11.2.1 Mailing lists
There are a lot of Debian-related mailing
lists.
On a system with the doc-debian package installed there is a
complete list of mailing lists in
/usr/share/doc/debian/mailing-lists.txt.
Debian mailing lists are named following the pattern
debian-list-subject. Examples are debian-announce, debian-user,
debian-news. To subscribe to any list debian-list-subject, send
mail to debian-list-subject[email protected] with the word
"subscribe" in the Subject: header. Be sure to remember to add
-request to the e-mail address when using this method to subscribe or
unsubscribe. Otherwise your e-mail will go to the list itself, which could be
embarrassing or annoying, depending on your point of view.
If you have a forms-capable World Wide Web browser, you can subscribe to
mailing lists using the WWW form. You
can also un-subscribe using a WWW form.
The list manager's e-mail address is [email protected],
in case you have any trouble.
The mailing lists are public forums. All e-mails sent to the lists are also
copied to the public archive, for anybody (even non-subscribers) to browse or
search. Please make sure you never send any confidential or unlicensed
material to the lists. This includes things like e-mail addresses. Of
particular note is the fact that spammers have been known to abuse e-mail
addresses posted to our mailing lists. See the Mailing
Lists Privacy policy for more information.
Archives of the Debian mailing lists are available via WWW at https://lists.debian.org/.
11.2.1.1 What is the code of conduct for the mailing lists?
When using the Debian mailing lists, please follow these rules:
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Do not flame; it is not polite. The people developing Debian are all
volunteers, donating their time, energy and money in an attempt to bring the
Debian project together.
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Do not use foul language; besides, some people receive the lists via packet
radio, where swearing is illegal.
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Make sure that you are using the proper list. Never post your
(un)subscription requests to the mailing list itself[6]
