Author: bugman Date: Mon Oct 16 10:02:49 2006 New Revision: 2642 URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax?rev=2642&view=rev Log: Modified the infrastructure chapter of the user manual. Each mailing list has been given their own subsections. A warning about the thread breaking caused by changing the email subject when using Gmail has been added. Modified: 1.2/docs/latex/infrastruct.tex Modified: 1.2/docs/latex/infrastruct.tex URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/relax/1.2/docs/latex/infrastruct.tex?rev=2642&r1=2641&r2=2642&view=diff ============================================================================== --- 1.2/docs/latex/infrastruct.tex (original) +++ 1.2/docs/latex/infrastruct.tex Mon Oct 16 10:02:49 2006 @@ -25,15 +25,35 @@ A number of mailing lists have been created covering different aspects of relax. These include the announcement list\index{mailing list!relax-announce}, the relax users list\index{mailing list!relax-users}, the relax development list\index{mailing list!relax-devel}, and the relax committers list\index{mailing list!relax-commits}. + +% relax-announce mailing list. +\subsection{relax-announce} + The relax announcement list ``relax-announce at gna.org''\index{mailing list!relax-announce} is reserved for important announcements about the program including the release of new program versions. The amount of traffic on this list is relatively low. If you would like to receive information about relax you can subscribe to the list by vising the information page at \href{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-announce/}{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-announce/}. Previous announcements can be viewed at \href{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-announce/}{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-announce/}\index{mailing list!archives}. + + +% relax-users mailing list. +\subsection{relax-users} If you would like to ask questions about relax, discuss certain features, receive help, or to communicate on any other subject related to relax the mailing list ``relax-users at gna.org''\index{mailing list!relax-users} is the place to post your message. To subscribe to the list go to the relax-users information page at \href{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-users/}{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-users/}. You can also browse the mailing list archives at \href{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-users/}{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-users/}\index{mailing list!archives}. + +% relax-devel mailing list. +\subsection{relax-devel} + A second mailing list exists for posts relating to the development of relax. The list is ``relax-devel at gna.org''\index{mailing list!relax-devel} and to subscribe go to the relax-devel information page at \href{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-devel/}{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-devel/}. Feature requests, program design, or any other posts relating to relax's structure or code should be sent to this list instead. The mailing list archives can be browsed at \href{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-devel/}{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-devel/}\index{mailing list!archives}. -When replying to a message on these lists remember to hit `respond to all' so that the mailing list is included in the CC field. Otherwise your message will only be sent to the original poster and not return back to the list. -One last mailing list is the relax commits list\index{mailing list!relax-commits}. This list is reserved for automatically generated posts created by the version control software which looks after the relax source code and these web pages. If you would like to become a developer you can subscribe to the list at relax-commits information page \href{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-commits/}{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-commits/}. The list can also be browsed at \href{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-commits/}{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-commits/}\index{mailing list!archives}. +% relax-commits mailing list. +\subsection{relax-commits} + +One last mailing list is the relax commits list\index{mailing list!relax-commits}. This list is reserved for automatically generated posts created by the version control software which looks after the relax source code and these web pages. If you would like to become a developer you can subscribe to the list at relax-commits information page \href{https://mail.gna.oactuallyrg/listinfo/relax-commits/}{https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/relax-commits/}. The list can also be browsed at \href{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-commits/}{https://mail.gna.org/public/relax-commits/}\index{mailing list!archives}. + + +% Replying to a message. +\subsection{Replying to a message} + +When replying to a message on these lists remember to hit `respond to all' so that the mailing list is included in the CC field. Otherwise your message will only be sent to the original poster and not return back to the list. Only messages to relax-users and relax-devel will be accepted. If you are using Gmail's web based interface, please do not click on `Edit Subject' as this currently mangles the email headers, creates a new thread on the mailing list, and makes it difficult to follow the thread.