# Category \> Security \> Permission type \> Author-only

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permission-type-author-only/60805>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2017 年 4 月 11 日午後 8:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permission-type-author-only/60805 "2017-04-11T20:39:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [2017 年 4 月 11 日午後 10:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-security-permission-type-author-only/60805/8 "2017-04-11T22:43:45Z")

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We have zero plans for topic based user permissions for the forseeable future, so I suggest you use different software if that is a hard showstopper requirement.

Your options are

- email into `help@example.com` which automatically creates a PM to the `@help` group in Discourse, and already works today. We use it this way in fact..

or

1. **User starts PM like any other PM**
2. User selects `@help` group as the target for the PM.
3. Topic is visible to author only, and the `@help` group

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