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Table of Contents

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1 General Questions

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1.1 What is a mailing list?

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A mailing list is not much different than emailing someone, but the +main difference is that your message is received by everyone who +subscribes to the list. It is somewhat like a forum but in email form. +

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See the ffmpeg-user archives +for examples. +

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1.2 What type of questions can I ask?

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To report a bug see https://ffmpeg.org/bugreports.html. +

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We cannot provide help for scripts and/or third-party tools. +

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1.3 How do I ask a question or send a message to a mailing list?

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First you must subscribe. Then all you have to do is +send an email: +

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2 Subscribing / Unsubscribing

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2.1 How do I subscribe?

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Email ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org with the subject +subscribe. +

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Or visit the ffmpeg-user mailing list info page +and refer to the Subscribing to ffmpeg-user section. +

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The process is the same for the other mailing lists. +

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2.2 How do I unsubscribe?

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Email ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org with subject unsubscribe. +

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Or visit the ffmpeg-user mailing list info page, +scroll to bottom of page, enter your email address in the box, and click +the Unsubscribe or edit options button. +

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The process is the same for the other mailing lists. +

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Please avoid asking a mailing list admin to unsubscribe you unless you +are absolutely unable to do so by yourself. See Who do I contact if I have a problem with the mailing list? +

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Note that it is possible to temporarily halt message delivery (vacation mode). +See How do I disable mail delivery without unsubscribing? +

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3 Moderation Queue

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3.1 Why is my message awaiting moderator approval?

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Some messages are automatically held in the moderation queue and +must be manually approved by a mailing list admin: +

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These are: +

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3.2 How long does it take for my message in the moderation queue to be approved?

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The queue is not checked on a regular basis. You can ask on the +#ffmpeg-devel IRC channel on Libera Chat for someone to approve your message. +

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3.3 How do I delete my message in the moderation queue?

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You should have received an email with the subject Your message to <mailing list name> awaits moderator approval. +A link is in the message that will allow you to delete your message +unless a mailing list admin already approved or rejected it. +

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4 Archives

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4.1 Where are the archives?

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See the Archives section on the FFmpeg Contact +page for links to all FFmpeg mailing list archives. +

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Note that the archives are split by month. Discussions that span +several months will be split into separate months in the archives. +

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4.2 How do I reply to a message in the archives?

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Click the email link at the top of the message just under the subject +title. The link will provide the proper headers to keep the message +within the thread. +

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Note that you must be subscribed to send a message to the ffmpeg-user or +libav-user mailing lists. +

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4.3 How do I search the archives?

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Perform a site search using your favorite search engine. Example: +

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site:lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-user/ "search term" +

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5 Other

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5.1 Is there an alternative to the mailing list?

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You can ask for help in the official #ffmpeg IRC channel on Libera Chat. +

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Some users prefer the third-party Nabble +interface which presents the mailing lists in a typical forum layout. +

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There are also numerous third-party help sites such as +Super User and +r/ffmpeg on reddit. +

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5.2 What is top-posting?

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See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting. +

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Instead, use trimmed interleaved/inline replies (example). +

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5.3 What is the message size limit?

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The message size limit is 1000 kilobytes. Please provide links to larger files +instead of attaching them. +

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5.4 Where can I upload sample files?

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Anywhere that is not too annoying for us to use. +

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Google Drive and Dropbox are acceptable if you need a file host, and +0x0.st is good for files under 256 MiB. +

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Small, short samples are preferred if possible. +

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5.5 Will I receive spam if I send and/or subscribe to a mailing list?

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Highly unlikely. +

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However, you may see a spam in the mailing lists on rare occasions: +

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5.6 How do I filter mailing list messages?

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Use the List-Id. For example, the ffmpeg-user mailing list is +ffmpeg-user.ffmpeg.org. You can view the List-Id in the raw message +or headers. +

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You can then filter the mailing list messages to their own folder. +

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5.7 How do I disable mail delivery without unsubscribing?

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Sometimes you may want to temporarily stop receiving all mailing list +messages. This "vacation mode" is simple to do: +

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  1. Go to the ffmpeg-user mailing list info page + +
  2. Enter your email address in the box at very bottom of the page and click the +Unsubscribe or edit options box. + +
  3. Enter your password and click the Log in button. + +
  4. Look for the Mail delivery option. Here you can disable/enable mail +delivery. If you check Set globally it will apply your choice to all +other FFmpeg mailing lists you are subscribed to. +
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Alternatively, from your subscribed address, send a message to ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org +with the subject set delivery off. To re-enable mail delivery send a +message to ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org with the subject +set delivery on. +

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5.8 Why is the mailing list munging my address?

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This is due to subscribers that use an email service with a DMARC reject policy +which adds difficulties to mailing list operators. +

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The mailing list must re-write (munge) the From: header for such users; +otherwise their email service will reject and bounce the message resulting in +automatic unsubscribing from the mailing list. +

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When sending a message these users will see via <mailing list name> +added to their name and the From: address munged to the address of +the particular mailing list. +

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If you want to avoid this then please use a different email service. +

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Note that ffmpeg-devel does not apply any munging as it causes issues with +patch authorship. As a result users with an email service with a DMARC reject +policy may be automatically unsubscribed due to rejected and bounced messages. +

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6 Rules and Etiquette

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6.1 What are the rules and the proper etiquette?

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There may seem to be many things to remember, but we want to help and +following these guidelines will allow you to get answers more quickly +and help avoid getting ignored. +

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7 Help

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7.1 Why am I not receiving any messages?

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Some email providers have blacklists or spam filters that block or mark +the mailing list messages as false positives. Unfortunately, the user is +often not aware of this and is often out of their control. +

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When possible we attempt to notify the provider to be removed from the +blacklists or filters. +

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7.2 Why are my sent messages not showing up?

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Excluding messages that are held in the moderation queue +there are a few other reasons why your messages may fail to appear: +

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7.3 Why do I keep getting unsubscribed from ffmpeg-devel?

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Users with an email service that has a DMARC reject or quarantine policy may be +automatically unsubscribed from the ffmpeg-devel mailing list due to the mailing +list messages being continuously rejected and bounced back. +

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Consider using a different email service. +

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7.4 Who do I contact if I have a problem with the mailing list?

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Send a message to ffmpeg-user-owner@ffmpeg.org. +

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