[TriLUG] Python-Mailman question

[Jon Carnes]

On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 10:10, Sinner from the Prairy wrote:
> On Thursday 01 May 2003 05:24 pm, Jon Carnes wrote:
> > If it helps in your decision, you don't really need to upgrade, you can
> > simply install Python 2.2 on the server (in it's own directory) and then
> > when you re-install Mailman, use a switch on the ./configure line to
> > point the install to the version 2.2 of python.
> 
> Ahh... ahem... I also have Pyhton-2 installed in the system:
> python2-2.2.2-11.7.3
> 
> How do I know which one is in use by Mailman?
> 
  su mailman
  python
    to get out type a ctl-D

Also look in the crontab for mailman:
  crontab -e

The full path to python should be written with each command.


> > Another data point: Mailman version 2.0.13 was written with backwards
> > compatibility to earlier versions of python, but was optimized to run on
> > version 2.1 (works great on 2.2 as well).
> 
> So maybe Mailman-2.1.x will run somewhat faster?
> 
Due to the different method it uses for handling queues, version 2.1 is
faster on a busy server

Jon Carnes