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Mailing Lists

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Mailing Lists

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Mailing lists are an important means of communication among users and developers of OpenBSD. With the exception of announce, the lists are not moderated. @@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ amount of cross-posting and makes sure that the information gets distributed to a wide audience.

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Netiquette

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Netiquette

Be considerate of other subscribers on the mailing lists.

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Do your homework before you post
If you have an installation question, make sure that you have read the relevant documents such as the INSTALL.* text files in the FTP installation directories, the -FAQ and the relevant man pages (start with -afterboot(8)). Make sure you include relevant -details (version, hardware, dmesg(8)) that will help in troubleshooting. We want to +FAQ and the relevant man pages (start with +afterboot(8)). Make sure you include relevant +details (version, hardware, +dmesg(8)) that will help in troubleshooting. We want to help, but we wouldn't want to deprive you of a valuable learning experience.
Include a useful Subject line
Messages with an empty Subject will get bounced to the list manager and -so will take longer to show up. Including a relevant Subject in the message +so they will take longer to show up. Including a relevant Subject in the message will ensure that more people actually read what you've written. Also, avoid Subject lines with excessive capitalization.
Trim your signature @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@

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Spam

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Spam

Spam is always forbidden but sometimes things slip through the cracks. If you get spam through one of the OpenBSD mailing lists, @@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ In addition, the list server also has regex-based rules to reject based on some common spam telltales. -

The Mailing Lists

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The Mailing Lists

To subscribe to a given list, send mail to -majordomo@OpenBSD.org +majordomo@OpenBSD.org with a message body of "subscribe mailing-list-name".

announce @@ -92,17 +92,16 @@ available.
misc
User questions and answers, general questions. This is the most active list. -Please read the FAQ and the installation documents +Please, read the FAQ and the installation documents before you post.
tech
Technical topics for OpenBSD developers and advanced users. -Please direct 'new user' and installation-related questions -to misc. Please do not cross-post to both +Please, direct 'new user' and installation-related questions +to misc. Please, do not cross-post to both misc and tech.
bugs -
Bug reports as sent in via sendbug(1) and follow-up discussions. +
Bug reports as sent in via +sendbug(1) and follow-up discussions.
source-changes
Automated mailout of CVS source tree changes.
ports @@ -123,14 +122,18 @@ OpenBSD also maintains several lists specific to given architectures and special projects. These lists are public in the sense that anyone can subscribe to them, but they should be considered reserved for developers and testers. In keeping with -the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing lists. +the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing +lists.
+If you want to be sent a complete list with all mailing lists available +at openbsd.org, send the command "lists" on the body of +a message to +majordomo@OpenBSD.org.

For further assistance, send a message body of "help" -to majordomo@OpenBSD.org +to majordomo@OpenBSD.org and you will receive a reply outlining all your options. Your domain MUST resolve properly or the mail will not go through! -

The fine folks at squish.net @@ -149,10 +152,10 @@ A mailing list for OpenBSD FTP, Web, AnonCVS and CVSup mirror maintainers is available at rt.fm. -

Non-English Lists

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Non-English Lists

-A +A Japanese-language mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available separately. @@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ with a message body of "subscribe openbsd".

-sikurezza.org, an italian language +sikurezza.org, an italian language non-commercial security portal hosts openbsd@sikurezza.org. To subscribe just send an empty message to openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org. @@ -216,29 +219,31 @@ http://openbsd.cz/mailman/listinfo/users/.

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Mailing List Archives:

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Mailing List Archives:

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