Keep Your Mailman List
Your existing email list remains a valuable channel. In most cases, you can retain it as long as you wish under your existing service arrangement.
A special invitation for existing Look.Net clients
Keep Your Email List.
Preserve Your History.
Expand Your Community.
Meet Discourse: a modern home for organized discussions, searchable knowledge, and stronger connections — alongside the Mailman email list your members already know.
Explore Your Free Trial →In most cases, your existing Mailman list can continue operating for as long as you wish.
One community, more possibilities
Keep what works. Add what’s next.
Mailman continues to serve members who love email. Discourse creates an organized home for ongoing discussions, searchable archives, and shared knowledge.
Explore archive preservation
Share with your organization
View, download or print our Discourse overview.
Take a closer look at the original illustrated ListDiscuss concept. Save it, print it, or share it with your board and colleagues.
The illustration is a promotional concept; for current service terms and the free trial, use the information on this website.
Ready to explore? Request your complimentary 60-day trial.
More ways to connect
Build on what already works.
Keep the familiar convenience of email while giving your organization a dedicated space to share ideas, find answers, and welcome new participants.
Find Conversations Easily
Organize discussions by topic and category so members can locate useful answers without digging through long email threads.
Preserve Your History
Bring historical Mailman discussions into searchable Discourse archives, including eligible lists that are no longer active.
Participate by Email or Web
Discourse offers configurable email notifications and reply options, plus a modern browser experience.
Share Knowledge
Post documents, announcements, images, links, and ongoing conversations in an organized community space.
Manage With Confidence
Use moderation, membership, and category tools to keep conversations welcoming, useful, and on topic.
Your community's institutional memory
Years of conversations. One searchable resource.
Your Mailman archives may contain years — even decades — of questions, answers, shared experiences, and organizational history.
Look.Net can help bring those historical discussions into Discourse, where they can be organized by category and searched by authorized members.
We've already implemented this capability for an existing Look.Net client, including archives from discontinued mailing lists.
Your community's history becomes part of its future.
Archive migration scope, permissions, and any associated fees are reviewed separately. The archive example shown is illustrative; no client data is displayed.
Archives›Historical discussions
Question from a member: How should we approach this issue?Historical discussion · 4 replies
Community resources and shared recommendationsHistorical discussion · 8 replies
Lessons learned from previous projectsHistorical discussion · 6 replies
Meeting follow-up and member questionsHistorical discussion · 3 replies
Two complementary services
No forced switch. No need to leave email behind.
Some members love email. Others prefer a dedicated online forum. Many appreciate both.
Mailman can remain your familiar email communication channel while Discourse adds a searchable, organized home for deeper discussions and shared resources.
Continue using your existing Mailman list in most cases.
Introduce Discourse gradually, at your organization's pace.
Invite members to explore without requiring everyone to change habits.
The two services are complementary; messages are not automatically synchronized between them.
Mailman Email List
Familiar email communications
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Discourse Community
Organized discussions and searchable knowledge
A simple way to begin
Kick the tires for 60 days — on us.
Explore what Discourse can do before deciding whether it's right for your organization.
Tell us you're interested
Reply to our invitation or email Look.Net. We'll discuss your organization and the trial setup.
Explore your community
Try discussions, categories, member invitations, and email features. Ask us about migrating historical archives.
Decide what comes next
At the end of 60 days, choose whether to continue. We'll provide ongoing hosting terms before any paid service begins.
Offer for eligible existing Look.Net clients. Standard trial setup is included; specialized customization and archive migration may be separately scoped. No automatic conversion to a paid Discourse subscription. Your existing Mailman service continues under its existing terms.
Ready to expand your community?
Keep your email list. Preserve your history. Discover what Discourse can add — with a complimentary 60-day introduction.
Request Your 60-Day Trial →Prefer a conversation first? Email peter@look.net.