# Feature request: disable "mail" for forum import

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [2014 年 2 月 17 日午後 4:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772 "2014-02-17T16:05:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author: ![robypez](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/robypez/32/106859_2.png) [@robypez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robypez)
#### Post date: [2014 年 2 月 17 日午後 4:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/1 "2014-02-17T16:05:00Z")

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Is possible to have a simple feature in the admin panel that disable any email activity while importing data from another forum?

The same flag could also remove all the restrictions about user levels (max daily topic, etc)

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### Author: ![robypez](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/robypez/32/106859_2.png) [@robypez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/robypez)
#### Post date: [2014 年 2 月 17 日午後 5:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/2 "2014-02-17T17:43:01Z")

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I notice that @eviltrout is already looking at this. Any news?

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-disabling-e-mail-notifications/7955#](https://meta.discourse.org/t/temporarily-disabling-e-mail-notifications/7955#)

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### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [2014 年 2 月 18 日午後 5:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/3 "2014-02-18T17:10:00Z")

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I’m not actively working on this, but I think @zogstrip has made some progress with his read only version of the site. Is this already implemented?

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [2014 年 2 月 18 日午後 5:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/4 "2014-02-18T17:17:21Z")

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Right now there’s only the `Discourse.readonly_mode?` flag. We still need to use it anywhere it should be used. PR welcomes 🙂

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### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2015 年 1 月 6 日午前 10:32 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/5 "2015-01-06T10:32:17Z")

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I believe there is a disable all mail site setting now.

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [2015 年 1 月 6 日午前 10:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/6 "2015-01-06T10:33:57Z")

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Yup, and it’s on by default 🍯

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/script/import_scripts/base.rb#L97>

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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [2017 年 2 月 28 日午後 9:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/7 "2017-02-28T21:59:49Z")

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Any #pr-welcome work left here @zogstrip?

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [2017 年 2 月 28 日午後 10:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feature-request-disable-mail-for-forum-import/12772/8 "2017-02-28T22:45:41Z")

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Nope. The “`disable_emails`” site setting is working quite well 👌