Email list server?

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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…