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1.57 ! horacio 18: <h2><font color="#e00000">Mailing Lists</font></h2>
! 19: <hr>
1.7 downsj 20:
1.28 louis 21: Mailing lists are an important means of communication among users and developers
22: of OpenBSD. With the exception of <i>announce</i>, the lists are not moderated.
23: We deliberately restrict the number of different mailing lists. This helps reduce the
24: amount of cross-posting and makes sure that the information gets distributed to a
25: wide audience.
26: <p>
1.57 ! horacio 27: <h3><font color="#e00000">Netiquette</font></h3>
1.28 louis 28: <p>
29: Be considerate of other subscribers on the mailing lists.
30: <dl>
31: <dt><u>Plain text, 72 characters per line</u>
1.45 millert 32: <dd>Many subscribers read their mail on text-based mailers (mail(1), emacs)
33: and they find HTML-formatted messages, or lines that stretch beyond 72
34: characters often unreadable.
35: Most OpenBSD mailing lists strip messages of MIME content before
36: sending them out to the rest of the list.
37: If you don't use plain text your messages will be reformatted or,
38: if they cannot be reformatted, summarily rejected.
39: The only mailing list that allows attachments is the <em>ports</em> list,
40: they will be removed from messages on the other mailing lists.
1.28 louis 41: <dt><u>Do your homework before you post</u>
42: <dd>If you have an installation question, make sure that you have read the relevant
43: documents such as the INSTALL.* text files in the FTP installation directories, the
1.57 ! horacio 44: <a href="faq/index.html">FAQ</a> and the relevant man pages (start with
! 45: <a href= "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=afterboot&sektion=8">afterboot(8)</a>). Make sure you include relevant
! 46: details (version, hardware,
! 47: <a href= "http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dmesg&sektion=8">dmesg(8)</a>) that will help in troubleshooting. We want to
1.28 louis 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
1.57 ! horacio 51: so they will take longer to show up. Including a relevant Subject in the message
1.45 millert 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>
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1.33 millert 62: <p>
1.57 ! horacio 63: <h3><font color="#e00000">Spam</font></h3>
1.33 millert 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:
1.57 ! horacio 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
1.57 ! horacio 83: <a href="mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org">majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
1.28 louis 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.
1.57 ! horacio 95: Please, <a href="faq/index.html">read the FAQ</a> and the installation documents
1.28 louis 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.
1.57 ! horacio 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
1.29 louis 101: <em>misc</em> and <em>tech</em>.
1.5 graichen 102: <dt><strong>bugs</strong>
1.57 ! horacio 103: <dd><a href="report.html">Bug reports</a> as sent in via
! 104: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sendbug&sektion=1">sendbug(1)</a> and follow-up discussions.
1.1 deraadt 105: <dt><strong>source-changes</strong>
1.28 louis 106: <dd>Automated mailout of CVS source tree changes.
1.11 deraadt 107: <dt><strong>ports</strong>
1.28 louis 108: <dd>Discussions about using and contributing to the 'ports' source tree.
1.40 millert 109: <dt><strong>ports-changes</strong>
110: <dd>Automated mailout of ports-specific CVS source tree changes.
1.38 todd 111: <dt><strong>ipv6</strong>
112: <dd>Discussions about OpenBSD IP version 6.
1.17 art 113: <dt><strong>advocacy</strong>
1.28 louis 114: <dd>Promoting the use of OpenBSD. Non-technical discussions in
115: <em>misc</em> often get shunted here.
1.32 chris 116: <dt><strong>smp</strong>
117: <dd>Discussion of Symmetric Multi-Processing design and implementation
118: on OpenBSD.
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121: <p>
1.28 louis 122: OpenBSD also maintains several lists specific to given architectures and special
123: projects. These lists are public in the sense that anyone can subscribe to them, but
124: they should be considered reserved for developers and testers. In keeping with
1.57 ! horacio 125: the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing
! 126: lists.<br>
! 127: If you want to be sent a complete list with all mailing lists available
! 128: at openbsd.org, send the command "<strong>lists</strong>" on the body of
! 129: a message to
! 130: <a href="mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org">majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>.
1.28 louis 131:
132: <p>
1.1 deraadt 133: For further assistance, send a message body of "<strong>help</strong>"
1.57 ! horacio 134: to <a href="mailto:majordomo@OpenBSD.org">majordomo@OpenBSD.org</a>
1.13 deraadt 135: and you will receive a reply outlining all your options. Your domain
136: <strong>MUST</strong> resolve properly or the mail will not go through!
1.1 deraadt 137:
1.29 louis 138: <p>
1.42 millert 139: The fine folks at <a href="http://www.squish.net/openbsd/">squish.net</a>
140: run mailing lists with daily and weekly digests of the OpenBSD
141: <strong>source-changes</strong> mailing list. This is handy for those
142: who don't like the typically high volume of that list.
143:
144: <p>
1.39 horacio 145: The clever monkeys at <a href="http://www.monkey.org/openbsd-mobile/">monkey.org</a>
1.29 louis 146: maintain the <strong>openbsd-mobile</strong> list for people using OpenBSD
147: on mobile and laptop computers. To subscribe:
148: <br>
149: echo subscribe | mail openbsd-mobile-request@monkey.org
150:
1.50 jufi 151: <p>
152: A mailing list for OpenBSD FTP, Web, AnonCVS and CVSup mirror maintainers is
153: available at <a href="http://rt.fm/openbsd-mirrors/">rt.fm</a>.
154:
1.57 ! horacio 155: <h3><font color="#e00000">Non-English Lists</font></h3>
1.28 louis 156:
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1.57 ! horacio 158: A <a href="http://www.openbsd.ics.nara-wu.ac.jp/wakakusa">
1.28 louis 159: Japanese-language</a> mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
160: separately.
1.18 deraadt 161:
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1.28 louis 163: A Polish-language mailing list related to OpenBSD is also available
164: separately. To subscribe, send mail to
1.55 miod 165: <a href="mailto:OpenBSD-request@bsdzine.org">OpenBSD-request@bsdzine.org</a>.
1.24 deraadt 166:
167: <p>
1.30 louis 168: <strong>openbsd@bofh.kyrnet.kg</strong> is a
169: Russian-language mailing list related to OpenBSD available
170: separately.
171: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
1.44 horacio 172: <a href="mailto:majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg">majordomo@bofh.kyrnet.kg</a>
173: with a message body of "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
1.30 louis 174:
175: <p>
1.34 form 176: <strong>openbsd@openbsd.ru</strong> is a
177: Russian-language mailing list related to OpenBSD available
178: separately.
1.47 form 179: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
180: <a href="mailto:minimalist@openbsd.ru">minimalist@openbsd.ru</a> with
181: subject "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
1.34 form 182:
183: <p>
1.43 horacio 184: <strong>misc@openbsd.org.mx</strong> is a
1.39 horacio 185: Spanish-language mailing list from Mexico related to OpenBSD available separately.
1.43 horacio 186: <br>To subscribe, send an empty mail to
187: <a href="mailto:misc-request@openbsd.org.mx">misc-request@openbsd.org.mx</a>.
1.36 avsm 188:
189: <p>
1.39 horacio 190: <strong>general@openbsd.org.ar</strong> is a
191: Spanish-language mailing list from Argentina related to OpenBSD available separately.
192: <br>To subscribe, send mail to
1.44 horacio 193: <a href="mailto:majordomo@openbsd.org.ar">majordomo@openbsd.org.ar</a>
194: with a message body of "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
1.39 horacio 195:
196: <p>
1.57 ! horacio 197: <a href="http://www.sikurezza.org/">sikurezza.org</a>, an italian language
1.30 louis 198: non-commercial security portal hosts <strong>openbsd@sikurezza.org</strong>.
199: To subscribe just send an empty message to <a
200: href="mailto:openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org">openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org</a>.
201:
202: <p>
1.48 shell 203: <strong>openbsd@shellhung.org</strong> is a Chinese language mailing list
1.44 horacio 204: for OpenBSD.
1.48 shell 205: <br>To subscribe, visit the URL at :
1.52 shell 206: <a href="http://www.shellhung.org/mailman/listinfo/openbsd/">http://www.shellhung.org/mailman/listinfo/openbsd/</a>.
1.44 horacio 207:
208: <p>
209: <strong>openbsd@bsd.gr</strong> is a Greek language mailing list for
210: OpenBSD.
211: <br>To subscribe send a mail to
1.46 wvdputte 212: <a href="mailto:majordomo@bsd.gr">majordomo@bsd.gr</a> with a message
1.44 horacio 213: body of "<strong>subscribe openbsd</strong>".
214:
215: <p>
1.49 horacio 216: <strong>users@openbsd.cz</strong> is a Czech language mailing list
217: related to OpenBSD and available separately.
1.56 miod 218: <br>To subscribe, visit the URL at :
219: <a href="http://openbsd.cz/mailman/listinfo/users/">http://openbsd.cz/mailman/listinfo/users/</a>.
1.49 horacio 220:
221: <p>
1.57 ! horacio 222: <h3><font color="#e00000">Mailing List Archives:</font></h3>
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1.51 heko 234: <li><a href="http://bsdsearch.com/eao/phorum/index.php?f=2">BSDSearch.com</a>
235: <li><a href="http://www.netsys.com/archives.html">@netsys.com</a>
1.57 ! horacio 236: <li>Neohapsis has a
! 237: <a href="http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/">mixed archive
! 238: for tech@, misc@ and ports@</a> and a
! 239: <a href="http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/cvs/">mixed
! 240: archive for CVS commits</a>
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