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== Mailing lists for projects ==
== Mailing lists for projects ==
netlabs.org provides some mailing lists for its projects. Usually the name is projectname-dev and projectname-user. As you can imagine, the -dev list is ment for developers and the -user list for users of the project itself. Please respect that separation and do not post user questions in the developer list!
netlabs.org provides some mailing lists for its projects. Usually the name is <tt>projectname-dev</tt> and <tt>projectname-user</tt>. As you can imagine, the <tt>-dev</tt> list is ment for developers and the <tt>-user</tt> list for users of the project itself. Please respect that separation and do not post user questions in the developer list!


* To post a message to the list, send an email to <tt><listname>@netlabs.org</tt>
* To post a message to the list, send an email to <tt><listname>@netlabs.org</tt>
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* To unsubscribe from the digest, email: <tt><listname>-digest-unsubscribe@netlabs.org</tt>
* To unsubscribe from the digest, email: <tt><listname>-digest-unsubscribe@netlabs.org</tt>


To post messages to the list, email: <tt><listname>@netlabs.org</tt> <br/>
Replace <tt><listname></tt> for example with <tt>xworkplace-dev</tt> in the items above.
(where <tt><listname></tt> is for example <tt>xworkplace-dev</tt>).
 
Note that newer developer lists end with <tt>-devel</tt>, because gmane.org currently accepts only <tt>-user</tt> and <tt>-devel</tt> for new lists.


=== netlabs.org community ===  
=== netlabs.org community ===  
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=== gmane.org: Newsgroup interface & web archive ===  
=== gmane.org: Newsgroup interface & web archive ===  
To make sure that everyone can access the mailing lists easily we also provide a newsgroup interface at http://gmane.org where you can read and post messages to the lists.<br/>
To make sure that everyone can access the mailing lists easily we also provide a newsgroup interface at http://gmane.org where you can read and post messages to the lists.
 
gmane.org is an excellent service that provides a newsgroup interface for subscribed mailing lists. Also it acts as an archive for the list and they provide a very simple to use web interface where you can also post messages if you wish.
gmane.org is an excellent service that provides a newsgroup interface for subscribed mailing lists. Also it acts as an archive for the list and they provide a very simple to use web interface where you can also post messages if you wish.


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Enjoy!
Enjoy!
'''Note:''' For new groups, gmane.org currently chooses the endings <tt>.general</tt> (if no developer groups exists), otherwise <tt>.user</tt> or <tt>.devel</tt> and sometimes <tt>.cvs</tt>. Therefore you have to use <tt>-dev</tt> for the mailing lists and <tt>.devel</tt> for newer groups.

Latest revision as of 23:20, 21 June 2008

Mailing lists for projects

netlabs.org provides some mailing lists for its projects. Usually the name is projectname-dev and projectname-user. As you can imagine, the -dev list is ment for developers and the -user list for users of the project itself. Please respect that separation and do not post user questions in the developer list!

  • To post a message to the list, send an email to <listname>@netlabs.org
  • To subscribe, email: <listname>-subscribe@netlabs.org
  • To unsubscribe, email: <listname>-unsubscribe@netlabs.org
  • For additional commands, email: <listname>-help@netlabs.org

We also provide digest lists:

  • To subscribe to the digest, email: <listname>-digest-subscribe@netlabs.org
  • To unsubscribe from the digest, email: <listname>-digest-unsubscribe@netlabs.org

Replace <listname> for example with xworkplace-dev in the items above.

netlabs.org community

If you want to join the netlabs.org community mailing list, send an email to community-subscribe@netlabs.org. The subject and the body of the email can be empty. You will almost immediately receive an email to confirm your subscription request. To finally subscribe, you need to reply to the confirmation email! If you forget to do that, you will not be subscribed to the list!

The website for the community mailing list is: http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.community

This points directly to the messages: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.org.netlabs.community/

gmane.org: Newsgroup interface & web archive

To make sure that everyone can access the mailing lists easily we also provide a newsgroup interface at http://gmane.org where you can read and post messages to the lists.

gmane.org is an excellent service that provides a newsgroup interface for subscribed mailing lists. Also it acts as an archive for the list and they provide a very simple to use web interface where you can also post messages if you wish.

All mailing lists at netlabs.org are subscribed in our own netlabs hierarchy: gmane.org.netlabs

You can either read them with your preferred newsreader or via the web interface. The news server is news://news.gmane.org

You can also post to the lists without a subscription to the list itself! The first time you post a message via news you will get a confirmation email, so it is necessary that you provide a valid email address in your news settings. Once you confirmed that email you will be able to post messages to the list without a real subscription to the mailing list itself. Note that you have to provide a valid email address in your newsreader for sure, otherwise it will not work.

Enjoy!

Note: For new groups, gmane.org currently chooses the endings .general (if no developer groups exists), otherwise .user or .devel and sometimes .cvs. Therefore you have to use -dev for the mailing lists and .devel for newer groups.