# SLF4J Mailing Lists

A mailing list is an electronic discussion forum that anyone can subscribe to. When someone sends an email message to the mailing list, a copy of that message is broadcast to everyone who is subscribed to that mailing list. Mailing lists provide a simple and effective communication mechanism. With potentially thousands of subscribers, there is a common set of etiquette guidelines that you should observe. Please keep on reading.

### Respect the mailing list type

The "User" lists where you can send questions and comments about configuration, setup, usage and other "user" types of questions. The "Developer" lists where you can send questions and comments about the actual software source code and general "development" types of questions.

Some questions are appropriate for posting on both the "user" and the "developer" lists. In this case, pick one and only one. Do not cross post.

Please do your best to ensure that you are not sending HTML or "Stylelized" email to the list. If you are using Outlook or Outlook Express or Eudora, chances are that you are sending HTML email by default. There is usually a setting that will allow you to send "Plain Text" email.

### slf4j-announcements list

Low Traffic: Subscribe | Unsubscribe
Archives: Pipermail | MARC

The announcements list is reserved for important SLF4J API related announcements. As such, the traffic on this list is guaranteed to be very low.

Given that implementations are expected to statically bind with the SLF4J API, we recommend that any implementor of the SLF4J API be subscribed at least to the announcements list.

### slf4j-user list

Medium Traffic: Subscribe | Unsubscribe
Archives: Pipermail | Gmane | MARC | Nabble | MailArchive

This is the list for users of slf4j. It is also a good forum for asking questions about how slf4j works, and how it can be used. SLF4J developers are usually subscribed to to this list in order to offer support.

### slf4j-dev list

Medium Traffic: Subscribe | Unsubscribe
Archives: Pipermail | Gmane | MARC | Nabble | MailArchive