ezmlm-idx

Getting the message of:

ezmlm-send: Header is missing or wrong From: line:
From: "test1.example.org via __tstlist" <__tstlist@example.com>
..............: Header is missing or wrong From: line:
From: "test2.example.org via __tstlist" <__tstlist@example.com>
..............: Headers contained extra lines:
Cc: test2@example.org

I've no idea. I see it only on debian. I would tell you to post a request on the developer's github, but I already know he won't respond because this package seems to be unmaintained. I know that Erwin Hoffmann is working on a fork of the original djb ezmlm but I didn't check if it's stable or not. Let me know if you solve in some way

Hi,

Here's what I'm getting :

./compile ezmlm-send.c
In file included from ezmlm-send.c:26:
getconfopt.h:46:43: error: initialization of ‘const char **’ from incompatible pointer type ‘char **’ [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
   46 | #define OPT_CSTR(VAR,CH,FILENAME) {{.cstr=&VAR},CH,&opt_cstr,{0},FILENAME}
      |                                           ^
ezmlm-send.c:60:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘OPT_CSTR’
   60 |   OPT_CSTR(mlheader,'H',0), /* Alternative sublist check header */
      |   ^~~~~~~~
getconfopt.h:46:43: note: (near initialization for ‘options[2].var.cstr’)
   46 | #define OPT_CSTR(VAR,CH,FILENAME) {{.cstr=&VAR},CH,&opt_cstr,{0},FILENAME}
      |                                           ^
ezmlm-send.c:60:3: note: in expansion of macro ‘OPT_CSTR’
   60 |   OPT_CSTR(mlheader,'H',0), /* Alternative sublist check header */
      |   ^~~~~~~~
make: *** [Makefile:683: ezmlm-send.o] Error 1

you have to add -std=gnu89 to conf-cc in this way

gcc -std=gnu89 -O -g -I/usr/include/mysql -I/usr/include/pgsql

compiler? OS? 

So for the past 24 years I have been running a qmail+ezmlm subscription service for Bible-in-a-Year and devotionals.

Not sure if it was a patch or what but I could add a "#" to "Precedence: bulk" in the headeradd file and then reference the subscriber's email address as "##L@##H" that was added when the individual emails were sent out.  This way I could add a link for them to unsubscribe without them having to enter their email address.  I know that as of ezmlm-idx-40-0.40 this was possible.  Have you heard of this feature and if so, was it removed or is there a way to activate it again in your latest version?

Hi Jeffrey,

I haven't used ezmlm in recent times and in fact I switched to mailman for a big project in 2024. ezmlm-idx is the only package of the qmail chain whose author should be still in charge for the continuation of the project, even though it's not updated since a long time. This is the reason why I haven't had a look at it in detail. Also I don't think that old versions of ezmlm would compile with recent gcc or clang.

Anyway a quick google seems to suggest that what you are looking for is still possible in ezmlm-idx. Have a look here https://untroubled.org/ezmlm/manual/Adding-Headers.html

Thanks for the quick response.  Will contact someone there.

Hi,

The link for download http://ezmlm.untroubled.org/archive/7.2.2/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2.tar.gz is broken. Do you have the source, please?

Thank you

Joao

Yes https://notes.sagredo.eu/files/qmail/tar/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2.tar.gz

Hi Roberto, thank you for replying!

Do you know about this error?

# ./ezmlm-test
getconfopt library: OK
ezmlm-make: OK
Using subdb plugin: std
ezmlm-reject: OK
ezmlm-[un|is]sub[n]: OK
ezmlm-checksub: OK
ezmlm-send: OK
ezmlm-tstdig: OK
ezmlm-weed: OK
ezmlmrc contents: OK
ezmlm-clean: OK
ezmlm-store: OK
ezmlm-return: OK
ezmlm-warn (1/2): OK
ezmlm-manage (1/2): OK
ezmlm-request: OK
ezmlm-split: OK
ezmlm-gate: OK
ezmlm-idx: OK
ezmlm-get (index): OK
ezmlm-get (get): OK
ezmlm-get (thread): OK
ezmlm-get (digest): OK
ezmlm-manage (2/2): OK
ezmlm-moderate: OK
ezmlm-warn (2/2): OK
ezmlm-archive: OK
ezmlm-dispatch: OK
dispatch editor: Error delivering confirmed post

I've never seen it. Tomorrow I'll try to find information in the code

I had a look at the code, but i'ts not so easy to understand what's going on with that error... I'm sorry

Hi Roberto, thank you for replying.

I'm trying to compile in rocky linux 9.
I'll try in rocky linux 8.

Thanks
joao

Hi,

Recently I come across the email reputation "Your message does not contain a List-Unsubscribe header".

How do I add the "List-Unsubscribe" into the email's header?

If found from https://mailtrap.io/blog/list-unsubscribe-header/

There is not qmail implementation method.

Thx.

Hi, which mailing list program are you using? ezmlm-idx already has this feature...

Hi

After compiling everything I get stuck in ezml-test

Testing with and without sql I get the same result after a while

Coud be some problem with the domain used for test (example.com), because I have a lot of filter on who can sent mail from the server where I'm doing the test ?

ezmlm-archive: Segmentation fault (core dumped)
failed after "num" was restored

I created the DB and I see that there is a lot of tables on it now

list
list_allow
list_allow_slog
list_cookie
list_deny
list_deny_slog
list_digest
list_digest_cookie
list_digest_mlog
list_digest_slog
list_mlog
list_mod
list_mod_slog
list_slog

Do I have to create a file with the connection parameters some where ?

Is very confusing this point

I think if I don't put anywhere user/pass/db there is no way that the program can conect to the db :D

One more thing I don't understand very well is if all the domains use the same DB to store the lists info, or I can give a different DB to every domain ?

I'm very LOST !!!!

I haven't used it in a long time and I honestly don't remember much anymore. To troubleshoot your breaks I would look at strace in the following way

strace -o test.log ./ezmlm-test

Finally I do a trace ( truss ) on FreeBSD, but I don't know what is happening

I don't have time tu debug, so, I will use it without mysql

stat("/var/ports/usr/ports/mail/ezmlm-idx/work/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/__TSTDIR/num",0x7fffffffe6c8) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/var/ports/usr/ports/mail/ezmlm-idx/work/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/__TSTDIR/archive/authors",0x7fffffffe6c8) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/var/ports/usr/ports/mail/ezmlm-idx/work/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/__TSTDIR/archive/lock",0x7fffffffe6a8) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/var/ports/usr/ports/mail/ezmlm-idx/work/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/__TSTDIR/archive/subjects",0x7fffffffe688) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/var/ports/usr/ports/mail/ezmlm-idx/work/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/__TSTDIR/archive/threads",0x7fffffffe668) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/var/ports/usr/ports/mail/ezmlm-idx/work/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/__TSTDIR/archnum",0x7fffffffe648) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
vfork() = 88390 (0x15946)
wait4(-1,{ EXITED,val=0 },0x0,0x0) = 88390 (0x15946)
fork() = 88391 (0x15947)
wait4(-1,{ SIGNALED,sig=SIGSEGV,cored },0x0,0x0) = 88391 (0x15947)
stat("/usr/share/nls/C/libc.cat",0x7fffffffe1c8) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/usr/share/nls/libc/C",0x7fffffffe1c8) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/usr/local/share/nls/C/libc.cat",0x7fffffffe1c8) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
stat("/usr/local/share/nls/libc/C",0x7fffffffe1c8) ERR#2 'No such file or directory'
write(2,"Segmentation fault (core dumped)"...,33) = 33 (0x21)
fcntl(1,F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC,0xa) = 11 (0xb)
dup2(2,1) = 1 (0x1)
write(1,"failed after "num" was restored"...,32) = 32 (0x20)
dup2(11,1) = 1 (0x1)
close(11) = 0 (0x0)
exit(0x64)
process exit, rval = 100

also after make

must be added:

make mysql

it do not makes it by default

yes, as you can see above this is explained later. The mysql installation is described separately

just before make u must create a file describing your mysql installation path

>conf-mysql

In my case it contains:

/usr

else plugin-mysql will not be compiled

as described above, the mysql installation path is declared inside conf-cc and conf-ld

./ezmlm-test -s mysql -u ezmlm -p [ezmlm-password] -h [mailserver-IP]

getconfopt library:   OK
ezmlm-make:           OK
Using subdb plugin:   mysql
ezmlm-make: fatal: Could not load plugin /package/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/sub-mysql.so: Cannot open "/package/ezmlm-idx-7.2.2/sub-mysql.so"
ezmlm-make failed to add subdb config info

Hopefully someone else can be of any help, as I can't do tests on freeBSD

Hi guyst,

new day, new strange error :-)

from /var/log/qmail/qmail/current:

delivery 152: deferral: ezmlm-send:_fatal:_error_fetching_DNS_record_for_mxtoolbox.com:_temporary_failure/

I have been receiving mail from mxtoolbox without problems for years, but they might have changed something; anyway, the recipient is a mailing list (all subscribers are local users), the mail is stuck in the queue and it is not delivered; I googled for this ezmlm-idx error with no luck, and I really do not understand why ezmlm-send should be doing a DNS lookup on the sender address...

thank you !