Example Usage

This is the official Python bindings for the GNU Mailman REST API. In order to talk to Mailman, the engine’s REST server must be running. You begin by instantiating a client object to access the root of the REST hierarchy, providing it the base URL, user name and password (for Basic Auth).

>>> from mailmanclient import Client
>>> client = Client('http://localhost:9001/3.1', 'restadmin', 'restpass')

Note

Please note that port ‘9001’ is used above, since mailman’s test server runs on port 9001. In production Mailman’s REST API usually listens on port 8001.

We can retrieve basic information about the server.

>>> dump(client.system)
api_version: 3.1
http_etag: "..."
mailman_version: GNU Mailman ... (...)
python_version: ...
self_link: http://localhost:9001/3.1/system/versions

To start with, there are no known mailing lists.

>>> client.lists
[]

Domains

Before new mailing lists can be added, the domain that the list will live in must be added. By default, there are no known domains.

>>> client.domains
[]

It’s easy to create a new domain; when you do, a proxy object for that domain is returned.

>>> example_dot_com = client.create_domain('example.com')
>>> print(example_dot_com.description)
None
>>> print(example_dot_com.mail_host)
example.com
>>> print(example_dot_com.alias_domain)
None

A domain can have an alias_domain attribute to help with some unusual Postfix configurations.

>>> example_dot_edu = client.create_domain('example.edu',
...                                        alias_domain='x.example.edu')
>>> print(example_dot_edu.mail_host)
example.edu
>>> print(example_dot_edu.alias_domain)
x.example.edu

You can also get an existing domain independently using its mail host.

>>> example = client.get_domain('example.com')
>>> print(example.mail_host)
example.com

After creating a few more domains, we can print the list of all domains.

>>> example_net = client.create_domain('example.net')
>>> example_org = client.create_domain('example.org')
>>> print(example_org.mail_host)
example.org
>>> for domain in client.domains:
...     print(domain.mail_host)
example.com
example.edu
example.net
example.org

Also, domain can be deleted.

>>> example_org.delete()
>>> for domain in client.domains:
...     print(domain.mail_host)
example.com
example.edu
example.net

Mailing lists

Once you have a domain, you can create mailing lists in that domain.

>>> test_one = example.create_list('test-1')
>>> print(test_one.fqdn_listname)
test-1@example.com
>>> print(test_one.mail_host)
example.com
>>> print(test_one.list_name)
test-1
>>> print(test_one.display_name)
Test-1

You can create a mailing list with a specific list style.

>>> test_two = example.create_list('test-announce', style_name='legacy-announce')
>>> print(test_two.fqdn_listname)
test-announce@example.com

You can retrieve a list of known mailing list styles along with the default one.

>>> styles = client.styles
>>> from operator import itemgetter
>>> for style in sorted(styles['styles'], key=itemgetter('name')):
...     print('{0}: {1}'.format(style['name'], style['description']))
legacy-announce: Announce only mailing list style.
legacy-default: Ordinary discussion mailing list style.
private-default: Discussion mailing list style with private archives.
>>> print(styles['default'])
legacy-default

You can also retrieve the mailing list after the fact.

>>> my_list = client.get_list('test-1@example.com')
>>> print(my_list.fqdn_listname)
test-1@example.com

And you can print all the known mailing lists.

>>> print(example.create_list('test-2').fqdn_listname)
test-2@example.com
>>> domain = client.get_domain('example.net')
>>> print(domain.create_list('test-3').fqdn_listname)
test-3@example.net
>>> print(example.create_list('test-3').fqdn_listname)
test-3@example.com

>>> for mlist in client.lists:
...     print(mlist.fqdn_listname)
test-1@example.com
test-2@example.com
test-3@example.com
test-3@example.net
test-announce@example.com

You can also select advertised lists only.

>>> my_list.settings['advertised'] = False
>>> my_list.settings.save()
>>> for mlist in client.get_lists(advertised=True):
...     print(mlist.fqdn_listname)
test-2@example.com
test-3@example.com
test-3@example.net
test-announce@example.com

List results can be retrieved as pages:

>>> page = client.get_list_page(count=2, page=1)
>>> page.nr
1
>>> len(page)
2
>>> page.total_size
5
>>> for m_list in page:
...     print(m_list.fqdn_listname)
test-1@example.com
test-2@example.com
>>> page = page.next
>>> page.nr
2
>>> for m_list in page:
...     print(m_list.fqdn_listname)
test-3@example.com
test-3@example.net

Pages can also use the advertised filter:

>>> page = client.get_list_page(count=2, page=1, advertised=True)
>>> for m_list in page:
...     print(m_list.fqdn_listname)
test-2@example.com
test-3@example.com

If you only want to know all lists for a specific domain, use the domain object.

>>> for mlist in example.lists:
...     print(mlist.fqdn_listname)
test-1@example.com
test-2@example.com
test-3@example.com
test-announce@example.com

It is also possible to display only advertised lists when using the domain.

>>> for mlist in example.get_lists(advertised=True):
...     print(mlist.fqdn_listname)
test-2@example.com
test-3@example.com
test-announce@example.com
>>> for mlist in example.get_list_page(count=2, page=1, advertised=True):
...     print(mlist.fqdn_listname)
test-2@example.com
test-3@example.com

You can use a list instance to delete the list.

>>> test_three = client.get_list('test-3@example.net')
>>> test_three.delete()

You can also delete a list using the client instance’s delete_list method.

>>> client.delete_list('test-3@example.com')
>>> for mlist in client.lists:
...     print(mlist.fqdn_listname)
test-1@example.com
test-2@example.com
test-announce@example.com

Membership

Email addresses can subscribe to existing mailing lists, becoming members of that list. The address is a unique id for a specific user in the system, and a member is a user that is subscribed to a mailing list. Email addresses need not be pre-registered, though the auto-registered user will be unique for each email address.

The system starts out with no members.

>>> client.members
[]

New members can be easily added; users are automatically registered.

>>> test_two = client.get_list('test-2@example.com')
>>> print(test_two.settings['subscription_policy'])
confirm

Email addresses need to be verified first, so if we try to subscribe a user, we get a response with a token:

>>> data = test_one.subscribe('unverified@example.com', 'Unverified')
>>> data['token'] is not None
True
>>> print(data['token_owner'])
subscriber

If we know the email address to be valid, we can set the pre_verified flag. However, the list’s subscription policy is “confirm”, so if we try to subscribe a user, we will also get a token back:

>>> data = test_one.subscribe('unconfirmed@example.com',
...                           'Unconfirmed',
...                            pre_verified=True)
>>> data['token'] is not None
True
>>> print(data['token_owner'])
subscriber

If we know the user originated the subscription (for example if she or he has been authenticated elsewhere), we can set the pre_confirmed flag.

The pre_approved flag is used for lists that require moderator approval and should only be used if the subscription is initiated by a moderator or admin.

>>> print(test_one.subscribe('anna@example.com', 'Anna',
...                          pre_verified=True,
...                          pre_confirmed=True))
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
>>> print(test_one.subscribe('bill@example.com', 'Bill',
...                          pre_verified=True,
...                          pre_confirmed=True))
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
>>> print(test_two.subscribe('anna@example.com',
...                          pre_verified=True,
...                          pre_confirmed=True))
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"
>>> print(test_two.subscribe('cris@example.com', 'Cris',
...                          pre_verified=True,
...                          pre_confirmed=True))
Member "cris@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"

We can retrieve all known memberships. These are sorted first by mailing list name, then by email address.

>>> for member in client.members:
...     print(member)
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"
Member "cris@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"

We can also view the memberships for a single mailing list.

>>> for member in test_one.members:
...     print(member)
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"

Membership may have a name associated, this depends on whether the member Address or User has a display_name attribute.

>>> for member in test_one.members:
...     print(member.display_name)
Anna
Bill

Membership lists can be paginated, to recieve only a part of the result.

>>> page = client.get_member_page(count=2, page=1)
>>> page.nr
1
>>> page.total_size
4
>>> for member in page:
...     print(member)
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
>>> page = page.next
>>> page.nr
2
>>> for member in page:
...     print(member)
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"
Member "cris@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"
>>> page = test_one.get_member_page(count=1, page=1)
>>> page.nr
1
>>> page.total_size
2
>>> for member in page:
...     print(member)
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
>>> page = page.next
>>> page.nr
2
>>> page.total_size
2
>>> for member in page:
...     print(member)
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"

We can get a single membership too.

>>> cris_test_two = test_two.get_member('cris@example.com')
>>> print(cris_test_two)
Member "cris@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"
>>> print(cris_test_two.role)
member
>>> print(cris_test_two.display_name)
Cris

A membership can also be retrieved without instantiating the list object first:

>>> print(client.get_member('test-2@example.com', 'cris@example.com'))
Member "cris@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"

A membership has preferences.

>>> prefs = cris_test_two.preferences
>>> print(prefs['delivery_mode'])
None
>>> print(prefs['acknowledge_posts'])
None
>>> print(prefs['delivery_status'])
None
>>> print(prefs['hide_address'])
None
>>> print(prefs['preferred_language'])
None
>>> print(prefs['receive_list_copy'])
None
>>> print(prefs['receive_own_postings'])
None

The membership object’s user attribute will return a User object:

>>> cris_u = cris_test_two.user
>>> print(cris_u.display_name, cris_u.user_id)
Cris ...

If you use an address which is not a member of test_two ValueError is raised:

>>> test_two.unsubscribe('nomember@example.com')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: nomember@example.com is not a member address of test-2@example.com

After a while, Anna decides to unsubscribe from the Test One mailing list, though she keeps her Test Two membership active.

>>> import time
>>> time.sleep(2)
>>> test_one.unsubscribe('anna@example.com')
>>> for member in client.members:
...     print(member)
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"
Member "cris@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"

A little later, Cris decides to unsubscribe from the Test Two mailing list.

>>> cris_test_two.unsubscribe()
>>> for member in client.members:
...     print(member)
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-2.example.com"

If you try to unsubscribe an address which is not a member address ValueError is raised:

>>> test_one.unsubscribe('nomember@example.com')
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: nomember@example.com is not a member address of test-1@example.com

Non-Members

When someone attempts to post to a list but is not a member, then they are listed as a “non-member” of that list so that a moderator can choose how to handle their messages going forward. In some cases, one might wish to accept or reject their future messages automatically. Just like with regular members, they are given a unique id.

The list starts out with no nonmembers.

>>> test_one.nonmembers
[]

When someone tries to send a message to the list and they are not a subscriber, they get added to the nonmember list.

Users

Users are people with one or more list memberships. To get a list of all users, access the clients user property.

>>> for user in client.users:
...     print(user.display_name)
Unverified
Unconfirmed
Anna
Bill
Cris

The list of users can also be paginated:

>>> page = client.get_user_page(count=4, page=1)
>>> page.nr
1
>>> page.total_size
5
>>> for user in page:
...     print(user.display_name)
Unverified
Unconfirmed
Anna
Bill

You can get the next or previous pages without calling get_userpage again.

>>> page = page.next
>>> page.nr
2
>>> for user in page:
...     print(user.display_name)
Cris
>>> page = page.previous
>>> page.nr
1
>>> for user in page:
...     print(user.display_name)
Unverified
Unconfirmed
Anna
Bill

A single user can be retrieved using their email address.

>>> cris = client.get_user('cris@example.com')
>>> print(cris.display_name)
Cris

Every user has a list of one or more addresses.

>>> for address in cris.addresses:
...     print(address)
...     print(address.display_name)
...     print(address.registered_on)
cris@example.com
Cris
...

Multiple addresses can be assigned to a user record:

>>> print(cris.add_address('cris.person@example.org'))
cris.person@example.org
>>> print(client.get_address('cris.person@example.org'))
cris.person@example.org
>>> for address in cris.addresses:
...     print(address)
cris.person@example.org
cris@example.com

Trying to add an existing address will raise an error:

>>> dana = client.create_user(email='dana@example.org',
...                           password='somepass',
...                           display_name='Dana')
>>> print(dana.display_name)
Dana
>>> cris.add_address('dana@example.org')  # doctest: +IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Address already exists

This can be overridden by using the absorb_existing flag:

>>> print(cris.add_address('dana@example.org', absorb_existing=True))
dana@example.org

The user Chris will then be merged with Dana, acquiring all its subscriptions and preferences. In case of conflict, Chris’ original preferences will prevail.

>>> for address in cris.addresses:
...     print(address)
cris.person@example.org
cris@example.com
dana@example.org

Addresses

Addresses can be accessed directly:

>>> address = client.get_address('dana@example.org')
>>> print(address)
dana@example.org
>>> print(address.display_name)
Dana

The address has not been verified:

>>> print(address.verified)
False

But that can be done via the address object:

>>> address.verify()
>>> print(address.verified)
True

It can also be unverified:

>>> address.unverify()
>>> print(address.verified)
False

Addresses can be deleted by calling their delete() method or by removing them from their user’s addresses list:

>>> cris.addresses.remove('dana@example.org')
>>> for address in cris.addresses:
...     print(address)
cris.person@example.org
cris@example.com
Users can be added using create_user. The display_name is optional:
>>> ler = client.create_user(email='ler@primus.org',
...                          password='somepass',
...                          display_name='Ler')
>>> print(ler.display_name)
Ler
>>> ler = client.get_user('ler@primus.org')
>>> print(ler.password)
$...
>>> print(ler.display_name)
Ler

User attributes can be changed through assignment, but you need to call the object’s save method to store the changes in the mailman core database.

>>> ler.display_name = 'Sir Ler'
>>> ler.save()
>>> ler = client.get_user('ler@primus.org')
>>> print(ler.display_name)
Sir Ler

Passwords can be changed as well:

>>> old_pwd = ler.password
>>> ler.password = 'easy'
>>> old_pwd == ler.password
True
>>> ler.save()
>>> old_pwd == ler.password
False

User Subscriptions

A User’s subscriptions can be access through their subscriptions property.

>>> bill = client.get_user('bill@example.com')
>>> for subscription in bill.subscriptions:
...     print(subscription)
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"

If all you need are the list ids of all mailing lists a user is subscribed to, you can use the subscription_list_ids property.

>>> for list_id in bill.subscription_list_ids:
...     print(list_id)
test-1.example.com

List Settings

We can get all list settings via a lists settings attribute. A proxy object for the settings is returned which behaves much like a dictionary.

>>> settings = test_one.settings
>>> len(settings)
59
>>> for attr in sorted(settings):
...     print(attr + ': ' + str(settings[attr]))
acceptable_aliases: []
...
volume: 1
>>> print(settings['display_name'])
Test-1

We can access all valid list settings as attributes.

>>> print(settings['fqdn_listname'])
test-1@example.com
>>> print(settings['description'])
<BLANKLINE>
>>> settings['description'] = 'A very meaningful description.'
>>> settings['display_name'] = 'Test Numero Uno'
>>> settings.save()
>>> settings_new = test_one.settings
>>> print(settings_new['description'])
A very meaningful description.
>>> print(settings_new['display_name'])
Test Numero Uno

The settings object also supports the get method of usual Python dictionaries:

>>> print(settings_new.get('OhNoIForgotTheKey',
...                        'HowGoodIPlacedOneUnderTheDoormat'))
HowGoodIPlacedOneUnderTheDoormat

Preferences

Preferences can be accessed and set for users, members and addresses.

By default, preferences are not set and fall back to the global system preferences. They’re read-only and can be accessed through the client object.

>>> global_prefs = client.preferences
>>> print(global_prefs['acknowledge_posts'])
False
>>> print(global_prefs['delivery_mode'])
regular
>>> print(global_prefs['delivery_status'])
enabled
>>> print(global_prefs['hide_address'])
True
>>> print(global_prefs['preferred_language'])
en
>>> print(global_prefs['receive_list_copy'])
True
>>> print(global_prefs['receive_own_postings'])
True

Preferences can be set, but you have to call save to make your changes permanent.

>>> prefs = test_two.get_member('anna@example.com').preferences
>>> prefs['delivery_status'] = 'by_user'
>>> prefs.save()
>>> prefs = test_two.get_member('anna@example.com').preferences
>>> print(prefs['delivery_status'])
by_user

Pipelines and Chains

The available pipelines and chains can also be retrieved:

>>> pipelines = client.pipelines['pipelines']
>>> for pipeline in pipelines:
...     print(pipeline)
default-owner-pipeline
default-posting-pipeline
virgin
>>> chains = client.chains['chains']
>>> for chain in chains:
...     print(chain)
accept
default-owner-chain
default-posting-chain
discard
dmarc
header-match
hold
moderation
reject

Owners and Moderators

Owners and moderators are properties of the list object.

>>> test_one.owners
[]
>>> test_one.moderators
[]

Owners can be added via the add_owner method and they can have an optional display_name associated like other members:

>>> test_one.add_owner('foo@example.com', display_name='Foo')
>>> for owner in test_one.owners:
...     print(owner.email)
foo@example.com

The owner of the list not automatically added as a member:

>>> for m in test_one.members:
...     print(m)
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"

Moderators can be added similarly:

>>> test_one.add_moderator('bar@example.com', display_name='Bar')
>>> for moderator in test_one.moderators:
...     print(moderator.email)
bar@example.com

Moderators are also not automatically added as members:

>>> for m in test_one.members:
...     print(m)
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"

Members and owners/moderators are separate entries in in the general members list:

>>> print(test_one.subscribe('bar@example.com', 'Bar',
...                          pre_verified=True,
...                          pre_confirmed=True))
Member "bar@example.com" on "test-1.example.com"
>>> for member in client.members:
...     print('%s: %s' % (member, member.role))
Member "foo@example.com" on "test-1.example.com": owner
Member "bar@example.com" on "test-1.example.com": moderator
Member "bar@example.com" on "test-1.example.com": member
Member "bill@example.com" on "test-1.example.com": member
Member "anna@example.com" on "test-2.example.com": member

Both owners and moderators can be removed:

>>> test_one.remove_owner('foo@example.com')
>>> test_one.owners
[]

test_one.remove_moderator(‘bar@example.com’) test_one.moderators []

Moderation

Subscription Moderation

Subscription requests can be accessed through the list object’s request property. So let’s create a non-open list first.

>>> confirm_first = example_dot_com.create_list('confirm-first')
>>> settings = confirm_first.settings
>>> settings['subscription_policy'] = 'moderate'
>>> settings.save()
>>> confirm_first = client.get_list('confirm-first.example.com')
>>> print(confirm_first.settings['subscription_policy'])
moderate

Initially there are no requests, so let’s to subscribe someone to the list. We’ll get a token back.

>>> confirm_first.requests
[]
>>> data = confirm_first.subscribe('groucho@example.com',
...                                pre_verified=True,
...                                pre_confirmed=True)
>>> print(data['token_owner'])
moderator

Now the request shows up in the list of requests:

>>> import time; time.sleep(5)
>>> len(confirm_first.requests)
1
>>> request_1 = confirm_first.requests[0]
>>> print(request_1['email'])
groucho@example.com
>>> print (request_1['token'] is not None)
True
>>> print(request_1['token_owner'])
moderator
>>> print(request_1['request_date'] is not None)
True
>>> print(request_1['list_id'])
confirm-first.example.com

Subscription requests can be accepted, deferred, rejected or discarded using the request token.

>>> data = confirm_first.subscribe('harpo@example.com',
...                                pre_verified=True,
...                                pre_confirmed=True)
>>> data = confirm_first.subscribe('zeppo@example.com',
...                                pre_verified=True,
...                                pre_confirmed=True)
>>> len(confirm_first.requests)
3

Let’s accept Groucho:

>>> response = confirm_first.moderate_request(request_1['token'], 'accept')
>>> len(confirm_first.requests)
2
>>> request_2 = confirm_first.requests[0]
>>> print(request_2['email'])
harpo@example.com
>>> request_3 = confirm_first.requests[1]
>>> print(request_3['email'])
zeppo@example.com

Let’s reject Harpo:

>>> response = confirm_first.moderate_request(request_2['token'], 'reject')
>>> len(confirm_first.requests)
1

Let’s discard Zeppo’s request:

>>> response = confirm_first.moderate_request(request_3['token'], 'discard')
>>> len(confirm_first.requests)
0

Message Moderation

By injecting a message by a non-member into the incoming queue, we can simulate a message being held for moderator approval.

>>> msg = """From: nomember@example.com
... To: test-1@example.com
... Subject: Something
... Message-ID: <moderated_01>
...
... Some text.
...
... """
>>> inq = client.queues['in']
>>> inq.inject('test-1.example.com', msg)

Now wait until the message has been processed.

>>> while True:
...     if len(inq.files) == 0:
...         break
...     time.sleep(0.1)

It might take a few moments for the message to show up in the moderation queue.

>>> while True:
...     all_held = test_one.held
...     if len(all_held) > 0:
...         break
...     time.sleep(0.1)

Messages held for moderation can be listed on a per list basis.

>>> print(all_held[0].request_id)
1

A held message can be retrieved by ID, and have attributes:

>>> heldmsg = test_one.get_held_message(1)
>>> print(heldmsg.subject)
Something
>>> print(heldmsg.reason)
The message is not from a list member
>>> print(heldmsg.sender)
nomember@example.com
>>> 'Message-ID: <moderated_01>' in heldmsg.msg
True

A moderation action can be taken on them using the list methods or the held message’s methods.

>>> print(test_one.defer_message(heldmsg.request_id)['status'])
204
>>> len(test_one.held)
1
>>> print(heldmsg.discard()['status'])
204
>>> len(test_one.held)
0

Member moderation

Each member or non-member can have a specific moderation action. It is set using the ‘moderation_action’ property:

>>> bill_member = test_one.get_member('bill@example.com')
>>> print(bill_member.moderation_action)
None
>>> bill_member.moderation_action = 'hold'
>>> bill_member.save()
>>> print(test_one.get_member('bill@example.com').moderation_action)
hold

Banning addresses

A ban list is a list of email addresses that are not allowed to subscribe to a mailing-list. There are two types of ban lists: each mailing-list has its ban list, and there is a site-wide list. Addresses on the site-wide list are prevented from subscribing to every mailing-list on the server.

To view the site-wide ban list, use the bans property:

>>> list(client.bans)
[]

You can use the add method on the ban list to ban an email address:

>>> banned_anna = client.bans.add('anna@example.com')
>>> print(banned_anna)
anna@example.com
>>> 'anna@example.com' in client.bans
True
>>> print(client.bans.add('bill@example.com'))
bill@example.com
>>> for addr in list(client.bans):
...     print(addr)
anna@example.com
bill@example.com

The list of banned addresses can be paginated using the get_bans_page() method:

>>> for addr in list(client.get_bans_page(count=1, page=1)):
...     print(addr)
anna@example.com
>>> for addr in list(client.get_bans_page(count=1, page=2)):
...     print(addr)
bill@example.com

You can use the delete() method on a banned address to unban it, or the remove() method on the ban list:

>>> banned_anna.delete()
>>> 'anna@example.com' in client.bans
False
>>> for addr in list(client.bans):
...     print(addr)
bill@example.com
>>> client.bans.remove('bill@example.com')
>>> 'bill@example.com' in client.bans
False
>>> print(list(client.bans))
[]

The mailing-list-specific ban lists work in the same way:

>>> print(list(test_one.bans))
[]
>>> banned_anna = test_one.bans.add('anna@example.com')
>>> 'anna@example.com' in test_one.bans
True
>>> print(test_one.bans.add('bill@example.com'))
bill@example.com
>>> for addr in list(test_one.bans):
...     print(addr)
anna@example.com
bill@example.com
>>> for addr in list(test_one.get_bans_page(count=1, page=1)):
...     print(addr)
anna@example.com
>>> for addr in list(test_one.get_bans_page(count=1, page=2)):
...     print(addr)
bill@example.com
>>> banned_anna.delete()
>>> 'anna@example.com' in test_one.bans
False
>>> test_one.bans.remove('bill@example.com')
>>> print(list(test_one.bans))
[]

Archivers

Each list object has an archivers attribute.

>>> archivers = test_one.archivers
>>> print(archivers)
Archivers on test-1.example.com

The activation status of each available archiver can be accessed like a key in a dictionary.

>>> archivers = test_one.archivers
>>> for archiver in sorted(archivers.keys()):
...     print('{0}: {1}'.format(archiver, archivers[archiver]))
mail-archive: True
mhonarc: True
prototype: True
>>> archivers['mail-archive']
True
>>> archivers['mhonarc']
True

They can also be set like items in dictionary.

>>> archivers['mail-archive'] = False
>>> archivers['mhonarc'] = False

So if we get a new archivers object from the API (by accessing the list’s archiver attribute again), we can see that the archiver stati have now been set.

>>> archivers = test_one.archivers
>>> archivers['mail-archive']
False
>>> archivers['mhonarc']
False

Header matches

Header matches are filtering rules that apply to messages sent to a mailing list. They match a header to a pattern using a regular expression, and matching patterns can trigger specific moderation actions. They are accessible via the mailing list’s header_matches attribute, which behaves like a list.

>>> header_matches = test_one.header_matches
>>> print(header_matches)
Header matches for "test-1.example.com"
>>> len(header_matches)
0

Header matches can be added using the add() method. The arguments are:

  • the header to consider (str). Il will be lower-cased.

  • the regular expression to use for filtering (str)

  • the action to take when the header matches the pattern. This can be 'accept', 'discard', 'reject', or 'hold'.

    >>> print(header_matches.add('Subject', '^test: ', 'discard'))
    Header match on "subject"
    >>> print(header_matches)
    Header matches for "test-1.example.com"
    >>> len(header_matches)
    1
    >>> for hm in list(header_matches):
    ...     print(hm)
    Header match on "subject"
    

You can delete a header match by deleting it from the header_matches collection.

>>> del header_matches[0]
>>> len(header_matches)
0

You can also delete a header match using its delete() method, but be aware that the collection will not automatically be updated. Get a new collection from the list’s header_matches attribute to see the change.

>>> print(header_matches.add('Subject', '^test: ', 'discard'))
Header match on "subject"
>>> header_matches[0].delete()
>>> len(header_matches) # not automatically updated
1
>>> len(test_one.header_matches)
0

Configuration

Mailman Core exposes all its configuration through REST API. All these configuration options are read-only.

>>> cfg = client.configuration
>>> for key in sorted(cfg):
...     print(cfg[key].name)
antispam
archiver.mail_archive
archiver.master
archiver.mhonarc
archiver.prototype
bounces
database
devmode
digests
dmarc
language.ar
language.ast
language.ca
language.cs
language.da
language.de
language.el
language.en
language.es
language.et
language.eu
language.fi
language.fr
language.gl
language.he
language.hr
language.hu
language.ia
language.it
language.ja
language.ko
language.lt
language.nl
language.no
language.pl
language.pt
language.pt_BR
language.ro
language.ru
language.sk
language.sl
language.sr
language.sv
language.tr
language.uk
language.vi
language.zh_CN
language.zh_TW
logging.archiver
logging.bounce
logging.config
logging.database
logging.debug
logging.error
logging.fromusenet
logging.http
logging.locks
logging.mischief
logging.plugins
logging.root
logging.runner
logging.smtp
logging.subscribe
logging.vette
mailman
mta
nntp
passwords
paths.dev
paths.fhs
paths.here
paths.local
plugin.master
runner.archive
runner.bad
runner.bounces
runner.command
runner.digest
runner.in
runner.lmtp
runner.nntp
runner.out
runner.pipeline
runner.rest
runner.retry
runner.shunt
runner.virgin
shell
styles
webservice

Each configuration object is a dictionary and you can iterate over them:

>>> for key in sorted(cfg['mailman']):
...     print('{} : {}'.format(key, cfg['mailman'][key]))
cache_life : 7d
default_language : en
email_commands_max_lines : 10
filtered_messages_are_preservable : no
html_to_plain_text_command : /usr/bin/lynx -dump $filename
layout : here
listname_chars : [-_.0-9a-z]
noreply_address : noreply
pending_request_life : 3d
post_hook :
pre_hook :
self_link : http://localhost:9001/3.1/system/configuration/mailman
sender_headers : from from_ reply-to sender
site_owner : changeme@example.com