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| 6 | <mainpage> |
6 | <mainpage> |
| 7 | <title>Gentoo Mailing Lists</title> |
7 | <title>Gentoo Mailing Lists</title> |
| 8 | |
8 | |
| 9 | <author title="Author"> |
9 | <author title="Author"> |
| 10 | <mail link="lcars">Andrea Barisani</mail> |
10 | <mail link="lcars">Andrea Barisani</mail> |
| 11 | </author> |
11 | </author> |
| 12 | <author title="Author"> |
12 | <author title="Author"> |
| 13 | <mail link="cybersystem">Sascha Schwabbauer</mail> |
13 | <mail link="cybersystem">Sascha Schwabbauer</mail> |
| 14 | </author> |
14 | </author> |
| 15 | <author title="Editor"> |
15 | <author title="Editor"> |
| 16 | <mail link="curtis119">Curtis Napier</mail> |
16 | <mail link="curtis119">Curtis Napier</mail> |
| 17 | </author> |
17 | </author> |
| 18 | <author title="Editor"> |
18 | <author title="Editor"> |
| 19 | <mail link="klieber">Kurt Lieber</mail> |
19 | <mail link="klieber">Kurt Lieber</mail> |
| 20 | </author> |
20 | </author> |
| 21 | <author title="Editor"> |
21 | <author title="Editor"> |
| 22 | <mail link="robbat2">Robin H. Johnson</mail> |
22 | <mail link="robbat2">Robin H. Johnson</mail> |
| 23 | </author> |
23 | </author> |
| 24 | |
24 | |
| 25 | <abstract> |
25 | <abstract> |
| 26 | Gentoo public mailing lists |
26 | Gentoo public mailing lists |
| 27 | </abstract> |
27 | </abstract> |
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28 | |
| 29 | <license/> |
29 | <license/> |
| 30 | <version>3.96</version> |
30 | <version>3.97</version> |
| 31 | <date>2010-01-05</date> |
31 | <date>2010-01-17</date> |
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32 | |
| 33 | <chapter> |
33 | <chapter> |
| 34 | <title>Mailing Lists</title> |
34 | <title>Mailing Lists</title> |
| 35 | <section> |
35 | <section> |
| 36 | <body> |
36 | <body> |
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| 38 | <p> |
38 | <p> |
| 39 | The Gentoo free software project has a number of public mailing lists, covering |
39 | The Gentoo free software project has a number of public mailing lists, covering |
| 40 | a variety of Gentoo-related subjects. Our mailing lists are powered by <uri |
40 | a variety of Gentoo-related subjects. Our mailing lists are powered by <uri |
| 41 | link="http://mlmmj.mmj.dk">mlmmj</uri> and provides <c>List-Id:</c> mail headers |
41 | link="http://mlmmj.mmj.dk">mlmmj</uri> and provides <c>List-Id:</c> mail headers |
| 42 | and <c>[listname]</c> subject prefixes to comply with modern mailing list |
42 | and <c>[listname]</c> subject prefixes to comply with modern mailing list |
| 43 | manager standards and conventions. |
43 | manager standards and conventions. |
| 44 | </p> |
44 | </p> |
| 45 | |
45 | |
| 46 | <p> |
46 | <p> |
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576 | |
| 577 | <p> |
577 | <p> |
| 578 | To reduce spam, all of our lists are configured to only allow posts from |
578 | To reduce spam, all of our lists are configured to only allow posts from |
| 579 | official subscriber email addresses. Fortunately, <c>mlmmj</c> supports |
579 | official subscriber email addresses. Fortunately, <c>mlmmj</c> supports |
| 580 | "nomail" subscriptions, allowing you to register alternate email addresses |
580 | "nomail" subscriptions, allowing you to register alternate email addresses |
| 581 | that can be used only for posting to the list. Here's an example of how this works. |
581 | that can be used only for posting to the list. Here's an example of how this works. |
| 582 | Let's say you subscribed to the <c>gentoo-dev</c> list as <c>jim@home.com</c>, |
582 | Let's say you subscribed to the <c>gentoo-dev</c> list as <c>jim@home.com</c>, |
| 583 | but you'd also like to post to the list using your <c>james@work.com</c> email |
583 | but you'd also like to post to the list using your <c>james@work.com</c> email |
| 584 | address. To do this, send a message (as <c>james@work.com</c>) to |
584 | address. To do this, send a message (as <c>james@work.com</c>) to |
| 585 | <c>gentoo-dev+subscribe-nomail@lists.gentoo.org</c> |
585 | <c>gentoo-dev+subscribe-nomail@lists.gentoo.org</c> |
| 586 | You should then be allowed to post to <c>gentoo-dev</c> using both your home |
586 | You should then be allowed to post to <c>gentoo-dev</c> using both your home |
| 587 | and work email addresses. |
587 | and work email addresses. |
| 588 | </p> |
588 | </p> |
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589 | |
| 590 | <p> |
590 | <p> |
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591 | In line with the original spam reduction goal, if you post to the list from |
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592 | a non-subscribed address, your mail will be delivered to /dev/null. You will |
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593 | <b>not</b> recieve any bounce message from our servers. This prevents spammers |
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594 | from forging your address to get a bounce delivered to you. |
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595 | </p> |
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597 | <p> |
| 591 | <b>I want to switch from regular delivery to digest delivery. How do I do |
598 | <b>I want to switch from regular delivery to digest delivery. How do I do |
| 592 | this?</b> |
599 | this?</b> |
| 593 | </p> |
600 | </p> |
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| 595 | <p> |
602 | <p> |
| 596 | Unsubscribe from the normal list and then subscribe to the digest list. For |
603 | Unsubscribe from the normal list and then subscribe to the digest list. For |
| 597 | list <c>listname</c>, this would be done by sending empty emails to the |
604 | list <c>listname</c>, this would be done by sending empty emails to the |
| 598 | following two addresses: |
605 | following two addresses: |
| 599 | </p> |
606 | </p> |
| 600 | |
607 | |
| 601 | <p><c>listname+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org</c><br/> |
608 | <p><c>listname+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org</c><br/> |
| 602 | <c>listname+subscribe-digest@lists.gentoo.org</c> |
609 | <c>listname+subscribe-digest@lists.gentoo.org</c> |
| 603 | </p> |
610 | </p> |
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| 605 | <p> |
612 | <p> |