Mailing Lists

The Asterisk project has a number of mailing lists that help community members keep up. To participate in the discussion, head over to the Asterisk list server and subscribe.

If you're new to Asterisk and need a hand getting started, sign up for the asterisk-users list. (Be sure to Google the archives before you post a question. Most getting-started questions have been answered multiple times in great detail.)

If you're interested in joining in the core development effort, join the asterisk-dev list. This features discussions covering bugs, patches, updates, new features and core architecture.

Announcements and discussions of products, services and other commercial offerings are generally limited to the asterisk-biz list. Here you can tell the world about the amazing offerings you've created with Asterisk.

Please note that some of the lists are very high volume. You may want to set up a filter or use an alternate account for mailing list subscriptions.

Asterisk Forums

Looking for information on Asterisk or Asterisk-related projects? Check out the Forums. With over 60,000 users and and more than 90,000 articles, you can find Dialplan scripting tips, solutions to echo issues, and much more.

IRC Channels

Internet Relay Chat or IRC is the original Internet chat system and in still in use today as the preferred real-time text communications mode for open source users and developers. The Asterisk project maintains several live chat rooms on FreeNode.

For general Asterisk discussion, join the #asterisk room. For discussion of core Asterisk development (including core debugging), check out #asterisk-dev. For background on IRC, take a look at the Wikipedia entry. For a list of IRC clients, see this page.