diff options
| author | Rene Mayrhofer <rene@mayrhofer.eu.org> | 2006-05-22 05:12:18 +0000 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Rene Mayrhofer <rene@mayrhofer.eu.org> | 2006-05-22 05:12:18 +0000 |
| commit | aa0f5b38aec14428b4b80e06f90ff781f8bca5f1 (patch) | |
| tree | 95f3d0c8cb0d59d88900dbbd72110d7ab6e15b2a /doc/src/mail.html | |
| parent | 7c383bc22113b23718be89fe18eeb251942d7356 (diff) | |
| download | vyos-strongswan-aa0f5b38aec14428b4b80e06f90ff781f8bca5f1.tar.gz vyos-strongswan-aa0f5b38aec14428b4b80e06f90ff781f8bca5f1.zip | |
Import initial strongswan 2.7.0 version into SVN.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/src/mail.html')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/mail.html | 250 |
1 files changed, 250 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/mail.html b/doc/src/mail.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e26f025a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/src/mail.html @@ -0,0 +1,250 @@ +<html> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"> + <title>FreeS/WAN mailing lists</title> + <meta name="keywords" + content="Linux, IPsec, VPN, security, FreeSWAN, mailing, list"> + <!-- + + Written by Sandy Harris for the Linux FreeS/WAN project + Freely distributable under the GNU General Public License + + More information at www.freeswan.org + Feedback to users@lists.freeswan.org + + CVS information: + RCS ID: $Id: mail.html,v 1.1 2004/03/15 20:35:24 as Exp $ + Last changed: $Date: 2004/03/15 20:35:24 $ + Revision number: $Revision: 1.1 $ + + CVS revision numbers do not correspond to FreeS/WAN release numbers. + --> +</head> + +<body> +<h1><a name="lists">Mailing lists and newsgroups</a></h1> + +<h2><a name="list.fs">Mailing lists about FreeS/WAN</a></h2> + +<h3><a name="projlist">The project mailing lists</a></h3> + +<p>The Linux FreeS/WAN project has several email lists for user support, bug +reports and software development discussions.</p> + +<p>We had a single list on clinet.fi for several years (Thanks, folks!), then +one list on freeswan.org, but now we've split into several lists:</p> +<dl> + <dt><a + href="mailto:users-request@lists.freeswan.org?body=subscribe">users</a></dt> + <dd><ul> + <li>The general list for discussing use of the software</li> + <li>The place for seeking <strong>help with problems</strong> (but + please check the <a href="faq.html">FAQ</a> first).</li> + <li>Anyone can post.</li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt><a + href="mailto:bugs-request@lists.freeswan.org?body=subscribe">bugs</a></dt> + <dd><ul> + <li>For <strong>bug reports</strong>.</li> + <li>If you are not certain what is going on -- could be a bug, a + configuration error, a network problem, ... -- please post to the + users list instead.</li> + <li>Anyone can post.</li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt><a + href="mailto:design-request@lists.freeswan.org?body=subscribe">design</a></dt> + <dd><ul> + <li><strong>Design discussions</strong>, for people working on + FreeS/WAN development or others with an interest in design and + security issues.</li> + <li>It would be a good idea to read the existing design papers (see + this <a href="intro.html#applied">list</a>) before posting.</li> + <li>Anyone can post.</li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt><a + href="mailto:announce-request@lists.freeswan.org?body=subscribe">announce</a></dt> + <dd><ul> + <li>A <strong>low-traffic</strong> list.</li> + <li><strong>Announcements</strong> about FreeS/WAN and related + software.</li> + <li>All posts here are also sent to the users list. You need not + subscribe to both.</li> + <li>Only the FreeS/WAN team can post.</li> + <li>If you have something you feel should go on this list, send it to + <var>announce-admin@lists.freeswan.org</var>. Unless it is obvious, + please include a short note explaining why we should post it.</li> + </ul> + </dd> + <dt><a + href="mailto:briefs-request@lists.freeswan.org?body=subscribe">briefs</a></dt> + <dd><ul> + <li>A <strong>low-traffic</strong> list.</li> + <li><strong>Weekly summaries</strong> of activity on the users + list.</li> + <li>All posts here are also sent to the users list. You need not + subscribe to both.</li> + <li>Only the FreeS/WAN team can post.</li> + </ul> + </dd> +</dl> + +<p>To subscribe to any of these, you can:</p> +<ul> + <li>just follow the links above</li> + <li>use our <a href="http://www.freeswan.org/mail.html">web + interface</a></li> + <li>send mail to <var>listname</var>-request@lists.freeswan.org with a + one-line message body "subscribe"</li> +</ul> + +<p>Archives of these lists are available via the <a +href="http://www.freeswan.org/mail.html">web interface</a>.</p> + +<h4><a name="which.list">Which list should I use?</a></h4> + +<p>For most questions, please check the <a href="faq.html">FAQ</a> first, and +if that does not have an answer, ask on the users list. "My configuration +doesn't work." does not belong on the bugs list, and "Can FreeS/WAN do +such-and-such" or "How do I configure it to..." do not belong in design +discussions.</p> + +<p>Cross-posting the same message to two or more of these lists is +discouraged. Quite a few people read more than one list and getting multiple +copies is annoying.</p> + +<h4><a name="policy.list">List policies</a></h4> + +<p><strong>US citizens or residents are asked not to post code to the lists, +not even one-line bug fixes</strong>. The project cannot accept code which +might entangle it in US <a href="politics.html#exlaw">export +restrictions</a>.</p> + +<p>Non-subscribers can post to some of these lists. This is necessary; +someone working on a gateway install who encounters a problem may not have +access to a subscribed account.</p> + +<p>Some spam turns up on these lists from time to time. For discussion of why +we do not attempt to filter it, see the <a href="faq.html#spam">FAQ</a>. +Please do not clutter the lists with complaints about this.</p> + +<h3><a name="archive">Archives of the lists</a></h3> + +<p>Searchable archives of the old single list have existed for some time. At +time of writing, it is not yet clear how they will change for the new +multi-list structure.</p> +<ul> + <li><a href="http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/linux-ipsec">Canada</a></li> + <li><a href="http://www.nexial.com">Holland</a></li> +</ul> + +<p>Note that these use different search engines. Try both.</p> + +<p>Archives of the new lists are available via the <a +href="http://www.freeswan.org/mail.html">web interface</a>.</p> + +<h2><a name="indexes">Indexes of mailing lists</a></h2> + +<p><a href="http://paml.net/">PAML</a> is the standard reference for +<strong>P</strong>ublicly <strong>A</strong>ccessible +<strong>M</strong>ailing <strong>L</strong>ists. When we last checked, it had +over 7500 lists on an amazing variety of topics. It also has FAQ information +and a search engine.</p> + +<p>There is an index of <a +href="http://oslab.snu.ac.kr/~djshin/linux/mail-list/index.shtml">Linux +mailing lists</a> available.</p> + +<p>A list of <a +href="http://xforce.iss.net/maillists/otherlists.php">computer security +mailing lists</a>, with descriptions.</p> + +<h2><a name="otherlists">Lists for related software and topics</a></h2> + +<p>Most links in this section point to subscription addresses for the various +lists. Send the one-line message "subscribe <var>list_name</var>" to +subscribe to any of them.</p> + +<h3>Products that include FreeS/WAN</h3> + +<p>Our introduction document gives a <a href="intro.html#products">list of +products that include FreeS/WAN</a>. If you have, or are considering, one of +those, check the supplier's web site for information on mailing lists for +their users.</p> + +<h3><a name="linux.lists">Linux mailing lists</a></h3> +<ul> + <li><a + href="mailto:majordomo@vger.kernel.org">linux-admin@vger.kernel.org</a>, + for Linux system administrators</li> + <li><a + href="mailto:netfilter-request@lists.samba.org">netfilter@lists.samba.org</a>, + about Netfilter, which replaces IPchains in kernels 2.3.15 and later</li> + <li><a + href="mailto:security-audit-request@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk">security-audit@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk</a>, + for people working on security audits of various Linux programs</li> + <li><a + href="mailto:securedistros-request@humbolt.geo.uu.nl">securedistros@humbolt.geo.uu.nl</a>, + for discussion of issues common to all the half dozen projects working on + secure Linux distributions.</li> +</ul> + +<p>Each of the scure distribution projects also has its own web site and +mailing list. Some of the sites are:</p> +<ul> + <li><a href="http://bastille-linux.org/">Bastille Linux</a> scripts to + harden Redhat, e.g. by changing permissions and modifying inialisation + scripts</li> + <li><a href="http://immunix.org/">Immunix</a> take a different approach, + using a modified compiler to build kernel and utilities with better + resistance to various types of overflow and exploit</li> + <li>the <a href="glossary.html#NSA">NSA</a> have contractors working on a + <a href="glossary.html#SElinux">Security Enhanced Linux</a>, primarily + adding stronger access control mechanisms. You can download the current + version (which interestingly is under GPL and not export resrtricted) or + subscribe to the mailing list from the <a + href="http://www.nsa.gov/selinux">project web page</a>.</li> +</ul> + +<h3><a name="ietf">Lists for IETF working groups</a></h3> + +<p>Each <a href="glossary.html#IETF">IETF</a> working group has an associated +mailing list where much of the work takes place.</p> +<ul> + <li><a + href="mailto:majordomo@lists.tislabs.com">ipsec@lists.tislabs.com</a>, + the IPsec <a + href="http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/ipsec-charter.html">working + group</a>. This is where the protocols are discussed, new drafts + announced, and so on. By now, the IPsec working group is winding down + since the work is essentially complete. A <a + href="http://www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/ipsec/">list archive</a> is + available.</li> + <li><a href="mailto:ipsec-policy-request@vpnc.org">IPsec policy</a> list, + and its <a href="http://www.vpnc.org/ipsec-policy/">archive</a></li> + <li><a href="mailto:ietf-ipsra-request@vpnc.org">IP secure remote + access</a> list, and its <a + href="http://www.vpnc.org/ietf-ipsra/mail-archive/">archive</a></li> +</ul> + +<h3><a name="other">Other mailing lists</a></h3> +<ul> + <li><a + href="mailto:ipc-announce-request@privacy.org">ipc-announce@privacy.org</a> + a low-traffic list with announcements of developments in privacy, + encryption and online civil rights</li> + <li>a VPN mailing list's <a + href="http://kubarb.phsx.ukans.edu/~tbird/vpn.html">home page</a></li> +</ul> + +<h2><a name="newsgroups">Usenet newsgroups</a></h2> +<ul> + <li>sci.crypt</li> + <li>sci.crypt.research</li> + <li>comp.dcom.vpn</li> + <li>talk.politics.crypto</li> +</ul> +</body> +</html> |