Every message that makes it through to the list membership gets sent to a set of recipient addresses. These addresses are calculated by one of the handler modules and depends on a host of factors.
>>> mlist = create_list('test@example.com')
Recipients are calculate from the list membership, so first some people subscribe to the mailing list...
>>> from mailman.interfaces.usermanager import IUserManager
>>> from zope.component import getUtility
>>> user_manager = getUtility(IUserManager)
>>> address_a = user_manager.create_address('aperson@example.com')
>>> address_b = user_manager.create_address('bperson@example.com')
>>> address_c = user_manager.create_address('cperson@example.com')
>>> address_d = user_manager.create_address('dperson@example.com')
>>> address_e = user_manager.create_address('eperson@example.com')
>>> address_f = user_manager.create_address('fperson@example.com')
...then subscribe these addresses to the mailing list as members...
>>> from mailman.interfaces.member import MemberRole
>>> member_a = mlist.subscribe(address_a, MemberRole.member)
>>> member_b = mlist.subscribe(address_b, MemberRole.member)
>>> member_c = mlist.subscribe(address_c, MemberRole.member)
>>> member_d = mlist.subscribe(address_d, MemberRole.member)
>>> member_e = mlist.subscribe(address_e, MemberRole.member)
>>> member_f = mlist.subscribe(address_f, MemberRole.member)
...then make some of the members digest members.
>>> from mailman.interfaces.member import DeliveryMode
>>> member_d.preferences.delivery_mode = DeliveryMode.plaintext_digests
>>> member_e.preferences.delivery_mode = DeliveryMode.mime_digests
>>> member_f.preferences.delivery_mode = DeliveryMode.summary_digests
Regular delivery recipients are those people who get messages from the list as soon as they are posted. In other words, these folks are not digest members.
>>> msg = message_from_string("""\
... From: Xavier Person <xperson@example.com>
...
... Something of great import.
... """)
>>> msgdata = {}
>>> handler = config.handlers['member-recipients']
>>> handler.process(mlist, msg, msgdata)
>>> dump_list(msgdata['recipients'])
aperson@example.com
bperson@example.com
cperson@example.com
Members can elect not to receive a list copy of their own postings.
>>> member_c.preferences.receive_own_postings = False
>>> msg = message_from_string("""\
... From: Claire Person <cperson@example.com>
...
... Something of great import.
... """)
>>> msgdata = {}
>>> handler.process(mlist, msg, msgdata)
>>> dump_list(msgdata['recipients'])
aperson@example.com
bperson@example.com
Members can also elect not to receive a list copy of any message on which they are explicitly named as a recipient. However, see the avoid duplicates handler for details.
XXX Test various digest deliveries.