The following mailing lists relate to the Apache HTTP Server project. Users should consider subscribing to the Announcements or User Support mailing lists. Other lists are for people interested in helping with the development and debugging of the server.

Formatted archives are available in several places including the Apache Mail Archives, MarkMail, and MARC. Raw mbox archives for most lists are available at http://httpd.apache.org/mail/. You can also use the mail-to-news gateway offered by GMANE to access most of the lists with a news reader.

• Apache Server Announcements
• User Support and Discussion
• Apache HTTP Server Development Main Discussion List
• Apache HTTP Server Bug Reports List
• Source Change Reports
• Apache HTTP Server Documentation Project
• Third-Party Module Authors' List
• HTTP Third-Party Module Directory
• Packagers' List
• Proxy Module Rework Discussion List
• Mailing List for Testers of Apache HTTP Server Release Candidates

The announce@httpd.apache.org mailing list is used to announce major releases and other important information about the Apache HTTP Server project. Messages are posted only by the Foundation; there is no discussion.

Volume:	Very low
Subscription address:	announce-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription address:	announce-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org
Getting help with the list:	announce-help@httpd.apache.org
Archives:	Apache mailing list archives Raw gzipped mbox files Mailing list archives at MARC Available back to 27 October 1999. Send a message to announce-help@httpd.apache.org for information about accessing the archives.

The lists and discussion groups listed here are the only place that configuration and how-to questions belong, ever. Every day, users become frustrated, not with Apache, but with how nobody will help them understand how to get started. 95% of the time, it's not for lack of helpers, but for lack of effort and well stated questions.

Before you go further, please read Eric S. Raymond and Rick Moen's explanation of "How To Ask Questions The Smart Way". If you follow their advice, you will discover that these forums have dozens of helpers ready to provide you with guidance on using the Apache HTTP Server! Note: Do not sent your Apache questions to Eric or Rick!

There are now a few Apache HTTP Server Users Mailing Lists available in different languages.

They are described on separate pages:

• English
• German

In addition, there are a few usenet discussion groups in which discussions about the server can be found. These include:

• comp.infosystems.www.servers.unix [nntp] [google]
• comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows [nntp] [google]
• comp.infosystems.www.authoring.cgi [nntp] [google]
• de.comm.software.webserver (german) [nntp] [google]

The dev@httpd.apache.org mailing list is used for discussions about the actual development of the server.

Configuration and support questions should be addressed to a user support group. This list is only for discussion of changes to the source code and related issues. Other questions are likely to be ignored.

Volume:	Moderate to High
Subscription address:	dev-subscribe@httpd.apache.org (Not a user support list!)
Digest subscription address:	dev-digest-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription address:	dev-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org
Getting help with the list:	dev-help@httpd.apache.org, dev-digest-help@httpd.apache.org
Searchable Archives:	Apache mailing list archives Raw gzipped mbox files Mailing list archives at MARC Mail-Archive.Com Yahoo Groups
Mail-To-News gateway:	gmane.comp.apache.devel

This is the mailing list to which all activity in the problem report database is logged. If you are a member of this list, you will receive a message each time a report is added or modified.

If you take ownership of bug by assigning it to yourself, please remember to add this mailing list to the cc: list so that the list continues to receive updates.

Volume:	Medium
Subscription address:	bugs-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription addresses:	bugs-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org
Getting help with the list:	bugs-help@httpd.apache.org
Searchable Archives:	Apache mailing list archives Raw gzipped mbox files Mailing list archives at MARC
Mail-To-News gateway:	gmane.comp.apache.bugs

This mailing list is used to notify developers and other interested parties of changes applied to the master Subversion repository. As changes are applied, Subversion log messages are sent to all subscribers. (The list name is an artifact of the fact that we used to use CVS.)

Volume:	Low to moderate
Subscription address:	cvs-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription addresses:	cvs-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org
Getting help with the list:	cvs-help@httpd.apache.org
Searchable Archives:	Apache mailing list archives Raw gzipped mbox files Mailing list archives at MARC
Mail-To-News gateway:	gmane.comp.apache.cvs

This mailing list is used by the people working on improving and translating the documentation of the Apache HTTP server. It is primarily used for discussion of changes to the documentation.

Volume:	Low to moderate
Subscription address:	docs-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription addresses:	docs-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org
Getting help with the list:	docs-help@httpd.apache.org
Searchable Archives:	Apache mailing list archives Raw gzipped mbox files Mailing list archives at MARC
Mail-To-News gateway:	gmane.comp.apache.documentation

This mailing list is for people who are actually involved in writing third-party or private modules for the Apache HTTP server. It is a peer support list for programmers to discuss issues surrounding the development of web server modules using the Apache HTTP Server module and APR APIs. It was historically hosted at apache-modules@covalent.net, now closed, but still archived on MARC (see Archives, below).

Volume:	Low to moderate
Subscription address:	modules-dev-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription addresses:	modules-dev-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org
Getting help with the list:	modules-dev-help@httpd.apache.org
Searchable Archive:	Browse httpd-modules-dev
Raw Archive Files:	Download raw mbox .gz files
Historical Archive:	apache-modules@covalent.net (now closed) at MARC

They are not hosted, not managed and not supported by the Apache Software Foundation, but there is a third-party module directory for your reference. As a user, you can search for modules which might solve your specific requirements, and as a third-party module author you can add the modules of your own creation to the directory. Contact the specific third parties for support of their own modules.

There is also an associated mailing list which broadcasts announcements of changes to the database.

Directory web interface:	http://modules.apache.org/
Volume:	Low to moderate
Subscription address:	apache-modules-announce-subscribe@covalent.net
Unsubscription addresses:	apache-modules-announce-unsubscribe@covalent.net
Getting help with the list:	apache-modules-announce-help@covalent.net

Discussion of third party packages of the Apache web server.

Volume:	Low
Subscription address:	packagers-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription addresses:	packagers-unsubscribe@apache.org
Getting help with the list:	packagers-help@httpd.apache.org
Searchable Archives:	Raw gzipped mbox files

This list is closed. Proxy development discussion should take place on the main dev list. Archives are still available for research. Direct all development questions to the Main Development Discussion List.

Searchable Archives:

Raw gzipped mbox files Mailing list archives at MARC

This mailing list is for folks who want to test out snapshots and release candidates of the current development trees. Reports of differences in behaviour between the latest public release and the latest development snapshots are appreciated. This list is not for testing released versions - you should continue to submit bug reports to the bugdb for problems that exist the final released versions.

Messages are occasionally sent to this list when there is a tarball for consideration as the 'next release', or when some major milestone in the development process has been achieved. Subscribers to this list are invited (and encouraged) to 'test-drive' these candidates just before they're generally released. Note these candidates are NOT yet released, and should not be carried on announcement channels, until the testing is complete and they have been voted for release on the dev@ list.

Volume:	Low
Subscription address:	testers-subscribe@httpd.apache.org
Unsubscription addresses:	testers-unsubscribe@httpd.apache.org
Getting help with the list:	testers-help@httpd.apache.org
Searchable Archives:	Apache mailing list archives Raw gzipped mbox files