# Mail address per category **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [15 Marzo, 2017 11:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-address-per-category/59151 "2017-03-15T11:14:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Post date:** [15 Marzo, 2017 13:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-address-per-category/59151/3 "2017-03-15T13:49:31Z")
I don’t know if I’d call it a Frankenstein monster, but I think it’s flawed. > [@dosch](#): > > actually mail the forum. they do not even need to know that, by mailing they are actually posting on a forum > > The category on the forum serves as the ‘inbox’ for this email address. 1 - IMHO it _might_ be OK _if_ they knew ahead of time. I imagine most people expect an email to either go unanswered or to be answered via email. I also think most people expect that email will be relatively private and might be upset if the content was public. 2 - I’m not so sure Discourse would be the best choice for an “inbox”. Discourse is designed to be a discussion platform, not some sort of a “ticket system”. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mail-address-per-category/59151)._