# Posting to RForum via Email

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/posting-to-rforum-via-email/58795>\
**Category:** Ruby-Forum\
**Created:** [April 26, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/posting-to-rforum-via-email/58795 "2006-04-26T00:37:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![jay](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jay](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/posting-to-rforum-via-email/58795/1 "2006-04-26T00:37:05Z")

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Hi,

I am having problems in setting up my RForum to post messages via email.

I have read Linking a Forum to a Mailing List  
[Linking a forum to a mailing list - Ruby-Forum - Ruby-Forum](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/52254#new) and it helped a lot. I can  
post messages in RForum and it will auto-mail it to my mailing list  
(googlegroups). The problem I have right now is how can I post messages  
from my email to RForum.

This is what I have done so far

1. updated list\_address of forums table, list\_address =  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid
2. updated site.rb:  
:deliver\_mail =\> true,  
:bounce\_address =\> ‘removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid’, where removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
is member of removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid
3. Run: ruby scipt/process\_mail Maildir 1, where Maildir is the location  
of emails in my domain

When I run the process\_mail, it goes thru the inbox, sent and thrash  
items but it puts 'Skipping File … ’ error.

am i on the right track? i tried different configurations but to no  
avail. sorry but i am quite new to this and any help will be greatly  
appreciated.

thanks!