# 1 to 1 PM vs Group Messaging

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-to-1-pm-vs-group-messaging/41359
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 21, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-to-1-pm-vs-group-messaging/41359 "2016-03-21T10:16:56Z")
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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-to-1-pm-vs-group-messaging/41359/9 "2017-02-20T23:18:17Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> write a howto on this

Here’s the howto for the anyone interested 😉

> [@Troubleshoot reply by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-incoming-emails-e-mail/42026):
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> If your Discourse does not have incoming email set up, see these topics: [Set up reply by email with POP3 polling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-reply-by-email-with-pop3-polling/14003)[Configure direct-delivery incoming email for self-hosted sites with Mail-Receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-delivery-incoming-email-for-self-hosted-sites/49487)information_source If you already have basic reply via email set up (which is common on hosting plans), and you want to add the ability to start a new topic via email, [see this topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-topic-via-email-e-mail/62977). Logging and Errors All incoming emails are logged and are visible in your admin panel at /admin/email/received.…

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