# Mailing list turned OFF - How to Disable Per Post Email for Existing Users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-turned-off-how-to-disable-per-post-email-for-existing-users/74079
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [15.Ноябрь.2017 00:48:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-turned-off-how-to-disable-per-post-email-for-existing-users/74079 "2017-11-15T00:48:27Z")
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### Author: ![Senthil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/senthil/32/116238_2.png) [@Senthil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Senthil)
#### Post date: [15.Ноябрь.2017 16:52:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailing-list-turned-off-how-to-disable-per-post-email-for-existing-users/74079/2 "2017-11-15T16:52:06Z")

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Trying to answer my own post, any acknowledgements will be helpful.

In order to set the mailing list behavior consistent for all users of the site consistently:

- I could edit the [User Setting in DB for all users.](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-a-user-setting-for-all-discourse-users/25162)

And to selectively set the Watching, Tracking Categories Consistent for all Users.

- I could set [category tracking level defaults historically](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-category-tracking-level-defaults-historically/53165)

I plan to do that after taking a backup of my instance.

Is my thinking along the right lines? Am I missing anything?

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