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Is it possible to create a new post by email?

By Charlie Heinz on Nov 11, 2011 at 3:02 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

Yes! You can use a third-party service called Posterous. This does involve giving a third-party service a password to create entries on your blog.

I have instructions on how to set up Posterous to auto-post here:
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/heinz062/uthink-forum/2011/04/how-can-i-auto-post-to-uthink-using-posterous.html

The design of the Posterous site may have changed in the last six months. The most important part of those instructions is still accurate: how to obtain your Web Services Password.

Instead of auto-posting, look for "New Post via Email".