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17: <h2><font color=#e00000>Mailing Lists</font><hr></h2>
1.7 downsj 18:
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>
1.30 ! louis 30: <dd>Many subscribers read their mail on text-based mailers (mail(1), emacs) and they
1.28 louis 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>
1.29 louis 69: <dd>Technical topics for OpenBSD developers and advanced users.
70: <strong>Please</strong> direct 'new user' and installation-related questions
71: to <em>misc</em>. <strong>Please do not</strong> cross-post to both
72: <em>misc</em> and <em>tech</em>.
1.5 graichen 73: <dt><strong>bugs</strong>
1.28 louis 74: <dd>Bug reports as sent in via <a href=
75: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html"
76: >sendbug(1)</a> and follow-up discussions.
1.1 deraadt 77: <dt><strong>source-changes</strong>
1.28 louis 78: <dd>Automated mailout of CVS source tree changes.
1.11 deraadt 79: <dt><strong>ports</strong>
1.28 louis 80: <dd>Discussions about using and contributing to the 'ports' source tree.
1.17 art 81: <dt><strong>advocacy</strong>
1.28 louis 82: <dd>Promoting the use of OpenBSD. Non-technical discussions in
83: <em>misc</em> often get shunted here.
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86: <p>
1.28 louis 87: OpenBSD also maintains several lists specific to given architectures and special
88: projects. These lists are public in the sense that anyone can subscribe to them, but
89: they should be considered reserved for developers and testers. In keeping with
90: the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing lists.
91:
92: <p>
1.1 deraadt 93: For further assistance, send a message body of "<strong>help</strong>"
94: to <a href=mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org>majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
1.13 deraadt 95: and you will receive a reply outlining all your options. Your domain
96: <strong>MUST</strong> resolve properly or the mail will not go through!
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1.29 louis 99: <p>
100: The clever monkeys at <a href="http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/">monkey.org</a>
101: maintain the <strong>openbsd-mobile</strong> list for people using OpenBSD
102: on mobile and laptop computers. To subscribe:
103: <br>
104: echo subscribe | mail openbsd-mobile-request@monkey.org
105:
1.28 louis 106: <h3><font color=#e00000>Non-English Lists</font></h3>
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1.1 deraadt 108: <p>
1.28 louis 109: A<a href=http://www.openbsd.ics.nara-wu.ac.jp/wakakusa>
110: Japanese-language</a> mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
111: separately.
1.18 deraadt 112:
113: <p>
1.28 louis 114: A Polish-language mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
115: separately. To subscribe, send mail to
116: <a href="mailto:OpenBSD-request@hack.pl">OpenBSD-request@hack.pl</a>.
1.24 deraadt 117:
118: <p>
1.30 ! louis 119: <strong>openbsd@bofh.kyrnet.kg</strong> is a
! 120: Russian-language mailing list related to OpenBSD available
! 121: separately.
! 122: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
! 123: <a href="mailto:majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg">majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg</a>.
! 124:
! 125: <p>
! 126: <a href=http://www.sikurezza.org/>sikurezza.org</a>, an italian language
! 127: non-commercial security portal hosts <strong>openbsd@sikurezza.org</strong>.
! 128: To subscribe just send an empty message to <a
! 129: href="mailto:openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org">openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org</a>.
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1.28 louis 132: <h3><font color=#e00000>Mailing List Archives:</font></h3>
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