vim.org maillists

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vim-announce@vim.org
Purpose	Announcements only. New releases, important patches and bug reports. Change of important mail and web addresses.
To Subscribe	email vim-announce-subscribe@vim.org
To Post	You cannot post to this list, only Bram can.
To Unsubscribe	email vim-announce-unsubscribe@vim.org
Help	See the vim_announce Google Groups page.
Comments	The vim-announce list is very low on traffic. Mail sent to this list is also sent to subscribers of the vim, vim-dev, vim-mac and vim-multibyte lists, no need to subscribe twice.
Atom/RSS feeds	http://groups.google.com/group/vim_announce/feeds
Archive	since July 2007: Google Groups. all times: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce before July 2007: alternate

vim@vim.org

Purpose This list is for Vim user support. You can send general questions to this list to be answered by other Vim users.

To Subscribe email vim-subscribe@vim.org

To Post email vim@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email vim-unsubscribe@vim.org

Help See the vim_use Google Groups page.

Comments You should consult the FAQ, tips archive and the mailing list archive before posting to avoid duplicating often-answered questions.

Atom/RSS feeds http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/feeds

Archive since July 2007: Google Groups.
all times: Yahoo groups Gmane
before July 2007: alternate

vim@vim.org
Purpose	This list is for Vim user support. You can send general questions to this list to be answered by other Vim users.
To Subscribe	email vim-subscribe@vim.org
To Post	email vim@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email vim-unsubscribe@vim.org
Help	See the vim_use Google Groups page.
Comments	You should consult the FAQ, tips archive and the mailing list archive before posting to avoid duplicating often-answered questions.
Atom/RSS feeds	http://groups.google.com/group/vim_use/feeds
Archive	since July 2007: Google Groups. all times: Yahoo groups Gmane before July 2007: alternate

vim-dev@vim.org

Purpose Bugs, new features, and other development issues are discussed on this list.

To Subscribe email vim-dev-subscribe@vim.org

To Post email vim-dev@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email vim-dev-unsubscribe@vim.org

Help See the vim_dev Google Groups page.

Comments If you aren't writing bugfixes or extensions to vim, or at least reporting an apparent bug, this probably isn't the right list for you. Use questions should stick to vim@vim.org, above.

Atom/RSS feeds http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/feeds

Archive since July 2007: Google Groups.
all times: Yahoo groups Gmane
before July 2007: alternate

vim-dev@vim.org
Purpose	Bugs, new features, and other development issues are discussed on this list.
To Subscribe	email vim-dev-subscribe@vim.org
To Post	email vim-dev@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email vim-dev-unsubscribe@vim.org
Help	See the vim_dev Google Groups page.
Comments	If you aren't writing bugfixes or extensions to vim, or at least reporting an apparent bug, this probably isn't the right list for you. Use questions should stick to vim@vim.org, above.
Atom/RSS feeds	http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/feeds
Archive	since July 2007: Google Groups. all times: Yahoo groups Gmane before July 2007: alternate

vim-mac@vim.org

Purpose This list is for discussing the use and development of Vim on the Mac OS.

To Subscribe email vim-mac-subscribe@vim.org

To Post email vim-mac@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email vim-mac-unsubscribe@vim.org

Help See the vim_mac Google Groups page.

Comments This is for Mac-specific questions about using, compiling and coding. Generic use questions should stick to vim@vim.org, above.

Atom/RSS feeds http://groups.google.com/group/vim_mac/feeds

Archive since July 2007: Google Groups.
all times: Yahoo groups Gmane
before July 2007: alternate

vim-mac@vim.org
Purpose	This list is for discussing the use and development of Vim on the Mac OS.
To Subscribe	email vim-mac-subscribe@vim.org
To Post	email vim-mac@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email vim-mac-unsubscribe@vim.org
Help	See the vim_mac Google Groups page.
Comments	This is for Mac-specific questions about using, compiling and coding. Generic use questions should stick to vim@vim.org, above.
Atom/RSS feeds	http://groups.google.com/group/vim_mac/feeds
Archive	since July 2007: Google Groups. all times: Yahoo groups Gmane before July 2007: alternate

vim-multibyte@vim.org

Purpose This list is for discussing Vim support and development for multibyte encodings, such as Big5 and Unicode.

To Subscribe email vim-multibyte-subscribe@vim.org

To Post email vim-multibyte@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email vim-multibyte-unsubscribe@vim.org

Help See the vim_multibyte Google Groups page.

Comments Low traffic.

Atom/RSS feeds http://groups.google.com/group/vim_multibyte/feeds

Archive since July 2007: Google Groups.
all times: Yahoo groups
before July 2007: alternate

vim-multibyte@vim.org
Purpose	This list is for discussing Vim support and development for multibyte encodings, such as Big5 and Unicode.
To Subscribe	email vim-multibyte-subscribe@vim.org
To Post	email vim-multibyte@vim.org; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email vim-multibyte-unsubscribe@vim.org
Help	See the vim_multibyte Google Groups page.
Comments	Low traffic.
Atom/RSS feeds	http://groups.google.com/group/vim_multibyte/feeds
Archive	since July 2007: Google Groups. all times: Yahoo groups before July 2007: alternate

third-party lists

Please let us know of any Vim-related mailing lists that we've missed!

vim-on-rails@googlegroups.com

Purpose This list is for discussing Ruby on Rails development using Vim.

Help See the vim-on-rails Google Groups page

Comments Includes any platform (Windows, Linux and Mac). Discuss anything related to Ruby and Ruby on Rails development (migration from TextMate, HAML/SASS, RSpec, Cucumber and etc...)

vim-on-rails@googlegroups.com
Purpose	This list is for discussing Ruby on Rails development using Vim.
Help	See the vim-on-rails Google Groups page
Comments	Includes any platform (Windows, Linux and Mac). Discuss anything related to Ruby and Ruby on Rails development (migration from TextMate, HAML/SASS, RSpec, Cucumber and etc...)

vim-vms@polarhome.com

Purpose This list is for discussing the development of Vim on OpenVMS.

To Subscribe email vim-vms-subscribe@polarhome.com

To Post email vim-vms@polarhome.com; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email vim-vms-unsubscribe@polarhome.com

Help email vim-vms-info@polarhome.com to obtain information, or use the web interface at: http://www.polarhome.com/mailman/listinfo/vim-vms

Comments This is for questions about compiling and coding for Vim on OpenVMS. Non VMS related use questions should stick to vim@vim.org, above.

Archive http://www.polarhome.com/pipermail/vim-vms/

vim-vms@polarhome.com
Purpose	This list is for discussing the development of Vim on OpenVMS.
To Subscribe	email vim-vms-subscribe@polarhome.com
To Post	email vim-vms@polarhome.com; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email vim-vms-unsubscribe@polarhome.com
Help	email vim-vms-info@polarhome.com to obtain information, or use the web interface at: http://www.polarhome.com/mailman/listinfo/vim-vms
Comments	This is for questions about compiling and coding for Vim on OpenVMS. Non VMS related use questions should stick to vim@vim.org, above.
Archive	http://www.polarhome.com/pipermail/vim-vms/

vim-fr@yahoogroupes.fr

Purpose This list is for Vim user support, in French. You can send general questions to this list to be answered by other Vim users. In other words, it's just like vim@vim.org, but in French.

To Subscribe email vim-fr-subscribe@yahoogroupes.fr

To Post email vim-fr@yahoogroupes.fr; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email vim-fr-unsubscribe@yahoogroupes.fr

Help email vim-fr-owner@yahoogroupes.fr to obtain information.

Comments

Archive Yahoo groups FR

vim-fr@yahoogroupes.fr
Purpose	This list is for Vim user support, in French. You can send general questions to this list to be answered by other Vim users. In other words, it's just like vim@vim.org, but in French.
To Subscribe	email vim-fr-subscribe@yahoogroupes.fr
To Post	email vim-fr@yahoogroupes.fr; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email vim-fr-unsubscribe@yahoogroupes.fr
Help	email vim-fr-owner@yahoogroupes.fr to obtain information.
Comments
Archive	Yahoo groups FR

taglist@yahoogroups.com

Purpose This list is for the Vim taglist plugin. The taglist plugin is for browsing source code with Vim.

To Subscribe email taglist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

To Post email taglist@yahoogroups.com; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email taglist-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Help email taglist-owner@yahoogroups.com to obtain information.

Comments

Archive Yahoo groups

taglist@yahoogroups.com
Purpose	This list is for the Vim taglist plugin. The taglist plugin is for browsing source code with Vim.
To Subscribe	email taglist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To Post	email taglist@yahoogroups.com; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email taglist-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Help	email taglist-owner@yahoogroups.com to obtain information.
Comments
Archive	Yahoo groups

vim-synch-dev@yahoogroups.com

Purpose Development of extensions to Vim to allow SubEthaEdit functionality. This is editing the same file with several people.

To Subscribe email vim-synch-dev-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

To Post email vim-synch-dev@yahoogroups.com; you must be subscribed to post!

To Unsubscribe email vim-synch-dev-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Help email vim-synch-dev-owner@yahoogroups.com to obtain information.

Comments

Archive Yahoo groups

vim-synch-dev@yahoogroups.com
Purpose	Development of extensions to Vim to allow SubEthaEdit functionality. This is editing the same file with several people.
To Subscribe	email vim-synch-dev-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To Post	email vim-synch-dev@yahoogroups.com; you must be subscribed to post!
To Unsubscribe	email vim-synch-dev-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Help	email vim-synch-dev-owner@yahoogroups.com to obtain information.
Comments
Archive	Yahoo groups

maillist help

For help on using the Vim maillists go the to the "help" page, as mentioned in the table above.

You may wonder why the lists at Google Groups use an underscore, while the lists @vim.org use a dash. This is for historical reasons. The lists were first created on our own server, using dashes. When the server died we moved them to Google Groups. Unfortunately, some of the names were not available there. We used an underscore for all the lists, so that at least it is consistent.

Note that the aliases @vim.org support both a dash and an underscore, but if you send something to @googlegroups.com you need to use an underscore.