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Mailing lists and Forum
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.. Important::

    Please report security issues **only** to
    security@djangoproject.com.  This is a private list only open to
    long-time, highly trusted Django developers, and its archives are
    not public. For further details, please see :doc:`our security
    policies </internals/security>`.

Django Forum
============

Django has an `official Forum`_ where you can input and ask questions.

There are several categories of discussion including:

* `Using Django`_: to ask any question regarding the installation, usage, or
  debugging of Django.
* `Internals`_: for discussion of the development of Django itself.

.. note::

    Before asking a question about how to contribute, read
    :doc:`/internals/contributing/index`. Many frequently asked questions are
    answered there.

.. _official Forum: https://forum.djangoproject.com
.. _Internals: https://forum.djangoproject.com/c/internals/5
.. _Using Django: https://forum.djangoproject.com/c/users/6

In addition, Django has several official mailing lists on Google Groups that
are open to anyone.

.. _django-announce-mailing-list:

``django-announce``
===================

A (very) low-traffic list for announcing :ref:`upcoming security releases
<security-disclosure>`, new releases of Django, and security advisories.

* `django-announce mailing archive`_
* `django-announce subscription email address`_
* `django-announce posting email`_

.. _django-announce mailing archive: https://groups.google.com/g/django-announce
.. _django-announce subscription email address: mailto:django-announce+subscribe@googlegroups.com
.. _django-announce posting email: mailto:django-announce@googlegroups.com

.. _django-updates-mailing-list:

``django-updates``
==================

All the ticket updates are mailed automatically to this list, which is tracked
by developers and interested community members.

* `django-updates mailing archive`_
* `django-updates subscription email address`_
* `django-updates posting email`_

.. _django-updates mailing archive: https://groups.google.com/g/django-updates
.. _django-updates subscription email address: mailto:django-updates+subscribe@googlegroups.com
.. _django-updates posting email: mailto:django-updates@googlegroups.com

Archived mailing lists
======================

The following mailing lists are archived and no longer active. These are still
available as a historical resource.

.. _django-users-mailing-list:

``django-users``
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.. note::

    The `Using Django`_ category of the `official Forum`_ is now the preferred
    venue for asking usage questions.

This was used for questions regarding the installation, usage, or debugging of
Django projects.

* `django-users mailing archive`_

.. _django-users mailing archive: https://groups.google.com/g/django-users

.. _django-developers-mailing-list:

``django-developers``
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.. note::

    The `Internals`_ category of the `official Forum`_ is now the preferred
    venue for discussing the development of Django.

This was used for discussions about the development of Django itself.

* `django-developers mailing archive`_

.. _django-developers mailing archive: https://groups.google.com/g/django-developers
