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authorbwarsaw <>2004-05-11 19:15:42 +0000
committerbwarsaw <>2004-05-11 19:15:42 +0000
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Updated news, in preparation for 2.1.5 final.
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@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Copyright (C) 1998-2004 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Here is a history of user visible changes to Mailman.
-2.1.5c2 (24-Apr-2004)
+2.1.5 (XX-May-2004)
+
+ - The admindb page has a checkbox that allows you to discard all held
+ messages that are marked Defer. On heavy lists with lots of spam holds,
+ this makes clearing them much faster.
- The qrunner system has changed to use only one file per message.
However the configuration variable METADATA_FORMAT has been removed, and
@@ -17,14 +21,28 @@ Here is a history of user visible changes to Mailman.
file (with more verbosity) and if used with 'python -i', it binds msg to
a list of all objects found in the pickle file.
+ Removed from Defaults.py: PENDINGDB_LOCK_TIMEOUT,
+ PENDINGDB_LOCK_ATTEMPTS, METAFMT_MARSHAL, METAFMT_BSDDB_NATIVE,
+ METAFMT_ASCII, METADATA_FORMAT
+
- The bounce processor has been redesigned so that now when an address's
bounce score reaches the threshold, that address will be sent a probe
message. Only if the probe bounces will the address be disabled. The
- score is reset to zero when the probe is sent.
+ score is reset to zero when the probe is sent. Also, bounce events are
+ now kept in an event file instead of in memory. This should help
+ contain the bloat of the BounceRunner.
+
+ New supporting variables in Defaults.py: VERP_PROBE_FORMAT,
+ VERP_PROBE_REGEXP
+
+ REGISTER_BOUNCES_EVERY is promoted to a Defaults.py variable.
- The pending database has been changed from a global pickle file, to a
unique pickle file per mailing list.
+ - The 'request' database file has changed from a marshal, to the more
+ secure pickle format.
+
- Disallow multiple password retrievals.
- SF patch #810675 which adds a "Discard all messages marked Defer" button
@@ -32,6 +50,10 @@ Here is a history of user visible changes to Mailman.
- New language: Turkish.
+ - Bugs and patches: 869644, 869647 (NotAMemberError for old cookie data),
+ 878087 (bug in Slovenian catalog), 899263 (ignore duplicate pending
+ ids), 810675 (discard all defers button)
+
2.1.4 (31-Dec-2003)
- Close some cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the admin pages