# Using Discourse as a mailing list

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/64
**Category:** Site Feedback
**Created:** [June 1, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/64 "2018-06-01T18:07:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
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### Author: ![utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/utkarsh.ayachit/32/39_2.png) [@utkarsh.ayachit](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/utkarsh.ayachit)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/using-discourse-as-a-mailing-list/64/1 "2018-06-01T18:07:39Z")

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1. Click your user icon, then the gear icon to go to your user **Preferences**  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/b3e5daa5a63d5cb721c728f14f933ec199a34bee.png)

2. From the left pane, click **Emails**  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/a84dce40c28563eda9ca3b9cc742adde22744018.png)

3. Click **Enable mailing list mode** , and select the frequency of emails:

![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/1f8406e84e8a1eb344bd2735f677799d097ba52e.png)

1. By default, you will be subscribed to posts in all categories. To disable notifications for a category, visit the category page:  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/b7fdc574e6680870d51a8a6969f7e912df3cfaba.png)

and select the “Muted” option in the notification preference menu:

![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/1X/8f5c08a7e319ac6359fe8b3ea702b8645a2e3824.png)

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

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

- [paraview+paraview-support@discourse.paraview.org](mailto:paraview+paraview-support@discourse.paraview.org)
- [paraview+in-situ-support@discourse.paraview.org](mailto:paraview+in-situ-support@discourse.paraview.org)
- [paraview+tips-and-tricks@discourse.paraview.org](mailto:paraview+tips-and-tricks@discourse.paraview.org)
- [paraview+announcements@discourse.paraview.org](mailto:paraview+announcements@discourse.paraview.org)
- [paraview+site-feedback@discourse.paraview.org](mailto:paraview+site-feedback@discourse.paraview.org)