Email list server?

[MichaelJulian (Michael)]

Does Discourse offer an email list server?

[MikeNolan]

There’s an email server mode you can enable, which will give users a choice between receiving a digest periodically (possibly several times a day) or receiving a separate email for every message posted (other than their own.)

I’m using it to transition from a Mailman server I’ve been running for several decades, but in all honesty I’m trying to encourage my subscribers to use the online interface.

[tobiaseigen]

It’s called mailing list mode. But yes, with discourse you want to encourage people to login and use the site, and not just rely on their email.

Why use Discourse instead of a email mailing list?

Continuing the discussion from Discourse vs. email – Pros & Cons: Comments welcome! When should we use Discourse instead of plain email or a mailing list? Discourse excels at group conversations. Email is still great for 1-to-1 and 1-to-a-few exchanges. But when these conversations attract even more people and go on for a extended period of time, email chains become increasingly unwieldy. Mailing lists were invented to remedy these issues, but it was a bit like trying to build better horse…

[MichaelJulian (Michael)]

Thank you. I am trying to find a member management solution for my instructor group and being able to send one email and have it go to all members is a huge factor in my decision. Logging in every time we want to communicate with each other is not preferable.

[MichaelJulian (Michael)]

Is there a file storage area for us to upload and download files?

[tobiaseigen]

You can always set up an announcements category and set your members to be watching that category. Unless they change their user preferences from the default they will then get an email. There is quite a bit of flexibility.

@MichaelJulian

Is there a file storage area for us to upload and download files?

Not exactly, though you could always create topics where you can keep and share files. Easiest is probably for you to spin up a free trial at Discourse pricing | Discourse - Civilized Discussion or explore our demo site at https://try.discourse.org.

[omarfilip]

@MichaelJulian

upload and download files

The file “storage area” is part of your hosting, and with the Docs plugin you can create and maintain a file library.

Discourse Docs (Documentation Management)

Summary Discourse Docs provides the ability to find and filter knowledge base topics Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-docs Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse Features The Docs plugin is a continuation of development on the Knowledge Explorer Theme Component. You can see it in action at https://meta.discourse.org/docs. In essence, Docs allows for easier surfacing of knowledge-base style topics …

[pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman)]

Then you just need email notifications. That’s automatic.

You can upload files, but there is not a way to see all uploaded files on the system.

[MichaelJulian (Michael)]

Great, thats what I need! Thank you.