Mailing Lists
You can receive some assistance with problems that you may have with MySQL from the MySQL community at no charge through several listserv email systems hosted by MySQL AB. There is a main mailing list for MySQL (mysql) and several specialized mailing lists where anyone can post a message for help on a particular topic. One list covers questions about database performance (benchmarks). Another is for questions on the Windows versions of MySQL (win32). There are also lists for problems concerning the Java Database Connectivity™ (JDBC) drivers (java) and for the Perl DBI module (perl).
For a complete listing or to subscribe to one or more of these mailing lists, go to http://lists.mysql.com. On this mailing list page, you will find links for subscribing to each list. When you click a subscription link, you will see a very simple form on which to enter your email address. Incidentally, some subscribers like to use special email addresses and names representing their online personas. This allows anonymity and may make sorting emails easier. Others prefer to use their real names and contact information. After you enter your email address, you will receive an automated message to confirm your address. That email will have a link to the MySQL site with some parameters identifying your address. Click the link, and it will open your web browser and confirm your subscription.
The page from which you can subscribe to a list also has links for unsubscribing from lists, as well as ...
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