diff --git a/forum.nim b/forum.nim
index dbf3d8f..c5c8f13 100644
--- a/forum.nim
+++ b/forum.nim
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ template setPreviewData(c: expr) {.immediate, dirty.} =
   c.currentPost.content = content
 
 template writeToDb(c, cr, setPostId: expr) =
+  # insert a comment in the DB
   let retID = insertID(db, crud(cr, "post", "author", "ip", "header", "content", "thread"),
        c.userId, c.req.ip, subject, content, $c.threadId, "")
   discard tryExec(db, crud(cr, "post_fts", "id", "header", "content"),
@@ -530,6 +531,7 @@ proc edit(c: var TForumData, postId: int): bool =
     result = true
 
 proc reply(c: var TForumData): bool =
+  # reply to an existing thread
   checkLogin(c)
   retrPost(c)
   if c.isPreview:
@@ -539,9 +541,12 @@ proc reply(c: var TForumData): bool =
 
     exec(db, sql"update thread set modified = DATETIME('now') where id = ?",
          $c.threadId)
+    asyncCheck sendMailToMailingList(c.config, c.username, c.email,
+        subject, content)
     result = true
 
 proc newThread(c: var TForumData): bool =
+  # create new conversation thread (permanent or transient)
   const query = sql"insert into thread(name, views, modified) values (?, 0, DATETIME('now'))"
   checkLogin(c)
   retrPost(c)
@@ -556,6 +561,8 @@ proc newThread(c: var TForumData): bool =
     writeToDb(c, crCreate, false)
     discard tryExec(db, sql"insert into post_fts(post_fts) values('optimize')")
     discard tryExec(db, sql"insert into post_fts(thread_fts) values('optimize')")
+    asyncCheck sendMailToMailingList(c.config, c.username, c.email,
+        subject, content)
     result = true
 
 proc login(c: var TForumData, name, pass: string): bool =
diff --git a/utils.nim b/utils.nim
index 4d3e1c5..44a8de4 100644
--- a/utils.nim
+++ b/utils.nim
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ type
     smtpPort: int
     smtpUser: string
     smtpPassword: string
+    mlistAddress: string
 
 proc loadConfig*(filename = getCurrentDir() / "forum.json"): Config =
   result = Config(smtpAddress: "localhost", smtpPort: 25, smtpUser: "",
@@ -16,10 +17,11 @@ proc loadConfig*(filename = getCurrentDir() / "forum.json"): Config =
     result.smtpPort = root["smtpPort"].getNum(25).int
     result.smtpUser = root["smtpUser"].getStr("")
     result.smtpPassword = root["smtpPassword"].getStr("")
+    result.mlistAddress = root["mlistAddress"].getStr("")
   except:
     echo("[WARNING] Couldn't read config file: ./forum.json")
 
-proc sendMail(config: Config, subject, message, recipient: string) {.async.} =
+proc sendMail(config: Config, subject, message, recipient: string, from_addr = "forum@nim-lang.org") {.async.} =
   var client = newAsyncSmtp(config.smtpAddress, Port(config.smtpPort))
   await client.connect()
   if config.smtpUser.len > 0:
@@ -29,9 +31,16 @@ proc sendMail(config: Config, subject, message, recipient: string) {.async.} =
   let encoded = createMessage(subject, message,
       toList, @[], [])
 
-  await client.sendMail("forum@nim-lang.org", toList,
+  await client.sendMail(from_addr, toList,
       $encoded)
 
+proc sendMailToMailingList*(config: Config, username, user_email_addr, subject, message: string) {.async.} =
+  # send message to a mailing list
+  let from_addr = "$# <$#>" % [username, user_email_addr]
+
+  if config.mlistAddress != "":
+    await sendMail(config, subject, message, config.mlistAddress, from_addr=from_addr)
+
 proc sendPassReset*(config: Config, email, user, resetUrl: string) {.async.} =
   let message = """Hello $1,
 A password reset has been requested for your account on the Nim Forum.