# Difference between "reply by email address" and "alternative reply by email addresses"

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-reply-by-email-address-and-alternative-reply-by-email-addresses/229422>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 8, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-reply-by-email-address-and-alternative-reply-by-email-addresses/229422 "2022-06-08T17:47:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/difference-between-reply-by-email-address-and-alternative-reply-by-email-addresses/229422/4 "2022-06-08T19:08:23Z")

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> [@RBoy](#):
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> it processes an email response with the “to” address containing any of the emails from the _alternative reply by email addresses_ setting?

Correct 👍

> [@RBoy](#):
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> does one need to “duplicate”

No need to duplicate them.

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