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title: Community Development Mailing Lists
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Almost everything at Apache uses a mailing list to get work done, including this Community Development project right here! People can
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send mail to the list, many other community members get the message, and
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someone will usually reply. Every mailing list at Apache is archived: most lists are
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Almost everything and everyone at Apache use email lists to get work done, including this Community Development project right here! When people
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send email to a list, many other community members get the message, and
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someone usually provides a useful reply. Every email list at Apache is archived: most lists are
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[archived publicly][1]. That means that newcomers to a community can learn how
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decisions on a project were made in the past, because all the discussions
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a project had are archived from their mailing list discussions.
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decisions on a project have been made in the past, because all the email discussions
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a project has had are archived.
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If you have questions about anything at Apache, the first thing to do is
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find the right mailing list - and then send your question!
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# Read This First
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[Detailed instructions][2] on how to use Apache mailing lists (subscribing, sending
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mail, reading the archives, and other technical steps) are posted on our main developer site. You can email most
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lists without subscribing, but some lists require subscription first. Most emails
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are moderated, so it won't show up on the list immediately, you may need to wait
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[Detailed instructions][2] on how to use Apache email lists (subscribing, sending
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email, reading the archives, and other technical steps) are available on our main developer site. You can email most
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lists without subscribing, but some lists require that you subscribe first. Most emails
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are moderated, so they won't show up on the list immediately. You may need to wait
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a day, especially if you are new.
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Please be sure your [question is on topic for the list][3], and that you have at
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least checked the documentation first: everyone at Apache is a volunteer,
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least checked the relevant documentation first. Everyone at Apache is a volunteer,
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and if you don't do your homework, we probably can't help you.
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It's also best to follow our [email etiquette guidelines][4].
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# Find The Right Mailing List
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# Find The Right Email List
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Finding the right list helps get your question in front of people who will know
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the answer. Each project at Apache uses their own dev@, user@, and
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other mailing lists - so asking about Apache Tomcat on the Apache Cassandra
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other email lists - so asking about Apache Tomcat on the Apache Cassandra
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lists is likely going to be ignored.
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Most projects have a `Mailing Lists`, `Community`, or `Contact Us` link on their homepage,
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so start there if you know which project you're asking about. If you don't know which
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kind of list to ask on, we have a full list of all [Apache-wide mailing lists][5].
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kind of list to ask on, consult our full list of all [Apache-wide mailing lists][5].
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If you have **any non-technical questions** - or a question for us here in community
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development - then you should just ask here by sending mail to **`dev@community.apache.org`**!
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You can also [read the archives of our dev@community][6] mailing list, to see what other people have asked.
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development - ask here by sending email to **`dev@community.apache.org`**!
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You can also [read the archives of our dev@community][6] email list to see what other people have asked and learned.
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# Read The List Archives
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Almost every list at Apache is archived publicly. This is a great way to learn about
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Almost every list at Apache is archived publicly. Browsing the archives is a great way to learn about
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how a community has done things in the past, or to learn about *why* a project
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operates the way they do. The ASF maintains an official archive, allows both
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browsing and searching through all public mail archives:
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operates the way they do. The ASF maintains an official archive and allows both
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browsing and searching through all public email archives:
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* [https://lists.apache.org/](https://lists.apache.org/)
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Several other organizations also archive many/most Apache mailing lists, and some
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Several other organizations also archive many/most Apache email lists, and some
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offer useful search or sending functionality:
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* MarkMail [https://apache.markmail.org/](https://apache.markmail.org/) - natural language search
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[4]: /contributors/etiquette
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[5]: https://www.apache.org/foundation/mailinglists.html
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[6]: https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@community.apache.org:lte=12M:
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[7]: https://mail-archive.com/search?l=all&q=apache&e=listname
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[7]: https://mail-archive.com/search?l=all&q=apache&e=listname

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