Be considerate of other subscribers on the mailing lists.
Spam is always forbidden but sometimes things slip through the
cracks. If you get spam through one of the OpenBSD mailing lists,
you might want to submit it to spamcop.
In general, you don't have to send a copy to the list owner--chances
are he's already seen it. Please note that complaining about
spam on the list proper is counter-productive as it generates more
traffic than the spam itself...
The OpenBSD mailing lists will deny mail from any host on the
MAPS RBL,
MAPS Dialup or
MAPS RSS blacklists.
In addition, the list server also has regex-based rules to reject
based on some common spam telltales.
To subscribe to a given list, send mail to majordomo@OpenBSD.org with a message body of "subscribe mailing-list-name".
OpenBSD also maintains several lists specific to given architectures and special
projects. These lists are public in the sense that anyone can subscribe to them, but
they should be considered reserved for developers and testers. In keeping with
the openness principle of OpenBSD, there are no private mailing
lists.
If you want to be sent a complete list with all mailing lists available
at openbsd.org, send the command "lists" on the body of
a message to
majordomo@OpenBSD.org.
For further assistance, send a message body of "help" to majordomo@OpenBSD.org and you will receive a reply outlining all your options. Your domain MUST resolve properly or the mail will not go through!
The fine folks at squish.net run mailing lists with daily and weekly digests of the OpenBSD source-changes mailing list. This is handy for those who don't like the typically high volume of that list.
The clever monkeys at monkey.org
maintain the openbsd-mobile list for people using OpenBSD
on mobile and laptop computers. To subscribe:
echo subscribe | mail openbsd-mobile-request@monkey.org
The insomniac at benzedrine.cx
maintains the pf list for people using the OpenBSD
packet filter. To subscribe:
echo subscribe | mail pf-request@benzedrine.cx
A mailing list for OpenBSD FTP, Web, AnonCVS and CVSup mirror maintainers is available at rt.fm.
Several non-english speaking mailing lists related to OpenBSD are available separately. Here is a list of the currently known mailing lists:
Czech:
users@openbsd.cz
To subscribe, visit the URL at:
http://openbsd.cz/mailman/listinfo/users/.
Greek:
openbsd@bsd.gr
To subscribe send a mail to
majordomo@bsd.gr with a message
body of "subscribe openbsd".
Italian:
sikurezza.org, an italian language
non-commercial security portal hosts openbsd@sikurezza.org.
To subscribe just send an empty message to openbsd-subscribe@sikurezza.org.
Japanese: Please visit the URL at: http://www.openbsd.ics.nara-wu.ac.jp/wakakus for more information.
Polish: to subscribe, send mail to OpenBSD-request@bsdzine.org.
Portuguese:
openbsd@neei.uevora.pt
To subscribe, visit the URL at:
http://neei.uevora.pt/mailman/listinfo/openbsd/.
Russian:
openbsd@openbsd.ru
To subscribe, send mail to
minimalist@openbsd.ru with
subject "subscribe openbsd".
Spanish:
misc@openbsd.org.mx, run from Mexico.
To subscribe, send an empty mail to
misc-request@openbsd.org.mx.