Subscribe requests dropped from admin db

[Mdadgar]

Occasionally, subscribe requests (via the web page) to a list that
requires moderator approval for subscriptions never make it to the
admin db for that list. They are listed in the subscribe log file, but
never show up on the admin db page.

Log file entries look like this:

Oct 10 18:43:43 2002 (31168) eventmasters: pending
XXXXXX.swfla.rr.com

But the admin db page for the list shows no outstanding issues.

I have verified that there was an actual subscription request
behind this log entry.

[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=621689&group_id=103&atid=100103]

[Mdadgar (mdadgar)]

I just verified, by cat'ing pending.pck, that the appropriate changes
seem to be in there. But the web interface never picks them up.

[Barry Warsaw (barry)]

What version of Mailman are you using. It's import to know
the exact version, i.e. 2.1beta3, or if you're running from
cvs. A lot of these problems have been fixed in cvs, which
will soon be released as 2.1 beta 4.

[Mdadgar (mdadgar)]

Sorry - I'm running 2.1b3.

[Barry Warsaw (barry)]

I'm going to defer this one until 2.1b4 goes out. I've
fixed some related bugs in cvs, so hopefully this will be
fixed in the new version.

[Mdadgar (mdadgar)]

Unfortunately, it's still occurring under 2.1b4.

I'll check it under 2.1b5 as soon as the patches for htdig integration are

released, as I need those to implement.

[Mdadgar (mdadgar)]

Ok, I verified that it's still a problem under 2.1b5 with the htdig and
indexing patches.

It's a real drag, too. :(

Please let me know if you need more debug info.

[Barry Warsaw (barry)]

I definitely need more information. I've neve been able to
reproduce the problem. Do you think it could be related to
the unofficial patches you've applied?

[Mdadgar (mdadgar)]

I suppose it's possible that those two patches are causing it, but it
seems unlikely.

What information can I provide that will help you track this down? It's
kind of a bummer.

[Mdadgar (mdadgar)]

I have a pending.pck file as well as a subscribe log that show
subscription attempts that require approval for which I have not gotten
admin requests, nor have they shown up in the web interface.

I am loath to attach them here as they contain live email addresses.
Shoot me an email at <email address hidden> and I can get them to you. Then
I'll kill this address. :)

[Barry Warsaw (barry)]

Mark, I've looked at the files you sent me, and I see
nothing out of the ordinary. I'm going to have to close
this one as unreproducible. It's *got* to be something
about your system environment. Maybe there's some delay in
getting these messages from Mailman to your mta.