# Setting defaults to enable mailing list mode-Temporary Solution

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-defaults-to-enable-mailing-list-mode-temporary-solution/25645>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [25. Februar 2015 um 01:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-defaults-to-enable-mailing-list-mode-temporary-solution/25645 "2015-02-25T01:04:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [20. April 2015 um 17:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-defaults-to-enable-mailing-list-mode-temporary-solution/25645/16 "2015-04-20T17:16:32Z")

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> [@JohnOeffinger75](#):
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> So the current manual way to set the person to watching is to impersonate the individual and set their category option to Watching, correct?

I suppose you could impersonate each new user, after you invite them, after they accept, and add category(ies) to their watch list for them, yes.

I know I need it added automatically, because I won’t be able to do it consistently.

> [@JohnOeffinger75](#):
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> You set this to the right on New Topic in the second nav bar at the top.

I’m not sure I follow this comment.. what did you have in mind about a New Topic?

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