Continuing to run Mailman and Discourse using the exact email addresses (as Mailman) in parallel

[gerhard (Gerhard Schlager)]

@Duksh

during the mbox imports can I import a Mailman list into a specific Discourse category/sub-category or will the import replicate the exact Mailman structure on Discourse?

Yes, that’s possible – Importing / migrating mailing lists (mbox, Listserv, Google Groups, emails, ...) has instructions for it. Also, if you choose our hosting, we can do it for you.

@Duksh

can I use a mailman address (eg de@bo.net ) configured on Discourse to receive replies and new topics from its original subscribers of de@bo.net to a new Discourse category/sub-category (eg De/Bonet)?

Yes, you can create a read-only mirror of the mailing list. All emails that get sent to the mailing list will appear inside a category in Discourse. Please note, we recommend that you disallow any replies in such a category to prevent any confusion, because Discourse will never send emails to the mailing list.

Creating a read-only mailing list mirror

This guide describes how you can use Discourse for creating a read-only mirror of a mailing list. Discourse acts as an archive for the mailing list and allows registered users to use most of its features. Do you want to see it in action? Take a look at our mirror of the Ruby-Talk mailing list. Are you ready to setup your own mailing list mirror? Here we go! The following guide uses two email addresses as placeholders. You need to replace them with your actual addresses. …