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FFmpeg Mailing List FAQ
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FFmpeg Mailing List FAQ
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<li><a id="toc-General-Questions" href="#General-Questions">1 General Questions</a>
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<li><a id="toc-What-is-a-mailing-list_003f" href="#What-is-a-mailing-list_003f">1.1 What is a mailing list?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-What-type-of-questions-can-I-ask_003f" href="#What-type-of-questions-can-I-ask_003f">1.2 What type of questions can I ask?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-ask-a-question-or-send-a-message-to-a-mailing-list_003f-1" href="#How-do-I-ask-a-question-or-send-a-message-to-a-mailing-list_003f-1">1.3 How do I ask a question or send a message to a mailing list?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Subscribing-_002f-Unsubscribing" href="#Subscribing-_002f-Unsubscribing">2 Subscribing / Unsubscribing</a>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-subscribe_003f-1" href="#How-do-I-subscribe_003f-1">2.1 How do I subscribe?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-unsubscribe_003f" href="#How-do-I-unsubscribe_003f">2.2 How do I unsubscribe?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Moderation-Queue" href="#Moderation-Queue">3 Moderation Queue</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Why-is-my-message-awaiting-moderator-approval_003f-1" href="#Why-is-my-message-awaiting-moderator-approval_003f-1">3.1 Why is my message awaiting moderator approval?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-long-does-it-take-for-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue-to-be-approved_003f" href="#How-long-does-it-take-for-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue-to-be-approved_003f">3.2 How long does it take for my message in the moderation queue to be approved?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-delete-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue_003f-1" href="#How-do-I-delete-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue_003f-1">3.3 How do I delete my message in the moderation queue?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Archives" href="#Archives">4 Archives</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Where-are-the-archives_003f-1" href="#Where-are-the-archives_003f-1">4.1 Where are the archives?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-reply-to-a-message-in-the-archives_003f" href="#How-do-I-reply-to-a-message-in-the-archives_003f">4.2 How do I reply to a message in the archives?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-search-the-archives_003f" href="#How-do-I-search-the-archives_003f">4.3 How do I search the archives?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Other" href="#Other">5 Other</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Is-there-an-alternative-to-the-mailing-list_003f" href="#Is-there-an-alternative-to-the-mailing-list_003f">5.1 Is there an alternative to the mailing list?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-What-is-top_002dposting_003f-1" href="#What-is-top_002dposting_003f-1">5.2 What is top-posting?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-What-is-the-message-size-limit_003f-1" href="#What-is-the-message-size-limit_003f-1">5.3 What is the message size limit?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Where-can-I-upload-sample-files_003f" href="#Where-can-I-upload-sample-files_003f">5.4 Where can I upload sample files?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Will-I-receive-spam-if-I-send-and_002for-subscribe-to-a-mailing-list_003f" href="#Will-I-receive-spam-if-I-send-and_002for-subscribe-to-a-mailing-list_003f">5.5 Will I receive spam if I send and/or subscribe to a mailing list?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-filter-mailing-list-messages_003f" href="#How-do-I-filter-mailing-list-messages_003f">5.6 How do I filter mailing list messages?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-How-do-I-disable-mail-delivery-without-unsubscribing_003f-1" href="#How-do-I-disable-mail-delivery-without-unsubscribing_003f-1">5.7 How do I disable mail delivery without unsubscribing?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Why-is-the-mailing-list-munging-my-address_003f-1" href="#Why-is-the-mailing-list-munging-my-address_003f-1">5.8 Why is the mailing list munging my address?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Rules-and-Etiquette" href="#Rules-and-Etiquette">6 Rules and Etiquette</a>
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<li><a id="toc-What-are-the-rules-and-the-proper-etiquette_003f" href="#What-are-the-rules-and-the-proper-etiquette_003f">6.1 What are the rules and the proper etiquette?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Help" href="#Help">7 Help</a>
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<li><a id="toc-Why-am-I-not-receiving-any-messages_003f" href="#Why-am-I-not-receiving-any-messages_003f">7.1 Why am I not receiving any messages?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Why-are-my-sent-messages-not-showing-up_003f" href="#Why-are-my-sent-messages-not-showing-up_003f">7.2 Why are my sent messages not showing up?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Why-do-I-keep-getting-unsubscribed-from-ffmpeg_002ddevel_003f-1" href="#Why-do-I-keep-getting-unsubscribed-from-ffmpeg_002ddevel_003f-1">7.3 Why do I keep getting unsubscribed from ffmpeg-devel?</a></li>
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<li><a id="toc-Who-do-I-contact-if-I-have-a-problem-with-the-mailing-list_003f-1" href="#Who-do-I-contact-if-I-have-a-problem-with-the-mailing-list_003f-1">7.4 Who do I contact if I have a problem with the mailing list?</a></li>
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<h2 class="chapter">1 General Questions<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#General-Questions" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-General-Questions" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h2>
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<a name="What-is-a-mailing-list_003f"></a>
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<h3 class="section">1.1 What is a mailing list?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#What-is-a-mailing-list_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-What-is-a-mailing-list_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>A mailing list is not much different than emailing someone, but the
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main difference is that your message is received by everyone who
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subscribes to the list. It is somewhat like a forum but in email form.
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<p>See the <a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-user/">ffmpeg-user archives</a>
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for examples.
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<a name="What-type-of-questions-can-I-ask_003f"></a>
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<h3 class="section">1.2 What type of questions can I ask?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#What-type-of-questions-can-I-ask_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-What-type-of-questions-can-I-ask_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<li> <a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user/">ffmpeg-user</a>:
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For questions involving unscripted usage or compilation of the FFmpeg
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command-line tools (<code>ffmpeg</code>, <code>ffprobe</code>, <code>ffplay</code>).
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</li><li> <a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/libav-user/">libav-user</a>:
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For questions involving the FFmpeg libav* libraries (libavcodec,
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libavformat, libavfilter, etc).
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</li><li> <a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel/">ffmpeg-devel</a>:
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For discussions involving the development of FFmpeg and for submitting
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patches. User questions should be asked at ffmpeg-user or libav-user.
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<p>To report a bug see <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/bugreports.html">https://ffmpeg.org/bugreports.html</a>.
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<p>We cannot provide help for scripts and/or third-party tools.
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<span id="How-do-I-ask-a-question-or-send-a-message-to-a-mailing-list_003f"></span><a name="How-do-I-ask-a-question-or-send-a-message-to-a-mailing-list_003f-1"></a>
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<h3 class="section">1.3 How do I ask a question or send a message to a mailing list?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-ask-a-question-or-send-a-message-to-a-mailing-list_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-ask-a-question-or-send-a-message-to-a-mailing-list_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>First you must <a href="#How-do-I-subscribe_003f">subscribe</a>. Then all you have to do is
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send an email:
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<li> Email <a href="mailto:ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org">ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org</a> to send a message to the
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ffmpeg-user mailing list.
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</li><li> Email <a href="mailto:libav-user@ffmpeg.org">libav-user@ffmpeg.org</a> to send a message to the
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libav-user mailing list.
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</li><li> Email <a href="mailto:ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org">ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org</a> to send a message to the
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ffmpeg-devel mailing list.
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<a name="Subscribing-_002f-Unsubscribing"></a>
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<h2 class="chapter">2 Subscribing / Unsubscribing<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Subscribing-_002f-Unsubscribing" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Subscribing-_002f-Unsubscribing" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h2>
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<span id="How-do-I-subscribe_003f"></span><a name="How-do-I-subscribe_003f-1"></a>
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<h3 class="section">2.1 How do I subscribe?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-subscribe_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-subscribe_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>Email <a href="mailto:ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org">ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org</a> with the subject
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<em>subscribe</em>.
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<p>Or visit the <a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user/">ffmpeg-user mailing list info page</a>
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and refer to the <em>Subscribing to ffmpeg-user</em> section.
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<p>The process is the same for the other mailing lists.
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<a name="How-do-I-unsubscribe_003f"></a>
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<h3 class="section">2.2 How do I unsubscribe?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-unsubscribe_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-unsubscribe_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>Email <a href="mailto:ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org">ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org</a> with subject <em>unsubscribe</em>.
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<p>Or visit the <a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user/">ffmpeg-user mailing list info page</a>,
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scroll to bottom of page, enter your email address in the box, and click
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the <em>Unsubscribe or edit options</em> button.
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<p>The process is the same for the other mailing lists.
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<p>Please avoid asking a mailing list admin to unsubscribe you unless you
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are absolutely unable to do so by yourself. See <a href="#Who-do-I-contact-if-I-have-a-problem-with-the-mailing-list_003f">Who do I contact if I have a problem with the mailing list?</a>
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<p>Note that it is possible to temporarily halt message delivery (vacation mode).
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See <a href="#How-do-I-disable-mail-delivery-without-unsubscribing_003f">How do I disable mail delivery without unsubscribing?</a>
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<a name="Moderation-Queue"></a>
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<h2 class="chapter">3 Moderation Queue<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Moderation-Queue" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Moderation-Queue" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h2>
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<span id="Why-is-my-message-awaiting-moderator-approval_003f"></span><a name="Why-is-my-message-awaiting-moderator-approval_003f-1"></a>
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<h3 class="section">3.1 Why is my message awaiting moderator approval?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Why-is-my-message-awaiting-moderator-approval_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Why-is-my-message-awaiting-moderator-approval_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>Some messages are automatically held in the <em>moderation queue</em> and
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must be manually approved by a mailing list admin:
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(very rarely occurs, but may if a user repeatedly ignores the rules
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<h3 class="section">3.2 How long does it take for my message in the moderation queue to be approved?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-long-does-it-take-for-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue-to-be-approved_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-long-does-it-take-for-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue-to-be-approved_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>The queue is not checked on a regular basis. You can ask on the
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<tt>#ffmpeg-devel</tt> IRC channel on Libera Chat for someone to approve your message.
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<span id="How-do-I-delete-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue_003f"></span><a name="How-do-I-delete-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue_003f-1"></a>
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<h3 class="section">3.3 How do I delete my message in the moderation queue?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-delete-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-delete-my-message-in-the-moderation-queue_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>You should have received an email with the subject <em>Your message to <mailing list name> awaits moderator approval</em>.
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A link is in the message that will allow you to delete your message
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<h2 class="chapter">4 Archives<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Archives" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Archives" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h2>
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<span id="Where-are-the-archives_003f"></span><a name="Where-are-the-archives_003f-1"></a>
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<h3 class="section">4.1 Where are the archives?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Where-are-the-archives_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Where-are-the-archives_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>See the <em>Archives</em> section on the <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/contact.html">FFmpeg Contact</a>
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page for links to all FFmpeg mailing list archives.
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<p>Note that the archives are split by month. Discussions that span
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several months will be split into separate months in the archives.
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<a name="How-do-I-reply-to-a-message-in-the-archives_003f"></a>
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<h3 class="section">4.2 How do I reply to a message in the archives?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-reply-to-a-message-in-the-archives_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-reply-to-a-message-in-the-archives_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>Click the email link at the top of the message just under the subject
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title. The link will provide the proper headers to keep the message
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within the thread.
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</p>
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<p>Note that you must be subscribed to send a message to the ffmpeg-user or
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libav-user mailing lists.
|
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</p>
|
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<a name="How-do-I-search-the-archives_003f"></a>
|
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<h3 class="section">4.3 How do I search the archives?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-search-the-archives_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-search-the-archives_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>Perform a site search using your favorite search engine. Example:
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</p>
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<p><tt>site:lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-user/ "search term"</tt>
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</p>
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<a name="Other"></a>
|
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<h2 class="chapter">5 Other<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Other" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Other" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h2>
|
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<a name="Is-there-an-alternative-to-the-mailing-list_003f"></a>
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<h3 class="section">5.1 Is there an alternative to the mailing list?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Is-there-an-alternative-to-the-mailing-list_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Is-there-an-alternative-to-the-mailing-list_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>You can ask for help in the official <tt>#ffmpeg</tt> IRC channel on Libera Chat.
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</p>
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<p>Some users prefer the third-party <a href="http://www.ffmpeg-archive.org/">Nabble</a>
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interface which presents the mailing lists in a typical forum layout.
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</p>
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<p>There are also numerous third-party help sites such as
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<a href="https://superuser.com/tags/ffmpeg">Super User</a> and
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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ffmpeg/">r/ffmpeg on reddit</a>.
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</p>
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<span id="What-is-top_002dposting_003f"></span><a name="What-is-top_002dposting_003f-1"></a>
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<h3 class="section">5.2 What is top-posting?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#What-is-top_002dposting_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-What-is-top_002dposting_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
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<p>See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting</a>.
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</p>
|
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<p>Instead, use trimmed interleaved/inline replies (<a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/pipermail/ffmpeg-user/2017-April/035849.html">example</a>).
|
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</p>
|
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<span id="What-is-the-message-size-limit_003f"></span><a name="What-is-the-message-size-limit_003f-1"></a>
|
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<h3 class="section">5.3 What is the message size limit?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#What-is-the-message-size-limit_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-What-is-the-message-size-limit_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
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<p>The message size limit is 1000 kilobytes. Please provide links to larger files
|
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instead of attaching them.
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</p>
|
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<a name="Where-can-I-upload-sample-files_003f"></a>
|
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<h3 class="section">5.4 Where can I upload sample files?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Where-can-I-upload-sample-files_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Where-can-I-upload-sample-files_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
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<p>Anywhere that is not too annoying for us to use.
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</p>
|
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<p>Google Drive and Dropbox are acceptable if you need a file host, and
|
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<a href="https://0x0.st/">0x0.st</a> is good for files under 256 MiB.
|
||
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</p>
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<p>Small, short samples are preferred if possible.
|
||
|
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</p>
|
||
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<a name="Will-I-receive-spam-if-I-send-and_002for-subscribe-to-a-mailing-list_003f"></a>
|
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<h3 class="section">5.5 Will I receive spam if I send and/or subscribe to a mailing list?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Will-I-receive-spam-if-I-send-and_002for-subscribe-to-a-mailing-list_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Will-I-receive-spam-if-I-send-and_002for-subscribe-to-a-mailing-list_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
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<p>Highly unlikely.
|
||
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</p>
|
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<ul>
|
||
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<li> The list of subscribed users is not public.
|
||
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</li><li> Email addresses in the archives are obfuscated.
|
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</li><li> Several unique test email accounts were utilized and none have yet
|
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received any spam.
|
||
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</li></ul>
|
||
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|
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|
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<p>However, you may see a spam in the mailing lists on rare occasions:
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
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<ul>
|
||
|
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<li> Spam in the moderation queue may be accidentally approved due to human
|
||
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error.
|
||
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|
||
|
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</li><li> There have been a few messages from subscribed users who had their own
|
||
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email addresses hacked and spam messages from (or appearing to be from)
|
||
|
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the hacked account were sent to their contacts (a mailing list being a
|
||
|
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contact in these cases).
|
||
|
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|
||
|
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</li><li> If you are subscribed to the bug tracker mailing list (ffmpeg-trac) you
|
||
|
|
may see the occasional spam as a false bug report, but we take measures
|
||
|
|
to try to prevent this.
|
||
|
|
</li></ul>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<a name="How-do-I-filter-mailing-list-messages_003f"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">5.6 How do I filter mailing list messages?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-filter-mailing-list-messages_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-filter-mailing-list-messages_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>Use the <em>List-Id</em>. For example, the ffmpeg-user mailing list is
|
||
|
|
<tt>ffmpeg-user.ffmpeg.org</tt>. You can view the List-Id in the raw message
|
||
|
|
or headers.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p>You can then filter the mailing list messages to their own folder.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<span id="How-do-I-disable-mail-delivery-without-unsubscribing_003f"></span><a name="How-do-I-disable-mail-delivery-without-unsubscribing_003f-1"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">5.7 How do I disable mail delivery without unsubscribing?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#How-do-I-disable-mail-delivery-without-unsubscribing_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-How-do-I-disable-mail-delivery-without-unsubscribing_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>Sometimes you may want to temporarily stop receiving all mailing list
|
||
|
|
messages. This "vacation mode" is simple to do:
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<ol>
|
||
|
|
<li> Go to the <a href="https://lists.ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user/">ffmpeg-user mailing list info page</a>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Enter your email address in the box at very bottom of the page and click the
|
||
|
|
<em>Unsubscribe or edit options</em> box.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Enter your password and click the <em>Log in</em> button.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Look for the <em>Mail delivery</em> option. Here you can disable/enable mail
|
||
|
|
delivery. If you check <em>Set globally</em> it will apply your choice to all
|
||
|
|
other FFmpeg mailing lists you are subscribed to.
|
||
|
|
</li></ol>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>Alternatively, from your subscribed address, send a message to <a href="mailto:ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org">ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org</a>
|
||
|
|
with the subject <em>set delivery off</em>. To re-enable mail delivery send a
|
||
|
|
message to <a href="mailto:ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org">ffmpeg-user-request@ffmpeg.org</a> with the subject
|
||
|
|
<em>set delivery on</em>.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<span id="Why-is-the-mailing-list-munging-my-address_003f"></span><a name="Why-is-the-mailing-list-munging-my-address_003f-1"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">5.8 Why is the mailing list munging my address?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Why-is-the-mailing-list-munging-my-address_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Why-is-the-mailing-list-munging-my-address_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>This is due to subscribers that use an email service with a DMARC reject policy
|
||
|
|
which adds difficulties to mailing list operators.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p>The mailing list must re-write (munge) the <em>From:</em> header for such users;
|
||
|
|
otherwise their email service will reject and bounce the message resulting in
|
||
|
|
automatic unsubscribing from the mailing list.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p>When sending a message these users will see <em>via <mailing list name></em>
|
||
|
|
added to their name and the <em>From:</em> address munged to the address of
|
||
|
|
the particular mailing list.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p>If you want to avoid this then please use a different email service.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p>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.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<a name="Rules-and-Etiquette"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h2 class="chapter">6 Rules and Etiquette<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Rules-and-Etiquette" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Rules-and-Etiquette" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h2>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<a name="What-are-the-rules-and-the-proper-etiquette_003f"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">6.1 What are the rules and the proper etiquette?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#What-are-the-rules-and-the-proper-etiquette_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-What-are-the-rules-and-the-proper-etiquette_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>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.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<ul>
|
||
|
|
<li> Always show your actual, unscripted <code>ffmpeg</code> command and the
|
||
|
|
complete, uncut console output from your command.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Use the most simple and minimal command that still shows the issue you
|
||
|
|
are encountering.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Provide all necessary information so others can attempt to duplicate
|
||
|
|
your issue. This includes the actual command, complete uncut console
|
||
|
|
output, and any inputs that are required to duplicate the issue.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Use the latest <code>ffmpeg</code> build you can get. See the <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/download.html">FFmpeg Download</a>
|
||
|
|
page for links to recent builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Or
|
||
|
|
compile from the current git master branch.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Avoid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Top-posting">top-posting</a>.
|
||
|
|
Also see <a href="#What-is-top_002dposting_003f">What is top-posting?</a>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Avoid hijacking threads. Thread hijacking is replying to a message and
|
||
|
|
changing the subject line to something unrelated to the original thread.
|
||
|
|
Most email clients will still show the renamed message under the
|
||
|
|
original thread. This can be confusing and these types of messages are
|
||
|
|
often ignored.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Do not send screenshots. Copy and paste console text instead of making
|
||
|
|
screenshots of the text.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Avoid sending email disclaimers and legalese if possible as this is a
|
||
|
|
public list.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Avoid using the <code>-loglevel debug</code>, <code>-loglevel quiet</code>, and
|
||
|
|
<code>-hide_banner</code> options unless requested to do so.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> If you attach files avoid compressing small files. Uncompressed is
|
||
|
|
preferred.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Please do not send HTML-only messages. The mailing list will ignore the
|
||
|
|
HTML component of your message. Most mail clients will automatically
|
||
|
|
include a text component: this is what the mailing list will use.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Configuring your mail client to break lines after 70 or so characters is
|
||
|
|
recommended.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Avoid sending the same message to multiple mailing lists.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Please follow our <a href="https://ffmpeg.org/community.html#Code-of-conduct">Code of Conduct</a>.
|
||
|
|
</li></ul>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<a name="Help"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h2 class="chapter">7 Help<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Help" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Help" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h2>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<a name="Why-am-I-not-receiving-any-messages_003f"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">7.1 Why am I not receiving any messages?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Why-am-I-not-receiving-any-messages_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Why-am-I-not-receiving-any-messages_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>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.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p>When possible we attempt to notify the provider to be removed from the
|
||
|
|
blacklists or filters.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<a name="Why-are-my-sent-messages-not-showing-up_003f"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">7.2 Why are my sent messages not showing up?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Why-are-my-sent-messages-not-showing-up_003f" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Why-are-my-sent-messages-not-showing-up_003f" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>Excluding <a href="#Why-is-my-message-awaiting-moderator-approval_003f">messages that are held in the moderation queue</a>
|
||
|
|
there are a few other reasons why your messages may fail to appear:
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<ul>
|
||
|
|
<li> HTML-only messages are ignored by the mailing lists. Most mail clients
|
||
|
|
automatically include a text component alongside HTML email: this is what
|
||
|
|
the mailing list will use. If it does not then consider your client to be
|
||
|
|
broken, because sending a text component along with the HTML component to
|
||
|
|
form a multi-part message is recommended by email standards.
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
</li><li> Check your spam folder.
|
||
|
|
</li></ul>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<span id="Why-do-I-keep-getting-unsubscribed-from-ffmpeg_002ddevel_003f"></span><a name="Why-do-I-keep-getting-unsubscribed-from-ffmpeg_002ddevel_003f-1"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">7.3 Why do I keep getting unsubscribed from ffmpeg-devel?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Why-do-I-keep-getting-unsubscribed-from-ffmpeg_002ddevel_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Why-do-I-keep-getting-unsubscribed-from-ffmpeg_002ddevel_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>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.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p>Consider using a different email service.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<span id="Who-do-I-contact-if-I-have-a-problem-with-the-mailing-list_003f"></span><a name="Who-do-I-contact-if-I-have-a-problem-with-the-mailing-list_003f-1"></a>
|
||
|
|
<h3 class="section">7.4 Who do I contact if I have a problem with the mailing list?<span class="pull-right"><a class="anchor hidden-xs" href="#Who-do-I-contact-if-I-have-a-problem-with-the-mailing-list_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">#</a> <a class="anchor hidden-xs"href="#toc-Who-do-I-contact-if-I-have-a-problem-with-the-mailing-list_003f-1" aria-hidden="true">TOC</a></span></h3>
|
||
|
|
|
||
|
|
<p>Send a message to <a href="mailto:ffmpeg-user-owner@ffmpeg.org">ffmpeg-user-owner@ffmpeg.org</a>.
|
||
|
|
</p>
|
||
|
|
<p style="font-size: small;">
|
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This document was generated using <a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/"><em>makeinfo</em></a>.
|
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