# Need help/advice on email setup for a self hosted Discourse instance

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-advice-on-email-setup-for-a-self-hosted-discourse-instance/262893>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [April 25, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-advice-on-email-setup-for-a-self-hosted-discourse-instance/262893 "2023-04-25T22:06:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-advice-on-email-setup-for-a-self-hosted-discourse-instance/262893/11 "2023-04-26T01:07:48Z")

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> [@MikeNolan](#):
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> I think it is inconsiderate to send email that has no valid reply address.

People don’t really expect to be able to reply to an email that validates an email address or resets their password. Replying to a summary of posts poodle have missed also doesn’t make sense to reply to.

But for some messages it does make sense.  
You can configure reply by mail if you want.  
If you want to enable reply by email your can set up the mstm receiver container or use pop3.

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