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Mailing list configuration [message #20481]

Sat, 16 October 2004 15:08

beorning

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The solution is probably right under my nose, but that makes it invisible to me.

I have installed 2.6.6 on a linux server using Exim for mail processing. I am using mailman on the same domain to host the list in order to keep testing all in one place.
(I imagine this could be a problem in the long run, but for now dupes in the forum would be a welcome sight Wink

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I have set a filter and when I test it get the following result.

Quote:

Filter Trace Results:

Condition is true: $header_subject: contains eureka
Return-path copied from sender
Sender = webster(at)server3(dot)aplusservers(dot)com
Recipient = webster(at)server3(dot)aplusservers(dot)com
Testing Exim filter file "/etc/vfilters/nmweb.org"

Save message to: /home/webster/CIGforum/scripts/maillist.php 4 0660
Filtering set up at least one significant delivery or other action.
No other deliveries will occur.

AFAICS that means things are working. But the posts do not appear in the forum.

I have beaten my poor brain silly trying to get this to work. You are my last hope.

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20482 is a reply to message #20481]

Sat, 16 October 2004 17:21

Ilia

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I am not familair with Exim, so please bare with me here Smile

1) Does the exim filter actually pipe the message to the script or does it pass it as an argument?

2) Have you tried adding some debug code to the maillist.php script to see if it actually runs properly? (Did you by any chance forgot to unlock the forum?)

3) Try saving 1 message to a text file (headers n'all) and then run
cat message_file | /home/webster/CIGforum/scripts/maillist.php 4

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20484 is a reply to message #20482]

Sat, 16 October 2004 18:03

beorning

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1 - I do not know for sure, but exim seems to pipe the whole message.

2 - n00b - don't know what debug code I would use.

As to the second half of the question - now I have real trouble. I went to unlock the files and it said they seemed unlocked, but I could try to hit the unlock button again (you know the drill, I'm sure.) I got literally around 600 lines of errors.

The paths are convoluted and shortened.

an example
Warning: opendir(public_html): failed to open dir: No such file or directory in /home/webster/public_html/cigforum/adm/admlock.php on line 42
ERROR: Unable to open "public_html" directory
ERROR: couldn't chmod "/home/webster/public_html/cigforum/../forumold/./blank.gif"
ERROR: couldn't chmod "/home/webster/public_html/cigforum/../forumold/./lib.js"
ERROR: couldn't chmod "/home/webster/public_html/cigforum/../forumold/./php.php"

Forumold is an earlier installation of fudforum that was trashed and renamed. I don't see why it even comes into the picture. The present installation (cigforum) used a completely new mysql database.

3 - sorry - no shell access at the moment

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20485 is a reply to message #20484]

Sat, 16 October 2004 18:18

beorning

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big crap

I can't access the forum via browser 403 permission error

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20486 is a reply to message #20485]

Sat, 16 October 2004 18:30

Ilia

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Hmm I think you were running an old version 2.6.5 or 2.6.6 that has a bug with locking/unlocking. The 1st step is to upgrade the forum to 2.6.7RC2.

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20487 is a reply to message #20486]

Sat, 16 October 2004 19:37

beorning

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d/led 2.6.7rc2 and ftp'd to the folder cigforum. set permission to 777 point browser to it and get a permission to access error along with 403 forbidden error

My entire site is toast. I am running an invision board on the same site, it also forbids access.

Nice bug Evil or Very Mad

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20488 is a reply to message #20487]

Sat, 16 October 2004 20:02

Ilia

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Hmm I have to wonder what were the initial permissions to allow the forum to chmod directories it didn't have permissions to in the 1st place, unless all files were chmoded 666 in the 1st place.

You can run a unix commands:
"find -type f | chmod 644"
and
"find -type d | chmod 755"

These should restore the permissions.

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20493 is a reply to message #20488]

Sun, 17 October 2004 14:20

beorning

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Ilia wrote on Sat, 16 October 2004 16:02

As I said, I have no shell access on my server, only cpanel access. I have sent the script to my wholesaler, hopefully he will be able to run them in my space.

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20494 is a reply to message #20493]

Sun, 17 October 2004 16:49

Ilia

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You can run it via PHP

<?php
shell_exec("the commands I gave you, one at a time");
?>

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20499 is a reply to message #20494]

Sun, 17 October 2004 18:21

beorning

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but the entire site is unaccessible
I can access the cpanel
but can't reach any other http access

and no response from the wholesaler yet

If I can't run the script, how do I get back on-line. How could the script in fudforum have fucked me up so completely!!??

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[Updated on: Sun, 17 October 2004 18:24]

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20500 is a reply to message #20499]

Sun, 17 October 2004 18:27

Ilia

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Upload it via ftp.

The only way this could've happened is that your files were all chmoded in such a way as to allow an application running as a webserver to change their permission. Normally, the worse thing the bug you were affected could do is screw up the forum's own permissions, which is something that is easily corrected.

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20529 is a reply to message #20500]

Mon, 18 October 2004 12:50

beorning

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OK - so it was drastic, but without access to the account and without the cooperation of my wholesaler, I had no choice but to trash the entire domain. I was able to rescue the mysql data, but most everything else would not even let me ftp it to my local rig.

Mad

OK - so I got that over with.

Now 2.6.7 is installed and I will try again. Please tell me why I should unlock the files of the forum? The script is in the non-browsable folder and it is set at 644.
Do I have to use the unlock feature in the admin control panel? Do I run the forum unlocked???

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Re: Mailing list configuration [message #20531 is a reply to message #20529]

Mon, 18 October 2004 13:02

Ilia

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You need to unlock the forum because by default the forum's file permissions are such that only the webuser by from the forum was installed can access the forum's files. This is done to prevent other users on the system from reading and even possibly modifying your forum files.

You need to use the admin unlock feature.

Yes, you run the forum unlocked.

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