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AyrA: added links

2013-09-01T22:29:37Z

added links

AyrA at 08:43, 28 August 2013

2013-08-28T08:43:47Z

AyrA at 08:20, 28 August 2013

2013-08-28T08:20:31Z

Atheros at 02:29, 20 August 2013

2013-08-20T02:29:49Z

Jakov: /* Become a member */

2013-07-22T10:05:09Z

Become a member

Jakov: /* Usage */

2013-07-22T10:01:47Z

Usage

AyrA: /* Alternatives */ added a "t"

2013-06-06T12:50:47Z

Alternatives: added a "t"

AyrA at 12:46, 6 June 2013

2013-06-06T12:46:28Z

AyrA: Created the Page

2013-06-06T12:44:49Z

Created the Page

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A mailing list is an address that has been configured to broadcast all messages it receives.

== Usage ==
Mailing lists in Bitmessage are used the same way mailing lists in a regular E-Mail system is used.
members of a list write messages to it and the list server sends a copy of the message to everybody in the subscription list.
In Bitmessage clients can send messages to a list without being a member.

== Become a member ==
This is easy, a user needs to add an adress to his [[Subscriptions]].

== Create a list ==
To create a list, an address must be generated first. In the official PyBitmessage client, an address can be promoted to a Mailing list by right click on it and then change the special address behavior to "Behave as a preudo-mailing-list address". A name can be defined, this is used as prefix for broadcasts made by this mailing list, so if a client sends a message with the subject '''TEST''' to a list named '''YAY''', it will look like this in response: '''[YAY] TEST'''.

== Common Lists ==
A public list that includes mailing lists can be found in the [https://bitmessage.org/forum/index.php/topic,1689.0.html forum].

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-A mailing list is an address that has been configured to broadcast all messages it receives. There is no actual "list".
+A mailing list is an [[address]] that has been configured to [[broadcast]] all [[Message|messages]] it receives. There is no actual "list".
 == Usage ==
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 == Alternatives ==
-An alternative are [[Decentralized Mailing List|Decentralized Mailing Lists]]. They lack any form of protection against impersonation but do not require a central address.
+An alternative are [[Decentralized Mailing List|Decentralized Mailing Lists]]. They lack any form of protection against impersonation and spam but do not require a central address.
 [[Category:Address terms]]
 [[Category:Services]]

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	== Alternatives ==		== Alternatives ==
	An alternative are [[Decentralized Mailing List\|Decentralized Mailing Lists]]. They lack any form of protection against impersonation but do not require a central address.		An alternative are [[Decentralized Mailing List\|Decentralized Mailing Lists]]. They lack any form of protection against impersonation but do not require a central address.
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		+	[[Category:Address terms]]

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	== Usage ==		== Usage ==

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	== Alternatives ==		== Alternatives ==
−	An alternative are [[Decentralized Mailing List\|Decentralized Mailing Lists]]. They lack any form of protection ~~agains~~ impersonation but do not require a central address.	+	An alternative are [[Decentralized Mailing List\|Decentralized Mailing Lists]]. They lack any form of protection against impersonation but do not require a central address.

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 == Become a member ==
-This is easy, a user needs to add an adress to his [[Subscriptions]].
+For receiving messages from the mailing list, the user only needs to add an address to his [[Subscriptions]]. However, nobody is informed about this. To take part in a discussion the user simply writes a message to that address (revealing his own Bitmessage address to the Mailing List).
 == Create a list ==

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 Mailing lists in Bitmessage are used the same way mailing lists in a regular E-Mail system is used.
 members of a list write messages to it and the list server sends a copy of the message to everybody in the subscription list.
-In Bitmessage clients can send messages to a list without being a member.
+In Bitmessage clients can send messages to a list without being a member. Additionally, clients can listen to the broadcast of the mailing list without ever sending to that list.
 == Become a member ==

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	== Common Lists ==		== Common Lists ==
	A public list that includes mailing lists can be found in the [https://bitmessage.org/forum/index.php/topic,1689.0.html forum].		A public list that includes mailing lists can be found in the [https://bitmessage.org/forum/index.php/topic,1689.0.html forum].
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		+	== Alternatives ==
		+	An alternative are [[Decentralized Mailing List\|Decentralized Mailing Lists]]. They lack any form of protection agains impersonation but do not require a central address.