OpenSS7 STREAMS Utilities -- authors.  2007-06-24
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Copyright (c) 1997-2000  Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org>
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 Authors
========

The authors of the `OpenSS7 OpenSS7 STREAMS Utilities' package include:

     - Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org>

See `Author Index', in the manual, for a complete listing and
cross-index of authors to sections of this manual.

 Maintainer
===========

The maintainer of the `OpenSS7 OpenSS7 STREAMS Utilities' package is:

     - Brian Bidulock <bidulock@openss7.org>

Please send bug reports to <bugs@openss7.org> using the `send-pr' script
included in the package, only after reading the `BUGS' file in the
release, or see `Problem Reports', in the manual.

 Web Resources
==============

The OpenSS7 Project (http://www.openss7.org/) provides a website
dedicated to the software packages released by the OpenSS7 Project.

 Bug Reports
............

Please send bug reports to <bugs@openss7.org> using the `send-pr'
script included in the `OpenSS7 STREAMS Utilities' package, only after
reading the `BUGS' file in the release, or see `Problem Reports', in
the manual.  You can access the OpenSS7 GNATS database
(http://www.openss7.org/bugreport.html) directly via the web, however,
the preferred method for sending new bug reports is via mail with the
`send-pr' script.

 Mailing Lists
..............

The OpenSS7 Project provides a number of general discussion Mailing
Lists for discussion concerning the `OpenSS7 OpenSS7 STREAMS Utilities'
package as well as other packages released by The OpenSS7 Project.

These are `mailman' mailing lists and so have convenient web interfaces
for subscribers to control their settings.  See
`http://www.openss7.org/mailinglist.html'.

The mailing lists are as follows:

`openss7'
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     exchange and announcements regarding the OpenSS7 Project.  This is
     our original mailing list and takes the highest amount of traffic.

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     to the OpenSS7 Project.  This list will accept announcements
     posted by subscribers.  Subscribe to this list if you are
     interested in announcements from the OpenSS7 Project, subscribers
     and sponsors, related to the OpenSS7 Project or STREAMS, SS7,
     SIGTRAN or SCTP in general.

`openss7-cvs'
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     You must get permission of the owner to subscribe to this list.
     Subscribers are not allowed to post to this list, this is merely
     for distributing notification of changes to the CVS repository.h

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     to the development projects under the OpenSS7 Project.  This
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`openss7-bugs'
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     tracking.  The mailing list takes a feed from the OpenSS7 GNATS
     bug tracking system and accepts posting of responses to bug
     reports, tracking and resolution.  Subscribe to this list if you
     are interested in receiving detailed `OpenSS7' release code bug
     tracking information.  This list is not archived; for historical
     information on problem reports, see our GNATS databases.

`openss7-updates'
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     Project code releases and ongoing activities.  Subscribers are not
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     interested in receiving updates concerning official releases and
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`openss7-streams'
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     to the "STREAMS" development projects under the OpenSS7 Project.
     This includes development requests, proposals, requests for
     comment or proposal.  Subscribe to this list if you are interested
     in ongoing development details regarding the OpenSS7 Project
     "STREAMS" components.

`linux-streams'
     The `linux-streams' mailing list is for mail exchange related to
     `Linux Fast-STREAMS' or `Linux STREAMS'.  This includes patches,
     development requests, proposals, requests for comment or proposal.
     Subscribe to this list if you are interested in ongoing
     development details regarding the "STREAMS" for Linux components.
     This is the the new (September 2006) home of the `linux-streams'
     list formerly of <gsyc.escet.urjc.es>.

 Spam
.....

To avoid spam being sent to the members of the `OpenSS7' mailing
list(s), we have blocked mail from non-subscribers.  Please subscribe
to the mailing list before attempting to post to them.  (Attempts to
post when not subscribed get bounced.)

As an additional measure against spam, subscriber lists for all
`OpenSS7' mailing lists are not accessible to non-subscribers; for most
lists subscriber  lists are only accessible to the list administrator.
This keeps your mailing address from being picked off our website by
bulk mailers.

 Acceptable Use Policy
......................

It is acceptable to post professional and courteous messages regarding
the `OpenSS7' package or any general information or questions
concerning "STREAMS", "SS7", "SIGTRAN", "SCTP" or telecommunications
applications in general.

 Large Attachments
..................

The mailing list is blocked from messages of greater than `40k'.   If
you have attachments (patches, test programs, etc.) and you mail them
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interested in  making your patches, test programs, test results or other
large attachments available to the members of the mailing list, state
in the message that you would like them posted and the list
administrator will place them in the mail archives.

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