# How to Set Up the Forum as a Mailing List **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [March 11, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.edwardlib.org/t/how-to-set-up-the-forum-as-a-mailing-list/19 "2017-03-11T23:48:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![dustin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.edwardlib.org/dustin/32/134_2.png) [@dustin](https://discourse.edwardlib.org/u/dustin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://discourse.edwardlib.org/t/how-to-set-up-the-forum-as-a-mailing-list/19/1 "2017-03-11T23:48:16Z")

You might prefer to interact with the Forum as a mailing list. To follow the mailing list: 1. Sign up on the Forum. 2. Go to your user preferences and activate Mailing list mode. To create a new thread: 1. Write to `edward@discoursemail.com` . The e-mail’s subject is the title of the thread; the e-mail’s body is the body of the thread. All text is formatted in [Markdown](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown). To reply to an existing thread: 1. Reply to the Forum’s notification e-mail for that thread. You can reply via e-mail, or you can visit the URL and reply via the Forum. Let the [@admins](https://discourse.edwardlib.org/groups/admins) know if you run into any difficulties. ---

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