> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.lightpost.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.lightpost.app/core-concepts/groups/e-mailing.md).

# E-mailing

Lightpost allows your congregation to email groups for easy communication.

## How to send an email

1. First, enable e-mail messaging in the Group "Messaging" tab.
2. Open **Group Roles** and enable **Authorized Sender** for each person who may email the group.
   1. Authorized Sender is separate from Group Admin and Group Post Admin. Account Admins must also be explicitly authorized for the group.
3. View the **Overview** tab of the group to see the **special** "**group email address**" that is generated for this group. (See screenshot below as an example)
4. **Send an e-mail** to this special e-mail address, just like you normally would send any e-mail, from any e-mail address that belongs to an Authorized Sender.
   1. The e-mail will be sent to the entire group!

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> The intent to sending e-mails this way is that there is no need to login to Lightpost to e-mail a group. It's as simple as just sending an e-mail to get communication out to a whole group.

{% hint style="info" %}
You can add this special e-mail address to your address book in your client for quick and easy access to e-mail the group.
{% endhint %}

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## How to view email history

1. In the Admin, find the group you wish to message, and click on the group.
2. Go to the **"Message History"** section.
3. Click on any past message to view details about who received the emails and any errors or failures.

## How are emails counted?

* Lightpost counts an email as every email sent to an individual in a group.
* If you sent an email to a group of 100 people with e-mails, that counts as 100 email messages.