# Email to Message Inbox?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-to-message-inbox/112357>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [March 22, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-to-message-inbox/112357 "2019-03-22T18:53:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-to-message-inbox/112357/2 "2019-03-22T18:54:51Z")

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Groups can be assigned email addresses to start new conversations, but not users. Discourse isn’t a replacement for a conventional mail server/client.

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