Mailing lists

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Subscribing manually

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To: [email protected]
        Subject: subscribe

You should receive an automated response with instructions on how to confirm your subscription request. Note that you will not get an acknowledgement if you are already subscribed.

Unsubscribing manually

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To: [email protected]
        Subject: unsubscribe

To unsubscribe an email address other than your current address, specify the old address following unsubscribe in the Subject, for example:

To: [email protected]
        Subject: unsubscribe [email protected]

In either case you should receive an autoreply with instructions on how to confirm your request.

Asking for help

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Policies that apply to our mailing lists, and answers to frequently asked questions.