# How many posts are allowed in a private message and topic total?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-posts-are-allowed-in-a-private-message-and-topic-total/44252
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [5월 14, 2016, 8:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-posts-are-allowed-in-a-private-message-and-topic-total/44252 "2016-05-14T20:02:22Z")
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### Author: ![LivThePotterhead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/livthepotterhead/32/61769_2.png) [@LivThePotterhead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LivThePotterhead)
#### Post date: [5월 14, 2016, 8:02오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-posts-are-allowed-in-a-private-message-and-topic-total/44252/1 "2016-05-14T20:02:22Z")

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On our forum, an old topic was repeatedly closed after I think 10000 replies, and there were about 20000+ replies.  
So is it the same with private messaging?  
How many posts can be in each?

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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [5월 14, 2016, 8:09오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-posts-are-allowed-in-a-private-message-and-topic-total/44252/2 "2016-05-14T20:09:44Z")

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Please review:

> [@Using private / personal messages as long term chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-private-personal-messages-as-long-term-chat/41356/20):
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> OK! This change is in 1.6 beta 1, with the following default limits: 500 max replies in a PM topic 10000 max replies in a topic These can be changed (or disabled, by setting to 0) via auto close messages post count and auto close topics post count in Admin, Site Settings.

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### Author: ![LivThePotterhead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/livthepotterhead/32/61769_2.png) [@LivThePotterhead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LivThePotterhead)
#### Post date: [5월 14, 2016, 8:20오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-posts-are-allowed-in-a-private-message-and-topic-total/44252/3 "2016-05-14T20:20:15Z")

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Thank you!  
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [6월 8, 2024, 12:45오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-many-posts-are-allowed-in-a-private-message-and-topic-total/44252/4 "2024-06-08T12:45:41Z")

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