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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><A NAME="28_3_1">Products that include FreeS/WAN</A></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> +<HR> +<A HREF="toc.html">Contents</A> +<A HREF="ipsec.html">Previous</A> +<A HREF="web.html">Next</A> +</BODY> +</HTML> |