# A way to force a user to get email notifications

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-force-a-user-to-get-email-notifications/26140
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 9, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-force-a-user-to-get-email-notifications/26140 "2015-03-09T18:50:03Z")
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### Author: ![watchmanmonitor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/watchmanmonitor/32/430970_2.png) [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2015, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-way-to-force-a-user-to-get-email-notifications/26140/2 "2015-03-10T13:13:13Z")

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This is how I did it, and I’m sure a more elegant way is on the horizon:

Til then:

> [@Setting defaults to enable mailing list mode-Temporary Solution](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-defaults-to-enable-mailing-list-mode-temporary-solution/25645):
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> Continuing the discussion from [Edit a user setting for all Discourse users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-a-user-setting-for-all-discourse-users/25162): So, I did this in my forum - I sent a nice email explaining what’s up, and just did it. Then, I went ahead and set the defaults as I wanted to be checked by default - and have instructions telling people how they can change them if they want (all I did was set defaults, not lock them in place) It’s been great. Discourse is now the mailing list I’ve wanted since day one, with the most functional web-ui out there. He…

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