zulip/templates/zerver/help/message-a-stream-by-email.md

Message a stream by email

This can be useful if you want to copy an email into Zulip. If you're planning on doing this in an automated way, consider using our send message API.

Message a stream by email

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{relative|stream|subscribed}

1. Select a stream.

2. Copy the email address under Email address.

3. Send an email to that email address.

!!! warn "" If you don't see the Email address section, most likely your server administrator has not configured the EMAIL GATEWAY INTEGRATION section of /etc/zulip/settings.py.

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The email subject will become the Zulip topic, and the email body will become the Zulip message.