In message <Pine.LNX.4.43.0305201004140.1090-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net>, "J
eremy C. Reed" writes:
>On Tue, 20 May 2003, Steve Bellovin wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to get a new installation of mailman running on a new
>> installation of apache.  Both were installed via pkgsrc.  When I try to
>> use a mailing list, however, I get a message saying
>>
>> 	WANTED gid 31, GOT gid 39.
>
>I think this error happens when the message is piped to mailman from the
>MTA. I think your MTA is delivering as nobody. (Maybe it is postfix, with
>default_privs = nobody.)

Ah -- I am using postfix; that does look like the problem.  I"ll try 
that tonight.
>
>If using postfix, here is an idea:
> http://lists.shorewall.net/gnu_mailman.htm
>
>Also see:
> http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=all#1.4
>

I saw that one -- that's what led me down the wrong path...

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb (me)
		http://www.wilyhacker.com (2nd edition of "Firewalls" book)