The 'News' list is for general information and news around MPEG-4. It has many members, and is only used for major announcements. Traffic is limited to about 2 messages a week. This list is striclty moderated, because we want to keep its membership as broad as possible, and not scare people away by inundating them with messages. [News List Archives]

The 'Technotes' list is for technical questions and answers on MPEG-4, including DMIF, Systems, Audio, Video, Conformance Testing, etc. Traffic averages 2-3 messages a day. Posting is restricted to members, so you will not receive spam from this list. People that do spam the list will be put on 'moderated' or removed. [Technotes Archives]

The 'Discuss' list is for non-technical discussions about anything that is relevant to M4IF's goal: the widespread adoption of the MPEG-4 Standard. The initial trigger for starting the list was the announcement of licensing terms for the MPEG-4 Visual standard, but discussions will not be restricted to this issue. Posting is restricted to members, so you will not receive spam from this list. People that do spam the list will be put on 'moderated' or removed. Traffic is highest on this list, at least when there is something to discuss. When the list started, early February 2002, traffic averaged 10 messages a day. [Discuss Archives]