Uncought runner exception: Empty module name

[Fbarajas-users]

Hi!

I run several lists on mailman, and all of the lists are
working OK, but suddently one of them (named
fc_general) stopped working, and I get the following in
logs/error every time I try to post to the fc_general list:

Jan 05 11:03:48 2004 (8451) Uncaught runner
exception: Empty module name
Jan 05 11:03:48 2004 (8451) Traceback (most recent
call last):
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line
105, in _oneloop
    self._onefile(msg, msgdata)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line
155, in _onefile
    keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata)

File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py",
line 130, in _dispose
    more = self._dopipeline(mlist, msg, msgdata, pipeline)

File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py",
line 153, in _dopipeline
    sys.modules[modname].process(mlist, msg, msgdata)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py",
line 89, in process
    send_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py",
line 130, in send_digests
    send_i18n_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py",
line 303, in send_i18n_dige
sts
    msg = scrubber(mlist, msg)
  File "/home/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py",
line 308, in process
    t = t.encode(charset, 'replace')
  File "/var/tmp/python2-2.2.3-
root/usr/lib/python2.2/encodings/__init__.py", li
ne 51, in search_function
ValueError: Empty module name

Jan 05 11:03:48 2004 (8451) SHUNTING:
1073322225.130398+2e61b88872c9af343bce1927
de7443b7500f2622

The rest of my lists work correctly.

I was using 2.1.2, but today I upgraded to 2.1.4 and it's
still failing.

What can I do?

Thanks!

[http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=871050&group_id=103&atid=100103]

[Meyerm (meyerm)]

Hi,

was this somehow resolved?? I just found to have the same problems!
What can I do that the messages (the shunt directory is now 1,5 MB
big! [not the contents of the dir, but the dir inode itself...!!] ) are
written into the archives without loosing anything? unshunt just puts
them back into the shunt directory.

Is there some patch - anything?

Thanks a lot
Marcel

[Zebaoth (zebaoth)]

I use 2.1.3 and have the same problem. Any solution in sight?

[Junkmale (junkmale)]

I am having a simlar problem. Mail comes in, but never goes
out to the list. Everthing is shunted. I found this "patch"
http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-developers@python.
org/msg06317.html and applied it. Then I ran unshunt. That's
when this appeared in mailman/logs/error

Feb 05 07:57:07 2004 (27060) Dequeuing message destined
for missing list: planners
Feb 05 07:57:07 2004 (27060) Uncaught runner exception:
Empty module name
Feb 05 07:57:07 2004 (27060) Traceback (most recent call
last):
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 110,
in _oneloop
    self._onefile(msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 160,
in _onefile
    keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py",
line 130, in _dispose
    more = self._dopipeline(mlist, msg, msgdata, pipeline)
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py",
line 153, in _dopipeline
    sys.modules[modname].process(mlist, msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line
90, in process
    send_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line
131, in send_digests
    send_i18n_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line
304, in send_i18n_digests
    msg = scrubber(mlist, msg)
  File "/usr/local/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py", line
311, in process
    t = t.encode(charset, 'replace')
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.3/encodings/__init__.py", line 84,
in search_function
    globals(), locals(), _import_tail)
ValueError: Empty module name

[Hallcp (hallcp)]

In my case the quick fix was to delete the existing
"digest.mbox" file. (Look in
~mailman/lists/your_list/digest.mbox)

I guess a bogus email snuck in there that breaks Python's
character handling.

Your digest subscribers will be unhappy but at least your
list is up again.

[James968 (james968)]

Running version 2.1.2. I get :

Mar 14 09:30:49 2005 (28471) Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 105, in
_oneloop
    self._onefile(msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 155, in
_onefile
    keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 130,
in _dispose
    more = self._dopipeline(mlist, msg, msgdata, pipeline)
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 153,
in _dopipeline
    sys.modules[modname].process(mlist, msg, msgdata)
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 89, in
process
    send_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 130, in
send_digests
    send_i18n_digests(mlist, mboxfp)
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/ToDigest.py", line 303, in
send_i18n_digests
    msg = scrubber(mlist, msg)
  File "/usr/share/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/Scrubber.py", line 308, in
process
    t = t.encode(charset, 'replace')
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/lib/
python2.3/encodings/__init__.py", line 84, in search_function
    globals(), locals(), _import_tail)
ValueError: Empty module name

----

I've attempted removing the digest files and cleaning them up, but this
hasn't helped.

[Bug Importer (bug-importer)]

I also experienced a similar problem, but was able to fix it.

In my case, it appears to have been related to a python
version number: the qrunner program was running against one
python version, but was actually using features defined in a
later version.

In my case, I had Python 2.2 installed with the operating
system, but had subsequently installed version 2.4.1.

I fixed the problem by re-installing mailman with an
explicit reference to the later python version (./configure
--with-python=...), and then rebooting the system. After
that, it was fine.

(The reboot was to get qrunner running against the later
python version: it seemed the old version was running
whatever I might do with chkconfig or /etc/init.d/mailman.
Rebooting was maybe a sledgehammer to crack a nut.)