# Working on a mailman2 to discourse migration script

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-on-a-mailman2-to-discourse-migration-script/169220
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 4, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-on-a-mailman2-to-discourse-migration-script/169220 "2020-11-04T13:43:41Z")
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### Author: ![dachary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dachary/32/119731_2.png) [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/working-on-a-mailman2-to-discourse-migration-script/169220/10 "2021-05-14T11:11:18Z")

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Thanks for explaining. The mailman2discourse script does not play a role in this because it does not import the messages. The import of the messages is done via the Discourse [mbox importer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-mailing-lists-mbox-listserv-google-groups-emails/79773).

I think it would set the author of all mails to [listname@example.com](mailto:listname@example.com). I do not see anything in [discourse/script/import\_scripts/mbox/importer.rb](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/script/import_scripts/mbox/importer.rb) that would suggest otherwise. It would be a feature to add and maybe control via a **use\_reply\_to\_instead\_of\_from** field in the settings.yml file?

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