# Triggering to a list

**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/triggering-to-a-list/8578
**Category:** Product Support
**Created:** [May 25, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/triggering-to-a-list/8578 "2017-05-25T13:30:06Z")
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### Author: ![giovanni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/giovanni/32/577_2.png) [@giovanni](https://forum.mautic.org/u/giovanni)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/triggering-to-a-list/8578/1 "2017-05-25T13:30:06Z")

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I have this need: once a form is submitted by a user I need to send an email, like an alert, to a segment of people. How can I do this? I know forms can manage the alert but it is only for specific users or email addresses and not lists.  
  
Is there a smart way to do that?

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### Author: ![giovanni](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/giovanni/32/577_2.png) [@giovanni](https://forum.mautic.org/u/giovanni)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/triggering-to-a-list/8578/2 "2017-05-25T13:30:06Z")

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I have this need: once a form is submitted by a user I need to send an email, like an alert, to a segment of people. How can I do this? I know forms can manage the alert but it is only for specific users or email addresses and not lists.  
Is there a smart way to do that?