Hello listadmins,
I've been getting these mailing list probe messages from mailman regularly.
What I suspect might be a problem, is that the message says "a sample is
attached below", but there is no sample bounce message.
Is mailman firing off random probe messages? Or is it forgetting to attach
a bounce message that my email provider sent it?
--Deryck
(listadmin of wikimania-l and wikimedia-asia-chapters)
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: [redacted]
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 at 07:54
Subject: Wikimania-l mailing list probe message
To: <deryckchan(a)gmail.com>
This is a probe message. You can ignore this message.
The wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org mailing list has received a number
of bounces from you, indicating that there may be a problem delivering
messages to deryckchan(a)gmail.com. A sample is attached below. Please
examine this message to make sure there are no problems with your
email address. You may want to check with your mail administrator for
more help.
You don't need to do anything to remain an enabled member of the
mailing list.
If you have any questions or problems, you can contact the mailing
list owner at
wikimania-l-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Dear listadmins,
Please be aware of potential downtime on lists.wikimedia.org tomorrow
2022-01-13.
When: 09:00 UTC, for about 30 minutes (unlikely to take that long)
What: Incoming email may not be able to reach the lists.wikimedia.org
server and may need to be retried (usually automatic). Outgoing mail will
be delayed until the maintenance finishes.
Why: We need to apply a config change for the KVM settings for the VM
running lists.wikimedia.org which requires a reboot. It will be quite
brief, likely no more than five minutes, however if something goes wrong it
might take longer, hence the notification. More technical details are
available at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T294120.
Let us know if you have any questions. Please also forward/cross-post this
message as needed.
Thanks,
--
*Amir Sarabadani (he/him)*
Staff Database Architect
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>