The KDE homepage is located at http://www.kde.org. If you prefer a local mirror, there are several to choose from. For a current list of web site mirrors sorted by location, please visit http://www.kde.org/mirrors/web.php.

There are several KDE mailing lists. Each focuses on a different aspect of KDE. Some are for developers, so they are not discussed in detail. Some of the more important lists that users might be interested in are:

For the complete list of mailing lists available, please refer to http://www.kde.org/mailinglists/.

Please note that it is not a good idea to ask questions which are already answered in this FAQ.

To subscribe, send an email to list-request, that is:

The email must contain subscribe your_email_address in the subject.

To unsubscribe, send an email to list-request, that is:

The email must contain unsubscribe your_email_address in the subject.

There is also a complete list of all KDE-related mailing lists, and a web interface for subscribing and unsubscribing located at http://master.kde.org/mailman/listinfo.

Yes, there is a searchable mailing list archive hosted by Progressive Computer Concepts. The URL is http://lists.kde.org. There you will see a folder listing of the mailing lists. Note that you can only do a subject/author search at this level. You probably will not find what you want doing this kind of search.

To do a body search, you have to enter one of the mailing lists. Just click on the folder you want to search (e.g. “kde” or “kde-devel”) and then the pull-down menu by the search box will default to “Body” searches. To be thorough, you should probably search the “kde”, “kde-linux”, and “kde-devel” folders.

Yes, there is! It is at comp.windows.x.kde. In addition, there is also a German newsgroup at de.alt.comp.kde. Please note that it is not a good idea to ask questions which are already answered in this FAQ.

Yes. Here is a list of them: