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General lists
| coverity-updates:This mailing list gets fed with new issues found by Coverity. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| current-users:This is a forum for all people using an up-to-date
  version of the NetBSD-current source tree.  It is a
  good forum for talking about `gotchas' in the tree.
  Since the NetBSD-current tree is a quickly moving target,
  please confirm any problems with the latest tree
  before posting. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| netbsd-advocacy:This mailing list is for open discussion on how to promote the
  project. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| netbsd-announce:This mailing list is for announcements about NetBSD. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| netbsd-bugs:This mailing list is where you can discuss bugs in NetBSD.
  All NetBSD bug reports sent with send-pr(1) appear here. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| netbsd-ci:This mailing list is receives reports from the NetBSD
  Continuous Integration (CI) infrastructure and discussion about it. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| netbsd-docs:This mailing list is for discussing NetBSD documentation. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| netbsd-ports:This list is for people working on or generally interested
  in ports of NetBSD to various types of computers. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| netbsd-syzbot:This mailing list receives bug reports and status updates for
  bugs found in the NetBSD kernel by Google's syzkaller / syzbot
  kernel fuzzing tool.  This list is a local copy of mail sent to the <syzkaller-netbsd-bugs@googlegroups.com>Google Group. Please do not send mail directly to this NetBSD.org
  list, because anyone subscribed directly to the Google Group will not
  receive it.
  See the syzkaller
  documentation and 
  the syzbot documentation for more information about this tool
  and service. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| netbsd-users:This list provides a general help forum where users can discuss
  using NetBSD, regardless of platform. As a large number of
  subscribers receive this list, please use your good judgement
  when posting. Technical discussion related to the development
  and design of NetBSD itself aren't appropriate on this list and
  are better voiced in a more narrowly-focused technical list. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| pkgsrc-bugs:All bug reports in category “pkg” sent with send-pr(1)
  appear here.
  Please do not report your bugs here. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| pkgsrc-bulk:This mailing list receives reports and build logs of pkgsrc bulk
  builds. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| pkgsrc-changes:This list is for those who are interested in getting a
  commit message with the diff of the change attached for every change
  committed to the NetBSD
  Packages Collection (pkgsrc).   It is also available in digest
form,
  meaning one daily message containing all commit messages for changes
  to the package source tree in that 24 hour period. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| pkgsrc-users:This is a general-purpose list for most issues regarding the NetBSD Packages
  Collection (pkgsrc), regardless of platform, e.g. soliciting
  user help for pkgsrc configuration, unexpected build failures, using
  particular packages, upgrading pkgsrc installations, questions regarding
  the pkgsrc release branches, etc.  General announcements or proposals
  for changes that impact the pkgsrc user community, e.g. major
  infrastructure changes, new features, package removals, etc., may also
  be posted. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| pkgsrc-wip-changes:This list is for those who are interested in getting a
  commit message and diffs for every change committed to the NetBSD
  Packages Collection WIP (work-in-progress) packages.
  This repository is open to all contributors, TNF member or not. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-au:Discussion relevant to users in Australia. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-boston:Discussion relevant to users in Boston, USA. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-ca:Discussion relevant to users in Canada. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-cs:Discussion relevant to users in Czech Republic & Slovak Republic. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-de:Discussion relevant to users in Germany and other German speaking countries. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| regional-fr:Discussion relevant to users in France. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-it:Discussion relevant to users in Italy. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-jp:Discussion relevant to users in Japan. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-london:Discussion relevant to users in London, UK. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-nyc:Discussion relevant to users in New York City, USA. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| regional-pl:Discussion relevant to users in Poland. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| regional-sfba:Discussion relevant to users in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| security-announce:Announcements from the NetBSD Security Officer group. e.g.
  Security Advisories and Security Notes.
  Information on reporting a security issue is available at the Security and NetBSD
  webpage.
  The tech-security mailing
  list can be used for discussing security issues related to NetBSD. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| source-changes:This list is for those who are interested in getting a
  commit message for every change committed to the NetBSD
  source tree.  It is also available in digest form,
  meaning one daily message containing all commit messages for changes
  to the source tree in that 24 hour period. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| source-changes-full:This list is for those who are interested in getting a
  commit message with the diff of the change attached for every change
  committed to the NetBSD source tree.  It is also available in digest form,
  meaning one daily message containing all commit messages for changes
  to the source tree in that 24 hour period.
  Note that this list is not archived on mail-index.NetBSD.org. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| source-changes-d:This list receives replies to commit messages on source-changes
  and source-changes-full. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| tech-crypto:Technical discussion regarding cryptography in the NetBSD system. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-embed:Discussions about using NetBSD in embedded systems. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-install:Technical discussion of improvements to NetBSD's installation
  software. NOTE: This mailing list is
  not for assistance with installing NetBSD. If you
  have problems installing NetBSD, see
  netbsd-users instead! | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-kern:Discussion of general technical kernel issues. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-misc:Discussion of technical issues that aren't really appropriate for any
  of the other tech-* lists. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-net:Discussion of technical issues relating to NetBSD's networking subsystem. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-pkg:Discussion of technical issues related to development of the NetBSD Packages
  Collection (pkgsrc), e.g. soliciting feedback for changes to
  pkgsrc infrastructure, proposed new features, questions related to
  porting pkgsrc to a new platform, advice for maintaining a package,
  patches that affect many packages, help requests moved from pkgsrc-users@NetBSD.org when an
  infrastructure bug is found, etc. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-ports:Discussion of technical issues related to porting NetBSD to different
  hardware. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-repository:Discussions about the NetBSD source code control system. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| tech-security:Technical discussion regarding security issues in NetBSD. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-toolchain:Technical discussion of toolchain and build system issues. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-userlevel:Discussion of non-kernel related technical issues, such as POSIX
  compliance, compilation environment, etc. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| tech-x11:Discussion of the X11 window system as used with NetBSD. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| www-changes:This list is for those who are interested in getting a commit message
  for every change committed to the NetBSD WWW server's documents. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
Port specific lists
| port-acorn32:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on ARM6 and newer based
  machines (NetBSD/acorn32).
  There is also a port-arm list for
  questions related to all ARM based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-alpha:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Digital's Alpha AXP systems
  (NetBSD/alpha). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-amd64:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on AMD64 based machines
  (NetBSD/amd64). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-amiga:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Commodore's Amiga and
  MacroSystem's DraCo machines (NetBSD/amiga).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-arm:Discussion of issues relevant to all ARM-based NetBSD ports.
  There are lists for the individual ports and they should be used for
  port-specific questions and information:
  port-acorn32,
  port-cats, and
  port-hpcarm. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-atari:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Atari's TT030, Falcon, and
  Hades machines (NetBSD/atari).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-bebox:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Be, Inc.'s PowerPC based
  BeBox computer (NetBSD/bebox).
  There is also a port-powerpc list for
  questions related to all PowerPC based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-cats:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on ARM based Chalice
  Technology CATS machines and EBSA evaluation boards (NetBSD/cats).
  There is also a port-arm list for
  questions related to all ARM based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-dreamcast:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Sega Dreamcast
  (NetBSD/dreamcast).
  There is also a port-sh3 list for
  questions related to all Hitachi Super-H (SH3/4) chips-based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-hp300:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Hewlett-Packard's 9000/300
  and 9000/400 series machines (NetBSD/hp300).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-hpcarm:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on ARM based Windows CE PDA
  machines (NetBSD/hpcarm).
  There is also a port-arm list for
  questions related to all ARM based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-hpcsh:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Hitachi Super-H (SH3/4)
  family based Windows CE PDA machines (NetBSD/hpcsh).
  There is also a port-sh3 list for
  questions related to all Hitachi Super-H (SH3/4) based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-hppa:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Hewlett-Packard's 9000/700
  HP-PA RISC machines (NetBSD/hppa). | Subscribe | Browse | |
| port-i386:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on IBM PC clones with i386 or
  better CPUs (NetBSD/i386). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-ia64:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Intel Itanium Processor
  Family CPUs (NetBSD/ia64). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-ibmnws:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on IBM Network Station Series 1000
  PowerPC-based computers (NetBSD/ibmnws).
  There is also a port-powerpc list for
  questions related to all PowerPC based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | |
| port-iyonix:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on the ARM based Iyonix PC
  (NetBSD/iyonix). | Subscribe | Browse | |
| port-luna68k:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on 68k based OMRON LUNA
  machines (NetBSD/luna68k).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-m68k:Discussion of issues relevant to all m68k-based NetBSD ports.
  There are lists for the individual ports and they should be used for
  port-specific questions and information:
  port-amiga,
  port-atari,
  port-hp300,
  port-luna68k,
  port-mac68k,
  port-mvme68k,
  port-news68k,
  port-next68k,
  port-sun2,
  port-sun3, and
  port-x68k. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-mac68k:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Apple's m68k based
  Macintosh machines (NetBSD/mac68k).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-macppc:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Apple's PowerPC based
  Macintosh machines (NetBSD/macppc).
  There is also a port-powerpc list for
  questions related to all PowerPC based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-mips:Discussion of issues relevant to all MIPS-based NetBSD ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-mvme68k:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Motorola's 68k VME board
  computers (NetBSD/mvme68k).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-mvmeppc:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Motorola's PowerPC VME
  board computers (NetBSD/mvmeppc).
  There is also a port-powerpc list for
  questions related to all PowerPC based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-news68k:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on 68k based Sony NEWS systems
  (NetBSD/news68k).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-next68k:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on 68k based NeXT
  “black hardware”
  (NetBSD/next68k).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-ofppc:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on OpenFirmware PowerPC
  systems (NetBSD/ofppc).
  There is also a port-powerpc list for
  questions related to all PowerPC based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-pc532:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on the rather rare PC532
  computer (NetBSD/pc532). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-pdp10:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on DEC PDP-10 computer
  (NetBSD/pdp10). | Subscribe | Browse | |
| port-powerpc:Discussion of issues relevant to all PowerPC based NetBSD ports.
  There are lists for the individual ports and they should be used for
  port-specific questions and information:
  port-bebox,
  port-macppc,
  port-mvmeppc,
  port-ofppc,
  port-prep, and
  port-sandpoint. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-prep:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on PReP -- PowerPC Reference
  Platform (NetBSD/prep).
  There is also a port-powerpc list for
  questions related to all PowerPC based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-riscv:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on RISC-V
  (NetBSD/riscv). | Subscribe | Browse | |
| port-s390:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on IBM S/390 platforms
  (NetBSD/s390). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-sandpoint:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Motorola Sandpoint
  reference
  platform using the MPC8240 processor module (NetBSD/sandpoint).
  There is also a port-powerpc list for
  questions related to all PowerPC based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-sh3:Discussion of issues relevant to all Hitachi Super-H (SH3/4)
  chips-based NetBSD ports.
  There are lists for the individual ports and they should be used for
  port-specific questions and information:
  port-dreamcast, and
  port-hpcsh. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-sparc:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Sun's 32-bit Sparc based
  machines (NetBSD/sparc). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-sparc64:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Sun's 64-bit Ultrasparc
  based machines (NetBSD/sparc64). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-sun2:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Sun's Motorola 68010 based
  machines (NetBSD/sun2). Newer Sun
  machines are covered on
  port-sun3,
  port-sparc and
  port-sparc64.
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-sun3:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Sun's Motorola 68020 (sun3)
  and 68030 (sun3x) based machines (NetBSD/sun3). Newer Sparc based Sun
  machines are covered on
  port-sparc and
  port-sparc64.
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-vax:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Digital's VAX series of
  machines (NetBSD/vax). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-x68k:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on Sharp's Japanese
  X68000/X68030 machines (NetBSD/x68k).
  There is also a port-m68k list for
  questions related to all Motorola 68k based ports. | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-xen:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on the
  Xen Virtual Machine Monitor
  (NetBSD/xen). | Subscribe | Browse | NNTP | 
| port-zaurus:Discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on the Zaurus PDA.
  (NetBSD/zaurus). | Subscribe | Browse | 
Obsolete lists (archive only)
| amiga:This list was for discussing NetBSD/amiga issues. NoteIt has been obsoleted by port-amiga. | Browse | ||
| amiga-dev:This list was for issues related to the further development of
  NetBSD/amiga. NoteIt has been obsoleted by port-amiga. | Browse | ||
| amiga-x:This list was for those running X under NetBSD/amiga. NoteIt has been obsoleted by port-amiga. | Browse | ||
| m68k:This list was for those interested in issues relevant to all
  m68k-family CPU based ports. NoteIt has been obsoleted by port-m68k. | Browse | ||
| macbsd-development:This list was for issues related to the further development of
  MacBSD. NoteIt has been obsoleted by port-mac68k. | Browse | ||
| macbsd-general:This list was for discussing MacBSD (NetBSD/mac68k) issues. NoteIt has been obsoleted by port-mac68k. | Browse | ||
| netbsd-desktop:This mailing list was for discussing the NetBSD desktop effort. NoteUse the netbsd-users list instead. | Browse | ||
| netbsd-help:This list was a general help forum where users can ask questions. NoteUse the netbsd-users list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| netbsd-java:This was a forum for discussing issues related to Java on NetBSD. NoteUse the netbsd-users list instead. | Browse | ||
| netbsd-jobs:This mailing list was for job advertisements relevant to NetBSD users
  and developers. NoteJob listings have pretty solidly moved to the web these days. | Browse | ||
| netbsd-news:This mailing list was for news about NetBSD, including from
  third parties. NoteMoved to blog(s), mostly. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-hp700:This mailing list was superseded by port-hppa after the port was renamed. | Browse | NNTP | |
| tech-multimedia:This mailing list was for discussion of technical issues of things
  multimedial. NoteUse the netbsd-users list instead. | Browse | ||
| atf-devel:This mailing list has been superceded by atf-discuss AT googlegroups.com. | Browse | ||
| regional-ch:This mailing list was for discussion relevant to users in Switzerland. | Browse | ||
| regional-helsinki:This mailing list was for discussion relevant to users in Helsinki. | Browse | ||
| regional-nordic:This mailing list was for discussion relevant to users in the
  Scandinavian countries. | Browse | NNTP | |
| tech-cluster:This mailing list was for technical discussions on building and using
  clusters of NetBSD hosts. NoteUse the tech-kern list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| tech-smp:This mailing list was for discussion of technical issues relating to
  multi-processor support for NetBSD. NoteUse the tech-kern list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| tech-perform:This mailing list was for discussion of performance issues in NetBSD,
  especially ways to improve performance. NoteUse the tech-kern list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-acorn26:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on ARMv2
  and ARMv2a machines. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-algor:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  Algorithmics, Ltd. MIPS-based evaluation boards (NetBSD/algor). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-arc:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  MIPS based PCs with ARC firmware
  (NetBSD/arc). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-cobalt:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  Cobalt Networks MIPS based Qube and RaQ computers
  (NetBSD/cobalt). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-evbmips:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  evaluation boards with MIPS-based CPUs. NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-ews4800mips:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  NEC's MIPS based EWS4800 workstations
  (NetBSD/ews4800mips). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | ||
| port-hpcmips:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  MIPS based Windows CE PDA machines
  (NetBSD/hpcmips). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-mipsco:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  products of MIPS Computer Systems, Inc.
  (NetBSD/mipsco) NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-newsmips:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  MIPS based Sony NEWS systems
  (NetBSD/newsmips). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-sbmips:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  Broadcom's SiByte Broadband Processor-based platforms (NetBSD/sbmips). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-sgimips:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  SGI MIPS platforms (NetBSD/sgimips). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-pmax:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  Digital's MIPS based DECstation and DECsystem machines (NetBSD/pmax). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-playstation2:This mailing list was for discussion of issues specific to NetBSD on
  Sony's Playstation 2 machines
  (NetBSD/playstation2). NoteUse the port-mips list instead. | Browse | NNTP | |
| port-avr32:This mailing list was for discussion of the NetBSD port to avr32 based
  NGW100. This port was never developed. | Browse | 
