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<dt><b>Plain text, 72 characters per line</b> |
<dt><b>Plain text, 72 characters per line</b> |
<dd>Many subscribers and developers read their mail on text-based mailers |
<dd>Many subscribers and developers read their mail on text-based mailers |
like <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/mail">mail(1)</a>, |
like <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/mail">mail(1)</a>, |
emacs or mutt, and they often find HTML-formatted messages (or lines that |
emacs or mutt, and they often find HTML-formatted messages (or lines that |
stretch beyond 72 characters) unreadable. |
stretch beyond 72 characters) unreadable. |
Most OpenBSD mailing lists strip messages of MIME content before sending |
Most OpenBSD mailing lists strip messages of MIME content before sending |
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the relevant documents, such as the <tt>INSTALL.*</tt> text files in the |
the relevant documents, such as the <tt>INSTALL.*</tt> text files in the |
installation directories, the <a href="faq/index.html">FAQ</a> and the |
installation directories, the <a href="faq/index.html">FAQ</a> and the |
relevant man pages (start with |
relevant man pages (start with |
<a href= "http://man.openbsd.org/afterboot">afterboot(8)</a>). |
<a href= "https://man.openbsd.org/afterboot">afterboot(8)</a>). |
Also check the mailing list <a href="#Archives">archives</a>. |
Also check the mailing list <a href="#Archives">archives</a>. |
We want to help, but we wouldn't want to deprive you of a valuable |
We want to help, but we wouldn't want to deprive you of a valuable |
learning experience, and no one wants to see the same question on the |
learning experience, and no one wants to see the same question on the |
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version</a> of OpenBSD. |
version</a> of OpenBSD. |
Any hardware-related questions should mention the platform (i386, amd64, |
Any hardware-related questions should mention the platform (i386, amd64, |
etc.) and provide a full |
etc.) and provide a full |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/dmesg">dmesg(8)</a>. |
<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/dmesg">dmesg(8)</a>. |
Hardware model numbers, unfortunately, don't indicate much about the |
Hardware model numbers, unfortunately, don't indicate much about the |
actual content of a particular machine or accessory, and are useless to |
actual content of a particular machine or accessory, and are useless to |
anyone who doesn't have that exact machine sitting where they can easily |
anyone who doesn't have that exact machine sitting where they can easily |
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<h2 id="spam">Spam</h2> |
<h2 id="spam">Spam</h2> |
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The OpenBSD lists use <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/spamd">spamd(8)</a> |
The OpenBSD lists use <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/spamd">spamd(8)</a> |
and <a href="http://www.spamassassin.org">SpamAssassin</a> to keep down the |
and <a href="http://www.spamassassin.org">SpamAssassin</a> to keep down the |
spam volume, but things do sneak through from time to time -- deal with it. |
spam volume, but things do sneak through from time to time -- deal with it. |
In addition, the list server also has regex-based rules to reject emails |
In addition, the list server also has regex-based rules to reject emails |
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In this case, you should use a <em>smart host</em> mail configuration |
In this case, you should use a <em>smart host</em> mail configuration |
that utilizes your ISP's mail server. |
that utilizes your ISP's mail server. |
See the examples in |
See the examples in |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/smtpd.conf">smtpd.conf(5)</a> for how |
<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/smtpd.conf">smtpd.conf(5)</a> for how |
to do this. |
to do this. |
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<h2 id="Lists">General interest lists</h2> |
<h2 id="Lists">General interest lists</h2> |
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<dt><b>bugs</b> |
<dt><b>bugs</b> |
<dd><a href="report.html">Bug reports</a> as sent in via |
<dd><a href="report.html">Bug reports</a> as sent in via |
<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/sendbug">sendbug(1)</a> |
<a href="https://man.openbsd.org/sendbug">sendbug(1)</a> |
and follow-up discussions. |
and follow-up discussions. |
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<dt><b>tech</b> |
<dt><b>tech</b> |