# Using Discourse as a mailing list

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/67>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [April 11, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/67 "2017-04-11T13:37:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ihnorton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ihnorton/32/9_2.png) [@ihnorton](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ihnorton)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/67/1 "2017-04-11T13:37:34Z")

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1. [Sign up to Discourse](https://discourse.slicer.org/latest) using your email address, and log in.

2. Click user icon, then your user name:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/1/6/16befaefd8b3a3d91f4c317198a74d476fa567d6.png)

3. Click “Preferences”:  

4. Click “Emails”:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/d/d/dd6ad84080a95899d4dcf9b3092d6906964c0db9.png)

5. Click “Enable mailing list mode”, and select frequency of emails:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/7/8/7842205a7c1ba8716832850cde7fc8f463bb4da9.png)

6. By default, you will be subscribed to posts in **all categories**. To disable notifications for a category, visit the category page:  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/3/6/369e221eeb2628ce4e0bd84824c177d9e678059b.png)  
  
and select the “Muted” option in the notification preference menu:  
  
 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/4/8/480544cc32d04d873d873ac9ddf74d5ceec7acde.png)

7. To respond via email, simply click “Reply” in your mail client, and reply as indicated in the email footer.

8. To post a new topic via email, use the following addresses:

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**Author:** ![ihnorton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/ihnorton/32/9_2.png) [@ihnorton](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/ihnorton)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/67/2 "2017-06-08T14:24:29Z")

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(updated to reflect current Discourse version interface and defaults)