Annotation of www/mail.html, Revision 1.47
1.1 deraadt 1: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML Strict//EN">
2: <html>
3: <head>
1.2 deraadt 4: <title>OpenBSD Mailing lists</title>
1.22 wvdputte 5: <link rev="made" href= "mailto:www@openbsd.org">
6: <meta name= "resource-type" content= "document">
1.28 louis 7: <meta name= "description" content= "the OpenBSD mailing list page">
1.22 wvdputte 8: <meta name= "keywords" content= "openbsd,mail">
9: <meta name= "distribution" content= "global">
10: <meta name= "copyright" content= "This document copyright 1996-1999 by OpenBSD.">
1.1 deraadt 11: </head>
12:
1.7 downsj 13: <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#23238E">
1.1 deraadt 14:
1.16 pauls 15: <img alt="[OpenBSD]" height=30 width=141 SRC="images/smalltitle.gif">
1.25 deraadt 16: <p>
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>
1.45 millert 30: <dd>Many subscribers read their mail on text-based mailers (mail(1), emacs)
31: and they find HTML-formatted messages, or lines that stretch beyond 72
32: characters often unreadable.
33: Most OpenBSD mailing lists strip messages of MIME content before
34: sending them out to the rest of the list.
35: If you don't use plain text your messages will be reformatted or,
36: if they cannot be reformatted, summarily rejected.
37: The only mailing list that allows attachments is the <em>ports</em> list,
38: they will be removed from messages on the other mailing lists.
1.28 louis 39: <dt><u>Do your homework before you post</u>
40: <dd>If you have an installation question, make sure that you have read the relevant
41: documents such as the INSTALL.* text files in the FTP installation directories, the
42: <a href=faq/index.html>FAQ</a> and the relevant man pages (start with <a href=
43: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=afterboot&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html">
44: afterboot(8)</a>). Make sure you include relevant
45: details (version, hardware, <a href=
46: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dmesg&apropos=0&sektion=8&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html"
47: >dmesg(8)</a>) that will help in troubleshooting. We want to
48: help, but we wouldn't want to deprive you of a valuable learning experience.
1.45 millert 49: <dt><u>Include a useful Subject line</u>
50: <dd>Messages with an empty Subject will get bounced to the list manager and
51: so will take longer to show up. Including a relevant Subject in the message
52: will ensure that more people actually read what you've written.
53: Also, avoid Subject lines with excessive capitalization.
1.28 louis 54: <dt><u>Trim your signature</u>
55: <dd>Keep the signature lines at the bottom of your mail to a reasonable length. Posts
56: are rarely critical enough to warrant a PGP signature, and those automatic address
57: cards are merely annoying.
58: <dt><u>Stay on topic</u>
59: <dd>Please keep the subject of the post relevant to users of OpenBSD.
60: </dl>
1.1 deraadt 61:
1.33 millert 62: <p>
63: <h3><font color=#e00000>Spam</font></h3>
64: <p>
1.39 horacio 65: Spam is always forbidden but sometimes things slip through the
1.33 millert 66: cracks. If you get spam through one of the OpenBSD mailing lists,
67: you might want to submit it to <a href="http://spamcop.net">spamcop</a>.
68: In general, you don't have to send a copy to the list owner--chances
1.42 millert 69: are he's already seen it. Please note that complaining about
70: spam on the list proper is counter-productive as it generates more
71: traffic than the spam itself...
1.33 millert 72: <br>
73: The OpenBSD mailing lists will deny mail from any host on the
74: <a href="http://www.mail-abuse.org/rbl/">MAPS RBL</a>,
1.42 millert 75: <a href="http://www.mail-abuse.org/dul/">MAPS Dialup</a> or
76: <a href="http://www.mail-abuse.org/rss/">MAPS RSS</a> blacklists.
77: In addition, the list server also has regex-based rules to reject
78: based on some common spam telltales.
1.33 millert 79:
1.28 louis 80: <h3><font color=#e00000>The Mailing Lists</font></h3>
1.1 deraadt 81: <p>
1.28 louis 82: To subscribe to a given list, send mail to
83: <a href=mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org>majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
84: with a message body of "<strong>subscribe mailing-list-name</strong>".
1.1 deraadt 85: <dl>
86: <dt><strong>announce</strong>
1.31 millert 87: <dd>Important announcements. This low volume list
1.28 louis 88: is excellent for people who just want occasional news about the project.
1.31 millert 89: <dt><strong>security-announce</strong>
90: <dd>Security announcements. This low volume list receives OpenBSD
91: security advisories and pointers to security patches as they become
92: available.
1.26 ian 93: <dt><strong>misc</strong>
1.28 louis 94: <dd>User questions and answers, general questions. This is the most active list.
95: Please <a href="faq/index.html">read the FAQ</a> and the installation documents
96: before you post.
1.1 deraadt 97: <dt><strong>tech</strong>
1.29 louis 98: <dd>Technical topics for OpenBSD developers and advanced users.
99: <strong>Please</strong> direct 'new user' and installation-related questions
100: to <em>misc</em>. <strong>Please do not</strong> cross-post to both
101: <em>misc</em> and <em>tech</em>.
1.5 graichen 102: <dt><strong>bugs</strong>
1.28 louis 103: <dd>Bug reports as sent in via <a href=
104: "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&apropos=0&sektion=1&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&format=html"
105: >sendbug(1)</a> and follow-up discussions.
1.1 deraadt 106: <dt><strong>source-changes</strong>
1.28 louis 107: <dd>Automated mailout of CVS source tree changes.
1.11 deraadt 108: <dt><strong>ports</strong>
1.28 louis 109: <dd>Discussions about using and contributing to the 'ports' source tree.
1.40 millert 110: <dt><strong>ports-changes</strong>
111: <dd>Automated mailout of ports-specific CVS source tree changes.
1.38 todd 112: <dt><strong>ipv6</strong>
113: <dd>Discussions about OpenBSD IP version 6.
1.17 art 114: <dt><strong>advocacy</strong>
1.28 louis 115: <dd>Promoting the use of OpenBSD. Non-technical discussions in
116: <em>misc</em> often get shunted here.
1.32 chris 117: <dt><strong>smp</strong>
118: <dd>Discussion of Symmetric Multi-Processing design and implementation
119: on OpenBSD.
1.1 deraadt 120: </dl>
121:
122: <p>
1.28 louis 123: OpenBSD also maintains several lists specific to given architectures and special
124: projects. These lists are public in the sense that anyone can subscribe to them, but
125: they should be considered reserved for developers and testers. In keeping with
126: the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing lists.
127:
128: <p>
1.1 deraadt 129: For further assistance, send a message body of "<strong>help</strong>"
130: to <a href=mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org>majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
1.13 deraadt 131: and you will receive a reply outlining all your options. Your domain
132: <strong>MUST</strong> resolve properly or the mail will not go through!
1.1 deraadt 133: </p>
134:
1.29 louis 135: <p>
1.42 millert 136: The fine folks at <a href="http://www.squish.net/openbsd/">squish.net</a>
137: run mailing lists with daily and weekly digests of the OpenBSD
138: <strong>source-changes</strong> mailing list. This is handy for those
139: who don't like the typically high volume of that list.
140:
141: <p>
1.39 horacio 142: The clever monkeys at <a href="http://www.monkey.org/openbsd-mobile/">monkey.org</a>
1.29 louis 143: maintain the <strong>openbsd-mobile</strong> list for people using OpenBSD
144: on mobile and laptop computers. To subscribe:
145: <br>
146: echo subscribe | mail openbsd-mobile-request@monkey.org
147:
1.28 louis 148: <h3><font color=#e00000>Non-English Lists</font></h3>
149:
1.1 deraadt 150: <p>
1.28 louis 151: A<a href=http://www.openbsd.ics.nara-wu.ac.jp/wakakusa>
152: Japanese-language</a> mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
153: separately.
1.18 deraadt 154:
155: <p>
1.28 louis 156: A Polish-language mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
157: separately. To subscribe, send mail to
158: <a href="mailto:OpenBSD-request@hack.pl">OpenBSD-request@hack.pl</a>.
1.24 deraadt 159:
160: <p>
1.30 louis 161: <strong>openbsd@bofh.kyrnet.kg</strong> is a
162: Russian-language mailing list related to OpenBSD available
163: separately.
164: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
1.44 horacio 165: <a href="mailto:majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg">majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg</a>
166: with a message body of "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
1.30 louis 167:
168: <p>
1.34 form 169: <strong>openbsd@openbsd.ru</strong> is a
170: Russian-language mailing list related to OpenBSD available
171: separately.
1.47 ! form 172: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
! 173: <a href="mailto:minimalist@openbsd.ru">minimalist@openbsd.ru</a> with
! 174: subject "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
1.34 form 175:
176: <p>
1.43 horacio 177: <strong>misc@openbsd.org.mx</strong> is a
1.39 horacio 178: Spanish-language mailing list from Mexico related to OpenBSD available separately.
1.43 horacio 179: <br>To subscribe, send an empty mail to
180: <a href="mailto:misc-request@openbsd.org.mx">misc-request@openbsd.org.mx</a>.
1.36 avsm 181:
182: <p>
1.39 horacio 183: <strong>general@openbsd.org.ar</strong> is a
184: Spanish-language mailing list from Argentina related to OpenBSD available separately.
185: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
1.44 horacio 186: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org.ar">majordomo@openbsd.org.ar</a>
187: with a message body of "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
1.39 horacio 188:
189: <p>
1.30 louis 190: <a href=http://www.sikurezza.org/>sikurezza.org</a>, an italian language
191: non-commercial security portal hosts <strong>openbsd@sikurezza.org</strong>.
192: To subscribe just send an empty message to <a
193: href="mailto:openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org">openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org</a>.
194:
195: <p>
1.44 horacio 196: <strong>openbsd@openpa.net</strong> is a Chinese language mailing list
197: for OpenBSD.
198: <br>To subscribe, send an empty mail to
199: <a href="mailto:openbsd-subscribe@openpa.net">openbsd-subscribe@openpa.net</a>.
200:
201: <p>
202: <strong>openbsd@bsd.gr</strong> is a Greek language mailing list for
203: OpenBSD.
204: <br>To subscribe send a mail to
1.46 wvdputte 205: <a href="mailto:majordomo@bsd.gr">majordomo@bsd.gr</a> with a message
1.44 horacio 206: body of "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
207:
208: <p>
1.28 louis 209: <h3><font color=#e00000>Mailing List Archives:</font></h3>
1.19 deraadt 210: <ul>
1.22 wvdputte 211: <li><a href=http://www.sigmasoft.com/~openbsd/>USA</a><!-- down? -->
1.19 deraadt 212: <li><a href=http://www.tryc.on.ca/obsd-lists.html>Canada</a>
1.22 wvdputte 213: <!-- this one is down
1.20 deraadt 214: <li><a href=http://www.calyx.nl/~openbsd>Dutch</a>
1.22 wvdputte 215: -->
1.23 wvdputte 216: <!-- this one is down
1.22 wvdputte 217: <li><a href=http://www.monkey.org/cgi-bin/wilma>USA Monkey.org</a> Searchable archive
1.23 wvdputte 218: -->
1.27 ericj 219: <li><a href="http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/4/OpenBSD">Geocrawler Archive</a>
1.35 louis 220: <li><a href="http://lists.openresources.com/OpenBSD/">Open Resources</a>
1.39 horacio 221: <li><a href="http://www.monkey.org/openbsd/">The primates at monkey.org</a>
1.41 avsm 222: <li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/">MARC</a>
1.19 deraadt 223: </ul>
1.1 deraadt 224: </p>
225:
226: <hr>
1.16 pauls 227: <a href=index.html><img height=24 width=24 src=back.gif border=0 alt=OpenBSD></a>
1.1 deraadt 228: <a href=mailto:www@openbsd.org>www@openbsd.org</a>
1.47 ! form 229: <br><small>$OpenBSD: mail.html,v 1.46 2001/05/04 19:46:33 wvdputte Exp $</small>
1.1 deraadt 230:
231: </body>
232: </html>
![[BACK]](/icons/back.gif){kind=icon}
Return to mail.html CVS log ![[TXT]](/icons/text.gif){kind=icon}
![[DIR]](/icons/dir.gif){kind=icon}
Up to [local] / www