Quick Tip #50: Turning a Forum into a Mailing List

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Quick Tip #50: Turning a Forum into a Mailing List

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Today when you want to create a mailing list with some people on it you probably have to contact your exchange administrator, give that person a list of names, and wait.  With Telligent Enterprise you can turn any forum into a mailing list that site or group members can subscribe to.  In fact, if it is enabled any private group you create will automatically have a mailing list created. 

This tip demonstrates how you might turn on the mailing list after the group or forum has been created.  Maybe you created a second forum in your group and you also want that to be a mailing list.  This video will show you how to do that.

Here is the documentation for configuring the mail service if it is not yet enabled on your site.