Re: ZMailman 2.1 preview

Stephan Richter wrote:

> 
>> <108 valinor:/usr/local/mailman/Mailman >grep created_at *.py
>> <109 valinor:/usr/local/mailman/Mailman >
>> Nada.
> 
> 
> Mhh, too strange. Why would something like that change?


It looks like it was added after the 2.1a3 release.  From the commit logs:

   InitVars(): Add a hidden config variable `created_at' which
   permanently records the Unix time the list was created.


 >> Yes, we should warn people if they have to use CVS version of Mailman.

> 
> 
> Okay, we definitely should. Can you see at least a similar field?


Nope.  Barry can confirm for sure, but my reading is that there just 
hasn't been a release since this was added.


-- Brent


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