# Is there a way to process previously rejected incoming mail?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-process-previously-rejected-incoming-mail/43637
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [2016 年5 月 3 日 20:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-process-previously-rejected-incoming-mail/43637 "2016-05-03T20:45:27Z")
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [2016 年5 月 3 日 20:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-process-previously-rejected-incoming-mail/43637/1 "2016-05-03T20:45:27Z")
I just discovered a handful of log entries for emails that were not delivered to discourse. This is the error apparently returned to users:
> Email can not be processed: Sorry, new users can only put 2 links in a post.
I just changed this setting to 9999 (or should I have left it blank?) to prevent this from happening in the future.
However, now I have all these emails going back a few months that never made it to discourse. **Is there a recommended way to process the messages again?**
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### Author:  [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [2016 年5 月 3 日 21:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-process-previously-rejected-incoming-mail/43637/2 "2016-05-03T21:23:40Z")
> [@tobiaseigen](#):
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> Is there a recommended way to process the messages again?
The only way right now is to `POST` the `raw` content of the email to `/admin/email/handle_mail`.
See **A) 2.Pushing emails** in
> [@Troubleshoot reply by email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-incoming-emails-e-mail/42026):
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> If your Discourse does not have incoming email set up, see these topics: [Set up reply by email with POP3 polling](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-reply-by-email-with-pop3-polling/14003)[Configure direct-delivery incoming email for self-hosted sites with Mail-Receiver](https://meta.discourse.org/t/direct-delivery-incoming-email-for-self-hosted-sites/49487)information_source If you already have basic reply via email set up (which is common on hosting plans), and you want to add the ability to start a new topic via email, [see this topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/start-a-new-topic-via-email-e-mail/62977). Logging and Errors All incoming emails are logged and are visible in your admin panel at /admin/email/received.…
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [2016 年5 月 3 日 21:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-process-previously-rejected-incoming-mail/43637/3 "2016-05-03T21:44:54Z")
Thanks, Régis! Much appreciated. 🍃
I ended up just using the logs to identify the emails in the pop mailbox and then copying/pasting the text into new messages. Not so many.
Are logs only kept for a month? I only find the errors going back to beginning of April
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [2022 年1 月 13 日 04:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-process-previously-rejected-incoming-mail/43637/6 "2022-01-13T04:56:36Z")