Tech-talk is the main list which most members of the community subscribe to, and is appropriate for all EPICS-related discussions, general questions and even job postings where there is an EPICS component to the position.
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Core-talk is for use by the core EPICS developers, although anyone can subscribe to it to follow along with core development discussions.
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QTi-talk was a mailing list for use by EPICS developers interested in collaborating on QT client development for EPICS. This list has now been closed down.
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