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title: Mailing lists
url: community/mailing-lists
aliases:
    - "/community/mailing-lists.html"
---

There are many active discussion venues for Jabber/XMPP developers, system administrators, and end users. These lists are all easily searchable at [www.mail-archive.com](https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=all&q=xmpp.org).

### For Developers

__standards@xmpp.org email list__ — for general discussion about XMPP protocols {{< subscribe-archive-block subscribe="https://mail.jabber.org/postorius/lists/standards.xmpp.org/" archives="https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/standards@xmpp.org/" >}}

__xmpp@ietf.org email list__ — official list for [XMPP Working Group](http://tools.ietf.org/wg/xmpp/) discussions at the [IETF](http://www.ietf.org/) {{< subscribe-archive-block subscribe="https://mailman3.ietf.org/mailman3/lists/xmpp@ietf.org/" archives="http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/xmpp/current/maillist.html" >}}

__gsoc@xmpp.org email list__ - Jabber/XMPP Google Summer of Code {{< subscribe-archive-block subscribe="https://mail.jabber.org/postorius/lists/gsoc.xmpp.org/" archives="https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/gsoc@xmpp.org/" >}}

### News

__newsletter@xmpp.org email list__ - a low-volume, read-only list for subscribers to the XMPP Newsletter {{< subscribe-archive-block subscribe="https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/newsletter" archives="https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/newsletter@xmpp.org/" >}}

### For System Admins

__operators@xmpp.org email list__ — for discussion about day-to-day operation of the Jabber/XMPP communications network {{< subscribe-archive-block subscribe="https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/operators" archives="https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/operators@xmpp.org/" >}}

### For XSF & Members

__members@xmpp.org email list__ — official list for members of the XSF. Subscription is available for members only, but the [archives can be found here](https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/members@xmpp.org/).

__council@xmpp.org email list__ — This list is for discussion by the XMPP Council (mostly used for administrivia). It is open to read-only subscriptions, but only elected members of the XMPP Council may post. For open discussion of XMPP extensions, join the Standards list. The [archives can be found here](https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/council@xmpp.org/).

__scam@xmpp.org email list__ - XSF Summits, Conferences and Meetups {{< subscribe-archive-block subscribe="https://mail.jabber.org/postorius/lists/scam.xmpp.org/" archives="https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/scam@xmpp.org/" >}}

__summit@xmpp.org email list__ - XMPP Summit, planning and logistics for participants {{< subscribe-archive-block subscribe="https://mail.jabber.org/postorius/lists/summit.xmpp.org/" archives="https://mail.jabber.org/hyperkitty/list/summit@xmpp.org/" >}}

All of these venues are completely free and open to any interested individual.
