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17: <h2><font color=#e00000>Mailing Lists</font><hr></h2>
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1.28 ! louis 19: Mailing lists are an important means of communication among users and developers
! 20: of OpenBSD. With the exception of <i>announce</i>, the lists are not moderated.
! 21: We deliberately restrict the number of different mailing lists. This helps reduce the
! 22: amount of cross-posting and makes sure that the information gets distributed to a
! 23: wide audience.
! 24: <p>
! 25: <h3><font color=#e00000>Netiquette</font></h3>
! 26: <p>
! 27: Be considerate of other subscribers on the mailing lists.
! 28: <dl>
! 29: <dt><u>Plain text, 72 characters per line</u>
! 30: <dd>Many subscribers read their mail on text-based mailers (/bin/mail, emacs) and they
! 31: find HTML-formatted messages, or lines that stretch beyond 72 characters often
! 32: unreadable. MIME encapsulated enclosures also cause problems. Only send non-text
! 33: if you have received the OK from the intended recipient. We realise that many
! 34: newcomers are stuck with Windows-based mailers that don't give them any control over
! 35: what they send, but we ask that they make a conscious effort to switch over as soon
! 36: as possible to a more reader-friendly mailer.
! 37: <dt><u>Do your homework before you post</u>
! 38: <dd>If you have an installation question, make sure that you have read the relevant
! 39: documents such as the INSTALL.* text files in the FTP installation directories, the
! 40: <a href=faq/index.html>FAQ</a> and the relevant man pages (start with <a href=
! 41: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=afterboot&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">
! 42: afterboot(8)</a>). Make sure you include relevant
! 43: details (version, hardware, <a href=
! 44: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dmesg&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html"
! 45: >dmesg(8)</a>) that will help in troubleshooting. We want to
! 46: help, but we wouldn't want to deprive you of a valuable learning experience.
! 47: <dt><u>Trim your signature</u>
! 48: <dd>Keep the signature lines at the bottom of your mail to a reasonable length. Posts
! 49: are rarely critical enough to warrant a PGP signature, and those automatic address
! 50: cards are merely annoying.
! 51: <dt><u>Stay on topic</u>
! 52: <dd>Please keep the subject of the post relevant to users of OpenBSD.
! 53: </dl>
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1.28 ! louis 55: <h3><font color=#e00000>The Mailing Lists</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 56: <p>
1.28 ! louis 57: To subscribe to a given list, send mail to
! 58: <a href=mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org>majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
! 59: with a message body of "<strong>subscribe mailing-list-name</strong>".
1.1 deraadt 60: <dl>
61: <dt><strong>announce</strong>
1.28 ! louis 62: <dd>Important announcements. This low volume list
! 63: is excellent for people who just want occasional news about the project.
1.26 ian 64: <dt><strong>misc</strong>
1.28 ! louis 65: <dd>User questions and answers, general questions. This is the most active list.
! 66: Please <a href="faq/index.html">read the FAQ</a> and the installation documents
! 67: before you post.
1.1 deraadt 68: <dt><strong>tech</strong>
1.28 ! louis 69: <dd>Discussions about technical aspects of OpenBSD. <strong>Please</strong>
! 70: direct 'new user' and installation-related questions
! 71: to <em>misc</em>. <strong>Please do not</strong> cross-post to both misc and tech.
1.5 graichen 72: <dt><strong>bugs</strong>
1.28 ! louis 73: <dd>Bug reports as sent in via <a href=
! 74: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html"
! 75: >sendbug(1)</a> and follow-up discussions.
1.1 deraadt 76: <dt><strong>source-changes</strong>
1.28 ! louis 77: <dd>Automated mailout of CVS source tree changes.
1.11 deraadt 78: <dt><strong>ports</strong>
1.28 ! louis 79: <dd>Discussions about using and contributing to the 'ports' source tree.
1.17 art 80: <dt><strong>advocacy</strong>
1.28 ! louis 81: <dd>Promoting the use of OpenBSD. Non-technical discussions in
! 82: <em>misc</em> often get shunted here.
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1.28 ! louis 86: OpenBSD also maintains several lists specific to given architectures and special
! 87: projects. These lists are public in the sense that anyone can subscribe to them, but
! 88: they should be considered reserved for developers and testers. In keeping with
! 89: the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing lists.
! 90:
! 91: <p>
1.1 deraadt 92: For further assistance, send a message body of "<strong>help</strong>"
93: to <a href=mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org>majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
1.13 deraadt 94: and you will receive a reply outlining all your options. Your domain
95: <strong>MUST</strong> resolve properly or the mail will not go through!
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1.28 ! louis 98: <h3><font color=#e00000>Non-English Lists</font></h3>
! 99:
1.1 deraadt 100: <p>
1.28 ! louis 101: A<a href=http://www.openbsd.ics.nara-wu.ac.jp/wakakusa>
! 102: Japanese-language</a> mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
! 103: separately.
1.18 deraadt 104:
105: <p>
1.28 ! louis 106: A Polish-language mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
! 107: separately. To subscribe, send mail to
! 108: <a href="mailto:OpenBSD-request@hack.pl">OpenBSD-request@hack.pl</a>.
1.24 deraadt 109:
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1.28 ! louis 111: <h3><font color=#e00000>Mailing List Archives:</font></h3>
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1.22 wvdputte 119: <li><a href=http://www.monkey.org/cgi-bin/wilma>USA Monkey.org</a> Searchable archive
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1.27 ericj 121: <li><a href="http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/4/OpenBSD">Geocrawler Archive</a>
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