# Registering unregistered users on first email a la mailman?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/registering-unregistered-users-on-first-email-a-la-mailman/82134
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** mailing-list
**Created:** [03.Март.2018 20:02:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registering-unregistered-users-on-first-email-a-la-mailman/82134 "2018-03-03T20:02:45Z")
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### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [08.Март.2018 11:17:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registering-unregistered-users-on-first-email-a-la-mailman/82134/3 "2018-03-08T11:17:06Z")

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You are on the right track. You can follow the steps in that topic you mentioned and configure it so that incoming emails are posted to a category. And yes, it’s a supported feature.

The only caveat right now: Topics created via email are currently not going to the approval queue.

> [@Email-in topics not under approvals control](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-topics-not-under-approvals-control/72057):
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> How to Reproduce Set topic requires approval for trust\_0 Set all new users start at trust\_0 Send something from email in Result: The topic appears immediately without requiring approval I think staged users and email in just by-passes too many of the regular posting pipeline that it needs some serious review. It feels like an “add-on”.

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