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Publicly archived mailing lists are critical to the operation of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) and to our many Apache Projects. Apache projects use mailing lists to coordinate development of their software and administer their organization. Mailing lists also serve as a primary support channel where users can help each other learn to use the software.
Mailing list participants are expected to abide by the well-established rules of "netiquette", as well as the ASF's published Code of Conduct. We also have Tips for email contributors.
Please be aware that email sent to Apache developer or user mailing lists is subject to our Public Forum Archive Policy.
Note that some Apache mailing lists are not public; they are often but not always named private@. Be sure not to take emails from private discussions or mailing lists into a public forum or list unless there is agreement by all parties to the conversation.
Most lists require a poster to be subscribed. If you are not subscribed, your post requires moderation. This may take hours or days, so it's best to subscribe (as described below) before posting.
Unless otherwise noted, ASF lists are managed by ezmlm, which lets users subscribe or unsubscribe by sending an email to a special address. This works as follows:
ASF committers can also use the Whimsy Mailing List Self-subscription service.
If you want to subscribe to list@project.apache.org, you need to send a message to
To get off a list, send a message to
To unsubscribe a different e-mail - e.g. you used to be subscribed as user@oldname.example - send a message to
The list moderators can also do this.
If you do not recall the address you used when you subscribed, view the full headers of any email you received from the list and examine the Return-Path, Received, and List-ID headers; these should embed both the address you are subscribed as and the address of the mailing list.
Note: Spam filters don't like messages with empty Subjects; just put "subscribe" or "unsubscribe" in the header field. Spam filters are also more likely to reject HTML-formatted messages; please use plain text.
After you send the subscribe or unsubscribe request, the list manager sends you a confirmation e-mail in reply. You must reply to this e-mail to complete the process. If you have not received the confirmation request, check that it has not been marked as spam.
Note: private lists generally require a moderator to confirm the subscription. This may take a day or two. If necessary, try again after a few days. For this reason we recommend that ASF and PMC members use the self-subscribe app to avoid having to wait for the human moderators to check and green-light your subscription request.
To find out more about a list's features, including how to contact the list owner (moderator), send a message to
Ezmlm lists also generally provide subscribers with a way to request specific past messages or ranges of messages: send mail to the list's help address to find out more. This can act as a sort of 'poor man's archive' if the normal archives are inaccessible or don't exist.
All ASF committers can get a list of (a) what email addresses are known to the ASF as belonging to them (b) what mailing lists they are moderating, and (c) what mailing lists they are subscribed to by going to the following page:
https://whimsy.apache.org/roster/committer/__self__
You can also subscribe to most mailing lists in digest form. To do this for list@apache.org, send a message to
To get off a digest list, send a message to
If you need to unsubscribe a different email or get help with a digest list the same instructions as for subscribing/unsubscribing above apply. Just remember to add -digest after the list name and before the -subscribe or -unsubscribe.
Each mailing list generally has several moderators who look after the list. For further information, see the Committers FAQ - Mail Questions
Archives for public mailing lists are available at a number of locations, including:
Apache mail archives
Links to project-specific mailing list info can be found on the project resources page.
Tip: if you have a technical question of any kind, the best place to ask is the user@ or dev@ list for the relevant project - Foundation level mailing lists or other Apache contact emails (including individuals' emails) will not be able to help you
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You may also be interested in our official @TheASF Twitter account, or the official ASF Blog.
The Apache Conference planning committee uses the announce@ApacheCon.Com mailing list to make announcements about conferences, conventions, and trade shows in which the Foundation is participating. Only the Foundation posts Messages on this list; there is no discussion.
You may also be interested in the [Community Over Code website](https://communityovercode.apache.org/] or the [Events blog](https://blogs.apache.org/conferences/](https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/category/events).
The apachecon-discuss@apache.org mailing list is for discussions of the future of ApacheCon, and future ApacheCons. (Discussions of current and upcoming ApacheCons which have been approved occur on other lists.)
The small-events-discuss@apache.org mailing list is for discussions on future small events, such as BarCampApaches, Meetups, Retreats and Hackathons. It is for discussing and planning small events that are not yet ready to seek final approval.
Participants in the ASF use the dev@community.apache.org mailing list to discuss community-related foundation-wide topics. Participation in this list is open to everyone, and