The XML FAQ

The two principal online support media are Usenet newsgroups and mailing lists. The IRC network is also used to some extent, and most individual projects and programs have their own topic-specific bulletin-boards on their web sites.

For off-line support, see question A.11, ‘Where do I find more information about XML?’ for details of conferences and summerschools.

• The Usenet newsgroups are comp.text.xml and to a certain extent comp.text.sgml. Ask your Internet Provider for access to these, or use a Web interface like Google Groups. If your browser or mailer doesn't provide newsreading facilities, install one that does, or (better) use a standalone newsreader.

• The general-purpose mailing list for public discussion is XML-L: to subscribe, visit the Web site and click on the link to join.

• For those developing software components for XML there is the xml-dev mailing list. You can subscribe by sending a 1–line mail message to xml-dev-request@lists.xml.org saying just SUBSCRIBE. Note that this list is for those people actively involved in developing resources for XML. It is not for general information about XML (use the XML-L list above for that).

• The XSL-List is for for discussing XSL (both XSLT and XSL:FO). For details of how to subscribe, see http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list.

  Andrew Watt writes:

  There is a mailing list specifically for XSL-FO only, on eGroups.com. You can subscribe by sending a message to XSL-FO-subscribe@egroups.com.

   

  Warning

  Be aware that the Yahoo E-Groups XSL-FO list sends out regular automated spam to non-members falsely claiming that they have asked to join.