A discussion on the “Category mirrors a mailing list” configuration option is underway. evantill is having trouble understanding the feature and its effects, despite searching on Meta for answers. simon provides clarification, pointing out that the correct English setting name is “Category mirrors a mailing list” and sharing relevant documentation. evantill expresses gratitude for the help, highlighting specific points of interest from the documentation, including how the feature works and the difference between using a “Category” versus a “Group”.
I have added an email address to a category but I can not find how to use the option “mailing list mode” “Category mirrors a mailing list”:
I could not find the answer on meta (I have found contradictory information search query : category mailing list mode).
What will change with or without this option ?
The setting name in English is “Category mirrors a mailing list.” You can find documentation about it here: Mirroring a read-only mailing list in Discourse.
If you are just wanting to allow users to be able to reply to the topic via email, have a look at this topic instead: Configuring incoming email to create new topics or group messages.
Very usefull thank you. Especially :
