# Mailman to Discourse Migration **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485 **Category:** Self-hosting **Created:** [March 13, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485 "2019-03-13T14:38:16Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen) #### Post date: [March 13, 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): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailman-to-discourse-migration/111485)._