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	[[Discourse\|Discourse overview]]		[[Discourse\|Discourse overview]]

	You can do most ~~stuff~~ by email (provided your email address is in the system). For ~~mails~~ to get through, ~~they~~ must be sent from the ~~email~~ address listed in your MT account. ~~Note that you~~'ll need ~~to use~~ the browser or ~~the~~ app for one or two things such as voting in polls.		You can do most things by email, provided your email address is in the system. For mail to get through, it must be sent from the address listed in your ModTools (MT) account. You'll still need the browser or app for one or two things, such as voting in polls.

	== Receiving ~~mails~~ ==		== Receiving mail ==

	# The suggested way to get ~~mails~~ is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" of the groups you ~~are~~ interested in. In some cases you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.		# The suggested way to get mail is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" on the groups you're interested in. In some cases, you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.
	# To receive ~~emails~~ for all unmuted groups, enable "~~mailing~~ list mode" in Preferences+Email.		# To receive email for all unmuted groups, enable "Mailing list mode" in Preferences -> Email.
	# ~~You can instead opt for a digest by enabling~~ Activity Summary in Preferences+Email. ~~You can select~~ a ~~time~~ period of 30 ~~mins~~, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six monthly. ~~The blurb says that the mail contains~~ "popular topics and replies"~~. It~~ won't include groups ~~that you've muted, so~~ mute "Development" if you don't want to see ~~this~~ discussion for example.		# Alternatively, enable "Activity Summary" in Preferences -> Email for a digest. Choose a period of 30 minutes, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six-monthly. It covers "popular topics and replies" and won't include muted groups - mute "Development" if you don't want to see that discussion, for example.
	# You ~~will~~ also ~~normally receive~~ a mail when someone mentions you in a post (as set in Preferences+Email).		# You'll normally also get a mail when someone mentions you in a post (set in Preferences -> Email).

	~~Received mails~~ follow a common pattern so you can set up filters if you wish~~, eg~~ Tech emails look like this:		Mails follow a common pattern, so you can set up filters if you wish - Tech emails, for example, look like this:

	[Freegle] [Tech & ModTools] This is the subject line of a message		[Freegle] [Tech & ModTools] This is the subject line of a message

	~~The~~ Activity Summary mails ~~will~~ simply have this ~~as the~~ subject line:		Activity Summary mails simply have this subject line:

	[Freegle] Summary		[Freegle] Summary

	== Sending ~~mails~~ ==		== Sending mail ==

	As ~~mentioned~~ above, any ~~sent~~ mail must come from ~~the email address of~~ your MT account~~; otherwise~~ it is rejected ~~and~~ a ~~bounced~~ reply ~~sent back~~.		As above, any mail you send must come from your MT account's email address, or it will be rejected with a bounce reply.

	To start a new topic, ~~you need to make sure you~~ use the correct email address for ~~the~~ group.		To start a new topic, use the correct email address for that group - addresses are listed at https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories. For example, to post to Tech, email discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org. Mail without a recognised group is rejected with a bounce reply. You can attach photos to your emails.
	~~The email~~ addresses are listed ~~here:~~ https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories
	For example, to ~~send~~ to Tech, ~~use this~~ email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org ~~<br />~~
	~~Mails~~ without a group or with ~~an unrecognised group are rejected and~~ a ~~bounced~~ reply ~~sent back~~.

	~~You can attach photos in sent~~ mails.		To reply to a topic, simply reply to the notification mail - the "Reply To" address makes sure it reaches the right place. It should appear on the forum within a few minutes. Replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.

	To reply on a topic, simply reply to the mail - the "Reply To" email address makes sure it gets to the right place. It should only take a few minutes to appear on the forum. It is assumed that replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.		[[Category:Members, Discourse & App]]

	[[Category:Discourse]]

Chriscant at 09:10, 10 June 2020

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	Received mails follow a common pattern so you can set up filters if you wish, eg Tech emails look like this:		Received mails follow a common pattern so you can set up filters if you wish, eg Tech emails look like this:

	[Freegle] [Tech] This is the subject line of a message		[Freegle] [Tech & ModTools] This is the subject line of a message

	The Activity Summary mails will simply have this as the subject line:		The Activity Summary mails will simply have this as the subject line:

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	== Sending mails ==		== Sending mails ==

	As mentioned above, any sent mail must come from the email address of your MT account; otherwise it is ~~ignored. TO CHECK~~.		As mentioned above, any sent mail must come from the email address of your MT account; otherwise it is rejected and a bounced reply sent back.

	To start a new topic, you need to make sure you use the correct email address for the group.		To start a new topic, you need to make sure you use the correct email address for the group.
	The email addresses are listed here: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories		The email addresses are listed here: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories
	For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org <br />		For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org <br />
	~~Emails~~ without a group are ~~ignored (silently I think. CHECK)~~.		Mails without a group or with an unrecognised group are rejected and a bounced reply sent back.

	You can attach photos in sent mails.		You can attach photos in sent mails.

Chriscant: Change from "categories" to "groups"

2019-10-29T12:55:42Z

Change from "categories" to "groups"

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	== Receiving mails ==		== Receiving mails ==

	# The suggested way to get mails is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" of the ~~categories~~ you are interested in. In some cases you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.		# The suggested way to get mails is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" of the groups you are interested in. In some cases you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.
	# To receive emails for all unmuted groups, enable "mailing list mode" in Preferences+Email.		# To receive emails for all unmuted groups, enable "mailing list mode" in Preferences+Email.
	# You can instead opt for a digest by enabling Activity Summary in Preferences+Email. You can select a time period of 30 mins, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six monthly. The blurb says that the mail contains "popular topics and replies". It won't include ~~categories~~ that you've muted, so mute "Development" if you don't want to see this discussion for example.		# You can instead opt for a digest by enabling Activity Summary in Preferences+Email. You can select a time period of 30 mins, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six monthly. The blurb says that the mail contains "popular topics and replies". It won't include groups that you've muted, so mute "Development" if you don't want to see this discussion for example.
	# You will also normally receive a mail when someone mentions you in a post (as set in Preferences+Email).		# You will also normally receive a mail when someone mentions you in a post (as set in Preferences+Email).

Chriscant: Change from "categories" to "groups"

2019-10-29T12:55:12Z

Change from "categories" to "groups"

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	# The suggested way to get mails is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" of the categories you are interested in. In some cases you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.		# The suggested way to get mails is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" of the categories you are interested in. In some cases you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.
	# To receive emails for all unmuted ~~categories~~, enable "mailing list mode" in Preferences+Email.		# To receive emails for all unmuted groups, enable "mailing list mode" in Preferences+Email.
	# You can instead opt for a digest by enabling Activity Summary in Preferences+Email. You can select a time period of 30 mins, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six monthly. The blurb says that the mail contains "popular topics and replies". It won't include categories that you've muted, so mute "Development" if you don't want to see this discussion for example.		# You can instead opt for a digest by enabling Activity Summary in Preferences+Email. You can select a time period of 30 mins, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six monthly. The blurb says that the mail contains "popular topics and replies". It won't include categories that you've muted, so mute "Development" if you don't want to see this discussion for example.
	# You will also normally receive a mail when someone mentions you in a post (as set in Preferences+Email).		# You will also normally receive a mail when someone mentions you in a post (as set in Preferences+Email).
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	As mentioned above, any sent mail must come from the email address of your MT account; otherwise it is ignored. TO CHECK.		As mentioned above, any sent mail must come from the email address of your MT account; otherwise it is ignored. TO CHECK.

	To start a new topic, you need to make sure you use the correct email address for the ~~category~~.		To start a new topic, you need to make sure you use the correct email address for the group.
	The email addresses are listed here: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories		The email addresses are listed here: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories
	For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org <br />		For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org <br />
	Emails without a ~~category~~ are ignored (silently I think. CHECK).		Emails without a group are ignored (silently I think. CHECK).

	You can attach photos in sent mails.		You can attach photos in sent mails.

Chriscant at 08:10, 28 September 2019

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	[Freegle] [Tech] This is the subject line of a message		[Freegle] [Tech] This is the subject line of a message

			The Activity Summary mails will simply have this as the subject line:

			[Freegle] Summary

	== Sending mails ==		== Sending mails ==

Chriscant at 12:19, 23 September 2019

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			[[Discourse\|Discourse overview]]

	You can do most stuff by email (provided your email address is in the system). For mails to get through, they must be sent from the email address listed in your MT account. Note that you'll need to use the browser or the app for one or two things such as voting in polls.		You can do most stuff by email (provided your email address is in the system). For mails to get through, they must be sent from the email address listed in your MT account. Note that you'll need to use the browser or the app for one or two things such as voting in polls.

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	# The suggested way to get mails is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" of the categories you are interested in. In some cases you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.		# The suggested way to get mails is by "watching", "tracking" or "watching first post" of the categories you are interested in. In some cases you won't be mailed if you've already seen a post online.
	# To receive emails for all unmuted categories, enable "mailing list mode" in Preferences+Email.		# To receive emails for all unmuted categories, enable "mailing list mode" in Preferences+Email.
	# You can instead opt for a digest by enabling Activity Summary in Preferences+Email. You can select a time period of 30 mins, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six monthly. The ~~description~~ says that the mail contains "popular topics and replies". It won't include categories that you've muted, so mute "Development" if you don't want to see this discussion for example.		# You can instead opt for a digest by enabling Activity Summary in Preferences+Email. You can select a time period of 30 mins, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or six monthly. The blurb says that the mail contains "popular topics and replies". It won't include categories that you've muted, so mute "Development" if you don't want to see this discussion for example.
	# You will also normally receive a mail when someone mentions you in a post (as set in Preferences+Email).		# You will also normally receive a mail when someone mentions you in a post (as set in Preferences+Email).

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	For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org <br />		For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org <br />
	Emails without a category are ignored (silently I think. CHECK).		Emails without a category are ignored (silently I think. CHECK).

	You can attach photos in sent mails.		You can attach photos in sent mails.

Chriscant at 17:21, 22 September 2019

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	To reply on a topic, simply reply to the mail - the "Reply To" email address makes sure it gets to the right place. It should only take a few minutes to appear on the forum. It is assumed that replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.		To reply on a topic, simply reply to the mail - the "Reply To" email address makes sure it gets to the right place. It should only take a few minutes to appear on the forum. It is assumed that replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.

			[[Category:Discourse]]

Chriscant at 12:39, 22 September 2019

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	You can attach photos in sent mails.		You can attach photos in sent mails.

	To reply on a topic, simply reply to the mail - the "Reply To" email address makes sure it gets to the right place. It should only take a few minutes to appear on the forum. It is assumed ~~that~~ that replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.		To reply on a topic, simply reply to the mail - the "Reply To" email address makes sure it gets to the right place. It should only take a few minutes to appear on the forum. It is assumed that replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.

Chriscant at 12:38, 22 September 2019

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	To start a new topic, you need to make sure you use the correct email address for the category.		To start a new topic, you need to make sure you use the correct email address for the category.
	The email addresses are listed here: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories		The email addresses are listed here: https://discourse.ilovefreegle.org/categories
	For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org		For example, to send to Tech, use this email: discoursereplies+Tech@ilovefreegle.org <br />
	Emails without a category are ignored (silently I think. CHECK).		Emails without a category are ignored (silently I think. CHECK).
	You can attach photos in sent mails.		You can attach photos in sent mails.

	To reply on a topic, simply reply to the mail - the "Reply To" email address makes sure it gets to the right place. It should only take a few minutes to appear on the forum. ~~I presume~~ replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.		To reply on a topic, simply reply to the mail - the "Reply To" email address makes sure it gets to the right place. It should only take a few minutes to appear on the forum. It is assumed that that replying to Activity Summary mails won't work.