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Mailing Lists | Apache Software Foundation
Mailing Lists
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.
Moderation of posts
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.
Subscribing and Unsubscribing
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:
Send the request to the appropriate address (see below)
ezmlm sends a reply; either a confirmation request or an error message (e.g. if you are not subscribed)
Reply to the confirmation message
ASF committers can also use the Whimsy
Mailing List Self-subscription
service.
Request addresses for [un]subscribing
If you want to subscribe
to
list
project
.apache.org
, you need to send a message to
list
-subscribe@
project
.apache.org
To get off a list, send a message to
list
un
subscribe@
project
.apache.org
To unsubscribe a different e-mail - e.g.
you used to be subscribed as
user@oldname.example
- send a message
to
list
-unsubscribe-
user=oldname.example
project
.apache.org
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.
Request confirmation
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.
Other list commands
To find out more about a list's features, including how to contact the list owner (moderator),
send a message to
list
-help@apache.org
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:
Digest Subscriptions
You can also subscribe to most mailing lists in digest form. To do this for
list
@apache.org
, send a message to
list
-digest-subscribe@apache.org
To get off a digest list, send a message to
list
-digest-
un
subscribe@apache.org
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
Moderators
Each mailing list generally has several moderators who look after the list.
For further information, see the
Committers FAQ - Mail Questions
Mailing List Archives
Archives for public mailing lists are available at a number of locations,
including:
Apache mail archives
MARC
mail-archive.com
Project Mailing Lists
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
Foundation-wide Mailing Lists
Apache News and Announcements
Conference Announcements list
Community discussions
Infrastructure assistance
Legal discussions
Apache News and Announcements
The Apache Announcements list contains news and announcements about the
foundation and its projects. It includes announcements of major software releases, new
projects, and other important news. This list only includes Messages posted by the Foundation; there is no discussion.
You may also be interested in
our official
@TheASF Twitter
account, or the
official ASF Blog
Volume:
Low
Subscription address:
announce-subscribe@apache.org
Unsubscription address:
announce-unsubscribe@apache.org
Archives:
Web archives
archives
Getting help with the list:
announce-help@apache.org
Apache Conference Announcements
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 our official
@ApacheCon Twitter
account, or the
official ApacheCon Conferences blog
Volume:
Very low
Subscription address:
announce-subscribe@ApacheCon.Com
Unsubscription address:
announce-unsubscribe@ApacheCon.Com
Archives:
Available back to 13 October 1999. Send a message to
announce-help@ApacheCon.Com
for information about accessing the archives.
Getting help with the list:
announce-help@ApacheCon.Com
Apache Conference Planning and Discussions
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.)
Volume:
Moderate
Subscription address:
apachecon-discuss-subscribe@apache.org
Unsubscription address:
apachecon-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org
Archives:
Web archives
Getting help with the list:
apachecon-discuss-help@apache.org
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.
Volume:
Moderate
Subscription address:
small-events-discuss-subscribe@apache.org
Unsubscription address:
small-events-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org
Archives:
Web archives
Getting help with the list:
small-events-discuss-help@apache.org
Community Mailing List
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 public archives
are available.
This replaces the old
community@a.o
mailing list, disabled in 2014.
Volume:
Moderate
Subscription address:
dev-subscribe@community.apache.org
Archives:
Web archives
Foundation Infrastructure Mailing List
The ASF Infrastructure team uses the
users@infra.apache.org
mailing list to discuss issues concerning operation of the
overall Apache Software Foundation systems. Only committers to ASF projects can participate in this list.
Non-committers may send mail to this address to report problems with ASF
systems, however see the notes about
system status
before
you do. See also information about other ways to
contact Infra
Repository Mailing List
Use the
repository@apache.org
mailing list to discuss
foundation-wide issues relating to software distribution repositories, including
our Apache Maven repository of other software releases. Participation in this list is open to everyone, and public archives
are available.
Volume:
Moderate
Subscription address:
repository-subscribe@apache.org
Archives:
Web archives
Foundation Legal Discussion Mailing List
The
legal-discuss@apache.org
is a forum for questions (even FAQs) that
have a legal aspect. These questions may concern (for example)
licensing, third party packages and contributor agreement questions. For
questions related to trademarks, contact the
Brand Management commiteee
This list will build into an ad-hoc knowledge base about
those thorny legal issues that most commonly effect Apache projects. Please
keep speculation to a minimum and avoid making authoritative statements
without genuine knowledge of the subject.
Volunteers willing to codify discussions into a FAQ are welcome.
Volume:
Moderate
Subscription address:
legal-discuss-subscribe@apache.org
Unsubscription address:
legal-discuss-unsubscribe@apache.org
Archives:
Raw gzipped
mbox files
Web archives
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