# Hot

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## [Editing a poll with votes creates inconsistent state](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-with-votes-creates-inconsistent-state/28239)

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**Author:** [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/editing-a-poll-with-votes-creates-inconsistent-state/28239 "2015-05-06T21:16:02Z")

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Steps to reproduce Create a new poll Vote for an option Edit the poll and add another option Expected result The poll should show the additional option and the already cast votes should be visible. Actual result Th…

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## [Using editor fulllpost quote button on a post which uses HTML formatting mangles it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-editor-fulllpost-quote-button-on-a-post-which-uses-html-formatting-mangles-it/28249)

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**Author:** [@irrationalJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/irrationalJ)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-editor-fulllpost-quote-button-on-a-post-which-uses-html-formatting-mangles-it/28249 "2015-05-05T00:31:13Z")

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OK, I think this is a bug. However, if it turns out that it actually is not a bug, then I look forward learning why it isn't. While the option of using HTML to format your entire post is possible with DIscourse, there se…

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## [When resetting password, ask user to confirm](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-resetting-password-ask-user-to-confirm/28262)

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**Author:** [@nahtnam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nahtnam)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-resetting-password-ask-user-to-confirm/28262 "2015-10-22T16:41:55Z")

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Hey! Discourse should always ask people to retype their password just to make sure they didint mistype it, especially when they are restting their password because its stupid for a user to have reset the password again …

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## [Authentication and changing domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/authentication-and-changing-domain/28276)

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**Author:** [@mottosso](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mottosso)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/authentication-and-changing-domain/28276 "2015-05-04T09:39:13Z")

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I recently changed the domain name for my Discourse app and lost the ability to log in via GitHub. Sorry, there was an error authorizing your account. Perhaps you did not approve authorization? I tried revoking the a…

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## [Need proper documentation for multisite discourse with docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-proper-documentation-for-multisite-discourse-with-docker/28297)

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**Author:** [@Pon\_Athithan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pon_Athithan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-proper-documentation-for-multisite-discourse-with-docker/28297 "2015-05-20T07:39:45Z")

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Hi, I am searching a proper documentation to create multi site in single server but still I couldn’t find well defined documentation for intermediate level developer. I have tried some multisite discourse with d…

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## [Error in installing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-installing/28299)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-in-installing/28299 "2015-05-04T21:55:45Z")

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Hi, Error response from daemon: Cannot start container app: Error starting userland proxy: listen tcp 0.0.0.0:80: bind: address already in use What does this mean? I got it after trying to run the application.

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## [How can I soft-delete a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-soft-delete-a-topic/28300)

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**Author:** [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-soft-delete-a-topic/28300 "2018-10-02T00:31:40Z")

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I can turn it invisible, close it and delete it, but how can I soft-delete it in case I need to see the content or IP of the author in the future? Thanks!

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## [Handling an Intellectual Bully](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-an-intellectual-bully/28313)

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**Author:** [@AlexAB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexAB)\
**Replies:** 29\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 12:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/handling-an-intellectual-bully/28313 "2015-05-07T00:51:02Z")

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Hey everyone, I was wondering how some of you may have “dealt” with a user who is an intellectual bully? We are a software company and have a forum for people to get support, ask questions and connect with other users. T…

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## [User who sends the automatic Welcome Message has overflowing PM box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-who-sends-the-automatic-welcome-message-has-overflowing-pm-box/28315)

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**Author:** [@AlexAB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexAB)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-who-sends-the-automatic-welcome-message-has-overflowing-pm-box/28315 "2015-07-20T19:31:29Z")

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I send an Automatic message to all of my users, so I send out thousands (every time someone signs up they get one). But, when I want to search through messages I can’t and I have to scroll and hope I find it among the th…

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## [RSS issue: link must be a full and valid URL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-issue-link-must-be-a-full-and-valid-url/28321)

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**Author:** [@polusok](https://meta.discourse.org/u/polusok)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 5:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rss-issue-link-must-be-a-full-and-valid-url/28321 "2015-05-11T05:21:37Z")

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Please check it out This feed does not validate. line 27, column 54: link must be a full and valid URL: /t/rss-issue-link-must-be-a-full/28321 (30 occurrences) \[help\] \<link\>/t/rss-issue-link-must-be-a-full/2…

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## [Need help customising a new discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-customising-a-new-discourse-forum/28323)

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**Author:** [@Lawal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lawal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-help-customising-a-new-discourse-forum/28323 "2015-05-05T17:54:25Z")

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Thanks. Found my solution here.

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## [Have url for creating topic with specific title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-url-for-creating-topic-with-specific-title/28327)

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**Author:** [@Rene](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rene)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/have-url-for-creating-topic-with-specific-title/28327 "2015-05-07T05:13:32Z")

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Hey guys, When we release a new version of our software we need to post an announcement to our forum like I did now manually at Gradle 2.4 released - Build Tool - Gradle Forums Before moving to discourse we used getsat…

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## [How can I see the IP from which a post originated?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-the-ip-from-which-a-post-originated/28328)

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**Author:** [@rodrigofarcas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigofarcas)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 6:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-see-the-ip-from-which-a-post-originated/28328 "2023-07-25T06:43:54Z")

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Is there a way to see the IP from which a specific post was made?

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## [CDN 503 on user avatars and CSS files](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-503-on-user-avatars-and-css-files/28329)

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**Author:** [@christianjohnsen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christianjohnsen)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdn-503-on-user-avatars-and-css-files/28329 "2015-05-15T02:16:51Z")

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Hey guys My forum (https://forum.billysbilling.dk) just went down. As far as I can see it’s due to the CDN. I hope someone can help me - maybe @sam or @codinghorror?

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## [Pinning topics in set order](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-topics-in-set-order/28341)

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**Author:** [@Emily](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Emily)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pinning-topics-in-set-order/28341 "2021-11-25T19:13:27Z")

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I am using Discourse as an online forum and instruction center for a community of customers. One category is for installation of our product, and I would like the 11 steps to remain pinned, from 1-11 in the correct order…

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## [Wrong reply style for Group post page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-reply-style-for-group-post-page/28343)

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**Author:** [@fantasticfears](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fantasticfears)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-reply-style-for-group-post-page/28343 "2015-05-11T02:08:15Z")

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https://meta.discourse.org/groups/discourse .user-main .user-stream .title { display: block; font-size: 1em; max-width: 80%; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; } max-width: …

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## [Setting up sub-domain in cPanel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-sub-domain-in-cpanel/28354)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-sub-domain-in-cpanel/28354 "2015-05-05T20:11:32Z")

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Hi, I have a dedicated server from Namecheap and am trying to pair the forum.domain.com within cPanel. How would I do this through DNS editor? I have a Digital Hosting plan hosting the forum itself.

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## [Redundant Discourse Hosting on AWS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redundant-discourse-hosting-on-aws/28358)

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**Author:** [@bboyle1234](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bboyle1234)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redundant-discourse-hosting-on-aws/28358 "2015-05-13T11:56:59Z")

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I initially intended to host my forum in a way that is protected against server hardware failure by having it hosted in AWS in the following way: RDS for PostGres, Elasticache for Redis, S3 for user uploads 2 docker …

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## [Default File Upload Types](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-file-upload-types/28359)

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**Author:** [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-file-upload-types/28359 "2020-12-13T23:06:18Z")

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So it came to my attention today that by default (or at least here on Meta) there are a few major file types missing from the upload option. It would be great if the default (and Meta) allowed users to upload file types …

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## [Image preview while posting through mobile?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-while-posting-through-mobile/28370)

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**Author:** [@Fabio\_Boscolo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fabio_Boscolo)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/image-preview-while-posting-through-mobile/28370 "2016-02-09T06:13:29Z")

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it would be great to have the image preview while posting from smartphone or maybe a switch to toggle between image preview and link-code. do Tou think this would be a nice feature?

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## [SSO login suddenly broke](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-suddenly-broke/28375)

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**Author:** [@Himanshu\_Chhangani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Himanshu_Chhangani)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-suddenly-broke/28375 "2015-05-27T04:12:47Z")

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When I try to login into my discourse setup using SSO, i get the following error : - Error updating information, contact site admin discourse This is what I am getting in error logs, Job exception: undefined method \`l…

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## [Structured data error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structured-data-error/28380)

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**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2022, 5:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/structured-data-error/28380 "2022-07-21T05:30:02Z")

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Hello, I can see some error when I’m using the Google Testing Tool :

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## [Profile Preview update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-preview-update/28388)

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**Author:** [@AlexAB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AlexAB)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/profile-preview-update/28388 "2017-07-12T18:22:31Z")

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Hello, for our “support” forum users it’s annoying for them to have to navigate to the user seeking support’s profile to see if they filled out the questions that I (as admin) set up (to help with support) such as: Sof…

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## [What's wrong with this CSS?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-wrong-with-this-css/28391)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 8:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-wrong-with-this-css/28391 "2015-05-06T20:31:51Z")

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Hi, I have a CSS code for Discourse backgrounds. The problem is, when I scroll down, the image doesn’t scroll down - rather, a white background appears and covers the wallpaper… html, body { height: 100%; } //…

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## [How to enable private messages?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-private-messages/28394)

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**Author:** [@Alex\_Flom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex_Flom)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-enable-private-messages/28394 "2015-05-06T19:25:27Z")

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On meta.discourse.org when clicking on a user’s avatar, there is a blue button called ‘message’ , but there is no such message on my installation, and couldn’t find where to enable it…

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## [Possible to filter by GT/GTE dates?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-filter-by-gt-gte-dates/28396)

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**Author:** [@rchoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rchoi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-filter-by-gt-gte-dates/28396 "2015-06-23T03:22:34Z")

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Would like to do some custom reporting on Topics, sub-filtered by Categories. To do so, would like to do a filter on Topic with created date GT/GTE a certain date, and filtered by Topic. I don’t see an obvious way to do…

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## [Discourse support is amazing!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-support-is-amazing/28399)

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**Author:** [@Erik\_Manger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Erik_Manger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-support-is-amazing/28399 "2015-05-06T20:24:46Z")

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Hey everyone, I just wanted to give a main shout out to all of you who help members like myself with Discourse customization issues, support questions, etc. It is greatly appreciated. Don’t think it goes un-noticed …

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## [Bulk file uploads (for migration)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-file-uploads-for-migration/28402)

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**Author:** [@4ZM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/4ZM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-file-uploads-for-migration/28402 "2015-05-08T06:17:12Z")

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We almost managed to migrate from Vanilla to discourse. Unfortunately the migration script didn’t handle attachments. Manually uploading all files and creating a “here is a list of all old attachments”-post with links t…

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## [Using Discourse API to return user data when the "Require authentication to read content on this site, disallow anonymous access." setting is checked](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-api-to-return-user-data-when-the-require-authentication-to-read-content-on-this-site-disallow-anonymous-access-setting-is-checked/28404)

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**Author:** [@asko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/asko)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2020, 2:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-api-to-return-user-data-when-the-require-authentication-to-read-content-on-this-site-disallow-anonymous-access-setting-is-checked/28404 "2020-08-11T02:46:08Z")

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Hi, I enabled the setting “Require authentication to read content on this site, disallow anonymous access”. I’m making a GET request to the /users/by-external/{EXTERNAL\_ID}.json endpoint, and without the above setting …

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## [AOL mail - blocking Discourse emails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aol-mail-blocking-discourse-emails/28406)

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**Author:** [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/aol-mail-blocking-discourse-emails/28406 "2018-10-03T20:49:26Z")

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I know many you here have your Discourse mail being sent via Mandrill Are any of you seeing @aol.com addresses bouncing mail more frequently? Obviously you will only get the bounce email notification if you have config…

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