### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:16am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/1 "2025-09-09T01:16:10Z")
# Question: Why Doesn’t Replying to Notification Emails Work?
I have a question about how the forum notifications work that others might be wondering about too.
I’ve noticed that when you get an email notification about a new post, it comes from a special, unique email address, something like this:
`JTech Forums `
On many other platforms (like GitHub, for example), this kind of address means you can just hit “Reply” in your email client, type your message, and it will be automatically added as a reply to the forum post.
I tried doing that here, but it doesn’t seem to post a reply. Does anyone know why this feature might not be work and if it doesn’t work why is there a reply-to email address at all?
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### Author:  [@ars18](https://jtechforums.org/u/ars18)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:18am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/2 "2025-09-09T01:18:46Z")
I know that the feature does exist in discourse
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### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:19am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/3 "2025-09-09T01:19:23Z")
That’s great so When I press reply why doesn’t the message go Through
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### Author:  [@ars18](https://jtechforums.org/u/ars18)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:20am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/4 "2025-09-09T01:20:52Z")
I think it might be for posts that you are directly quoted in.
You would see something like the below:
@TripleU?
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### Author:  [@ars18](https://jtechforums.org/u/ars18)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/5 "2025-09-09T01:22:58Z")
Reply to this message in 15 min plz
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### Author:  [@TripleU](https://jtechforums.org/u/TripleU)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/6 "2025-09-09T01:23:07Z")
Not sure. @FlipAdmin is the email expert here…
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### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/7 "2025-09-09T01:23:46Z")
@FlipAdmin Why doesn’t it work?
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### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/8 "2025-09-09T01:24:44Z")
> [@ars18](#):
>
> I think it might be for posts that you are directly quoted in.
Nah, You pick in Settings what to get Emails for.
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### Author:  [@flipphoneguy](https://jtechforums.org/u/flipphoneguy)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/9 "2025-09-09T01:26:07Z")
when I get an email for a new post in a topic I follow I also get this:
**[Visit Topic](https://jtechforums.org/t/d-pad-launcher-early-release/4196/45)** or reply to this email to respond.
but the email doesn’t go through when I try to respond
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### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/10 "2025-09-09T01:28:46Z")
> [@flipphoneguy](#):
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> **[Visit Topic](https://jtechforums.org/t/d-pad-launcher-early-release/4196/45)** or reply to this email to respond.
Yup, Me too
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### Author:  [@FlipAdmin](https://jtechforums.org/u/FlipAdmin)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/11 "2025-09-09T01:30:55Z")
> [@Shalom\_Karr](#):
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> @FlipAdmin Why doesn’t it work?
Because I didn’t set it up. It takes special configuration. Now that I know people want it, I will work on configuring this coming Saturday, when I can take the forum down without causing a lot of problems.
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### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:33am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/12 "2025-09-09T01:33:33Z")
> [@FlipAdmin](#):
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> I will work on configuring this coming Saturday, when I can take the forum down without causing a lot of problems.
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@kosherboy](https://jtechforums.org/u/kosherboy)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/13 "2025-09-09T03:12:04Z")
> [@FlipAdmin](#):
>
> Because I didn’t set it up. It takes special configuration. Now that I know people want it, I will work on configuring this coming Saturday, when I can take the forum down without causing a lot of problems.
For me it never worked but it definitely worked in the past on the forums. I’ve seen the email icon near posts which means it was posted through email.
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### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/14 "2025-09-12T19:38:34Z")
> [@FlipAdmin](#):
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> I will work on configuring this coming Saturday, when I can take the forum down without causing a lot of problems.
Just want to remind you about this @FlipAdmin
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### Author:  [@Shalom\_Karr](https://jtechforums.org/u/Shalom_Karr)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/15 "2025-09-12T19:39:16Z")
We will not be here after 7:00 in 4 Hours
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### Author:  [@ars18](https://jtechforums.org/u/ars18)
#### Post date: [September 9, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/16 "2025-09-09T01:41:56Z")
Test
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### Author:  [@FlipAdmin](https://jtechforums.org/u/FlipAdmin)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2025, 12:49pm UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/17 "2025-09-13T12:49:31Z")
Hey, it works.
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### Author:  [@sams-club](https://jtechforums.org/u/sams-club)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/18 "2025-09-14T00:35:40Z")
But the timing is off @ars18 says it’s from 5 days ago!
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### Author:  [@FlipAdmin](https://jtechforums.org/u/FlipAdmin)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/19 "2025-09-14T00:38:01Z")
Yes, it was sitting in the email waiting for that long till I got it configured. Any problems, let me know.
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### Author:  [@Air\_Condition150](https://jtechforums.org/u/Air_Condition150)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://jtechforums.org/t/use-a-reply-to-email-to-make-a-forum-post/4329/20 "2025-09-14T00:55:05Z")
How does this whole thing work?
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