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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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1.33 millert 55: <p>
56: <h3><font color=#e00000>Spam</font></h3>
57: <p>
1.39 horacio 58: Spam is always forbidden but sometimes things slip through the
1.33 millert 59: cracks. If you get spam through one of the OpenBSD mailing lists,
60: you might want to submit it to <a href="http://spamcop.net">spamcop</a>.
61: In general, you don't have to send a copy to the list owner--chances
1.42 ! millert 62: are he's already seen it. Please note that complaining about
! 63: spam on the list proper is counter-productive as it generates more
! 64: traffic than the spam itself...
1.33 millert 65: <br>
66: The OpenBSD mailing lists will deny mail from any host on the
67: <a href="http://www.mail-abuse.org/rbl/">MAPS RBL</a>,
1.42 ! millert 68: <a href="http://www.mail-abuse.org/dul/">MAPS Dialup</a> or
! 69: <a href="http://www.mail-abuse.org/rss/">MAPS RSS</a> blacklists.
! 70: In addition, the list server also has regex-based rules to reject
! 71: based on some common spam telltales.
1.33 millert 72:
1.28 louis 73: <h3><font color=#e00000>The Mailing Lists</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 74: <p>
1.28 louis 75: To subscribe to a given list, send mail to
76: <a href=mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org>majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
77: with a message body of "<strong>subscribe mailing-list-name</strong>".
1.1 deraadt 78: <dl>
79: <dt><strong>announce</strong>
1.31 millert 80: <dd>Important announcements. This low volume list
1.28 louis 81: is excellent for people who just want occasional news about the project.
1.31 millert 82: <dt><strong>security-announce</strong>
83: <dd>Security announcements. This low volume list receives OpenBSD
84: security advisories and pointers to security patches as they become
85: available.
1.26 ian 86: <dt><strong>misc</strong>
1.28 louis 87: <dd>User questions and answers, general questions. This is the most active list.
88: Please <a href="faq/index.html">read the FAQ</a> and the installation documents
89: before you post.
1.1 deraadt 90: <dt><strong>tech</strong>
1.29 louis 91: <dd>Technical topics for OpenBSD developers and advanced users.
92: <strong>Please</strong> direct 'new user' and installation-related questions
93: to <em>misc</em>. <strong>Please do not</strong> cross-post to both
94: <em>misc</em> and <em>tech</em>.
1.5 graichen 95: <dt><strong>bugs</strong>
1.28 louis 96: <dd>Bug reports as sent in via <a href=
97: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html"
98: >sendbug(1)</a> and follow-up discussions.
1.1 deraadt 99: <dt><strong>source-changes</strong>
1.28 louis 100: <dd>Automated mailout of CVS source tree changes.
1.11 deraadt 101: <dt><strong>ports</strong>
1.28 louis 102: <dd>Discussions about using and contributing to the 'ports' source tree.
1.40 millert 103: <dt><strong>ports-changes</strong>
104: <dd>Automated mailout of ports-specific CVS source tree changes.
1.38 todd 105: <dt><strong>ipv6</strong>
106: <dd>Discussions about OpenBSD IP version 6.
1.17 art 107: <dt><strong>advocacy</strong>
1.28 louis 108: <dd>Promoting the use of OpenBSD. Non-technical discussions in
109: <em>misc</em> often get shunted here.
1.32 chris 110: <dt><strong>smp</strong>
111: <dd>Discussion of Symmetric Multi-Processing design and implementation
112: on OpenBSD.
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115: <p>
1.28 louis 116: OpenBSD also maintains several lists specific to given architectures and special
117: projects. These lists are public in the sense that anyone can subscribe to them, but
118: they should be considered reserved for developers and testers. In keeping with
119: the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing lists.
120:
121: <p>
1.1 deraadt 122: For further assistance, send a message body of "<strong>help</strong>"
123: to <a href=mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org>majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
1.13 deraadt 124: and you will receive a reply outlining all your options. Your domain
125: <strong>MUST</strong> resolve properly or the mail will not go through!
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1.29 louis 128: <p>
1.42 ! millert 129: The fine folks at <a href="http://www.squish.net/openbsd/">squish.net</a>
! 130: run mailing lists with daily and weekly digests of the OpenBSD
! 131: <strong>source-changes</strong> mailing list. This is handy for those
! 132: who don't like the typically high volume of that list.
! 133:
! 134: <p>
1.39 horacio 135: The clever monkeys at <a href="http://www.monkey.org/openbsd-mobile/">monkey.org</a>
1.29 louis 136: maintain the <strong>openbsd-mobile</strong> list for people using OpenBSD
137: on mobile and laptop computers. To subscribe:
138: <br>
139: echo subscribe | mail openbsd-mobile-request@monkey.org
140:
1.28 louis 141: <h3><font color=#e00000>Non-English Lists</font></h3>
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1.1 deraadt 143: <p>
1.28 louis 144: A<a href=http://www.openbsd.ics.nara-wu.ac.jp/wakakusa>
145: Japanese-language</a> mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
146: separately.
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1.28 louis 149: A Polish-language mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
150: separately. To subscribe, send mail to
151: <a href="mailto:OpenBSD-request@hack.pl">OpenBSD-request@hack.pl</a>.
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1.30 louis 154: <strong>openbsd@bofh.kyrnet.kg</strong> is a
155: Russian-language mailing list related to OpenBSD available
156: separately.
157: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
158: <a href="mailto:majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg">majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg</a>.
159:
160: <p>
1.34 form 161: <strong>openbsd@openbsd.ru</strong> is a
162: Russian-language mailing list related to OpenBSD available
163: separately.
164: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
165: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.ru">majordomo@openbsd.ru</a>.
166:
167: <p>
1.36 avsm 168: <strong>openbsd@tlali.iztacala.unam.mx</strong> is a
1.39 horacio 169: Spanish-language mailing list from Mexico related to OpenBSD available separately.
1.36 avsm 170: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
1.37 jufi 171: <a href="mailto:majordomo@tlali.iztacala.unam.mx">majordomo@tlali.iztacala.unam.mx</a>.
1.36 avsm 172:
173: <p>
1.39 horacio 174: <strong>general@openbsd.org.ar</strong> is a
175: Spanish-language mailing list from Argentina related to OpenBSD available separately.
176: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
177: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org.ar">majordomo@openbsd.org.ar</a>.
178:
179: <p>
1.30 louis 180: <a href=http://www.sikurezza.org/>sikurezza.org</a>, an italian language
181: non-commercial security portal hosts <strong>openbsd@sikurezza.org</strong>.
182: To subscribe just send an empty message to <a
183: href="mailto:openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org">openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org</a>.
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1.28 louis 186: <h3><font color=#e00000>Mailing List Archives:</font></h3>
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1.35 louis 197: <li><a href="http://lists.openresources.com/OpenBSD/">Open Resources</a>
1.39 horacio 198: <li><a href="http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/">The primates at monkey.org</a>
1.41 avsm 199: <li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/">MARC</a>
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