad, India. I was happy to know about Systers and
>> their initiatives and would be wonderful to work here. And I have read
>> about you and your contributions as well! :)
>>
>> I am currently reading the code and writing about my attempts at my blog
>> [2].
>>
>> Do let me know if the bug report seems valid or not.
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>> Kind Regards
>> Priya Kuber
>> (my IRC nick is beachbrake)
>>
>> [1] Bug that I reported recently:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/systers/+bug/548724
>> [2] My blog: http://blog.priyakuber.in
>>
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Best Regards
> Kanika Vats
>



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Best Regards
Kanika Vats