# Hosting An Email Tipline

An email tipline receives tips sent to the tipline's email address. Use the following instructions to complete the process of [Configuring Tipline Properties](/getting-started/setting-up-tiplines/configuring-tipline-properties.md).

If modifying an existing tipline, click the edit link associated with the desired tipline as shown on [the "Manage Tiplines" Page](/getting-started/setting-up-tiplines.md#the-manage-tiplines-page). It will bring up an "Edit Tipline" form similar to the one shown below. If you are in the process of creating a new tipline, you may already see a [form called "New Tipline"](/getting-started/setting-up-tiplines/creating-a-new-tipline.md#the-new-tipline-form) which is similar and will serve the same purpose.

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#### Choose A Name

The name you provide will distinguish this tipline from others listed on [the "Manage Tiplines" page for your organization](/getting-started/setting-up-tiplines.md#the-manage-tiplines-page).

#### Identifier

The identifier is an email address specified with the "@tips.junkipedia.org" subdomain. Choose an email address prefix meaningful to your organization. If you choose <mark style="background-color:blue;">fakenews</mark> as the prefix, for example, append the <mark style="background-color:blue;">@tips.junkipedia.org</mark> suffix and enter the entire email address here as

&#x20;   <mark style="background-color:blue;"><fakenews@tips.junkipedia.org></mark>

#### Heading

Leave this field blank for this type of tipline.

#### Custom Response

This message will be sent as a reply to the user to acknowledge that their submitted tip has been received.

#### Custom Merged Response

Leave this field blank for this type of tipline.

#### Redirect URL

Leave this field blank for this type of tipline.

#### Tipline Type

Use the pulldown menu to select "Email".

#### Include this tipline in your Address Card and QR code?

Check this box if you want the tipline included in the [Sharing A Tipline Via QR Code](/getting-started/setting-up-tiplines/sharing-a-tipline-via-qr-code.md) for your organization.

#### Enabled

Check this box to enable the tipline or uncheck to temporarily deactivate it.

#### Anonymous submissions require approval

Check this box to hold tips for approval when the source of the tip is not identified as a member of your organization.

#### Real submissions require approval

Check this box to hold all tips for approval.

#### Multi-part merge submissions

Leave this box unchecked for this type of tipline.


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