The mailing list for listmasters using Sympa

[Ruud Baart <address@concealed>]

Thank you, that helps. After the update something in this area went 
wrong. I think I can correct it.

David Verdin schreef op 25-05-14 13:55:
> Hi,
>
> If you can't see the datasource fields in the web interface, you don't have 
> the proper rights.
>
> Firdt thing to check : do you see the word "lismaster" below your mail 
> address on tje top left corner?
> If no, your email address is not considered listmaster. Check sympa.conf for 
> the list of listmasters.
> If yes, for some reason, the edit_list.conf file prevents listmaster from 
> editing these fields. This is not the default behaviour. Check the 
> edit_list.conf file. Send it to the list if you don't find anything relevant.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
> ----- Mail d'origine -----
> De: Ruud Baart <address@concealed>
> À: address@concealed
> Envoyé: Sun, 25 May 2014 12:46:51 +0200 (CEST)
> Objet: [sympa-users] Problems after update of sympa in Debian Wheezy
>
> We initially setup Sympa on a Debian squeeze distribution. I managed a
> few years ago to migrate Sympa from Debian squeeze to Debian Wheezy.
> This version worked well last years.
>
> I'm an experienced Linux system administrator but I'm not very
> acquainted with Sympa. However we use it for several years now and I can
> install and configure it. I can create lists and mailings are as they
> should be.
>
> Problems started with the update in Debian from sympa 6.1.11~dfsg-5
> using sympa_6.1.11~dfsg-5+deb7u1_i386.deb. I can recall specific details
> but the update became available through the backports repository. A few
> month ago. The update gave a lot of trouble due to the update procedure.
> One of the reasons was that my database server was not localhost. But
> with of lot editing and bypassing the automatic update script Sympa
> worked again. All lists were available and working.
>
> For this moment I have one problem which I don't understand. Setting up
> a new list I miss the datasource setup in the web management
> environment. In the previously defined lists I was able to define sql or
> ldap subscriber lists. The possibility is completely gone (or I can't
> find it).
> I see a tab "Data sources setup" but only three fields: "Notify
> subscribers when they are included from a data source? ", "Timeout for
> fetch of include_sql_query" and "Inclusions timeout for message
> distribution". I expect more fields like the possibility of defining
> data sources. In the already existing lists the LDAP or SQL lookups are
> working but also not manageable through the web interface.
>
> Can anyone give me a hint what is going wrong or what I'm missing?


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Regards,

Ruud Baart