# Mailman to Discourse Migration
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [13 במרץ, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485 "2019-03-13T14:38:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@zkhaial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zkhaial)
#### Post date: [13 במרץ, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485/1 "2019-03-13T14:38:16Z")
Hello Everyone,
I hope all is well.
I am facing some challenges trying to migrate from Mailman GNU to Discourse.
I configured POP and able to send emails to Discourse and create new topics. My question, can Discourse carry out a topic discussion strictly via emails.
The follow; a member sends an email to Discourse, then a new topic is created, then the category members get an email of the new topic, then members can reply back via email, and Discourse would keep adding the replies to the topic. Please let me know, any input is appreciated.
Thanks,
Zayd
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### Author:  [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)
#### Post date: [13 במרץ, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485/2 "2019-03-13T20:48:55Z")
Sounds very similar to this: [Use Discourse as a Private Support/Ticket System](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-discourse-as-a-private-support-ticket-system/72268)
It’s not support in your case but the mechanism is the same.
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [13 במרץ, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485/3 "2019-03-13T22:29:09Z")
It is possible to do what you are asking, but personally I don’t recommend it. Better to let people start topics on the forum and let others reply to it either by email or on the forum. I’d take a look at this FAQ topic:
> [@Using Discourse instead of an email mailing list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-vs-email-mailing-lists/54298):
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> bookmark This topic explains the advantages of using Discourse over traditional email mailing lists for group conversations and community management. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse is a modern platform designed for group conversations that offers significant advantages over traditional email mailing lists. While email remains effective for one-on-one or small group communications, Discourse excels at handling larger, ongoing discussions. Here’s why you shoul…