# Setting defaults to enable mailing list mode-Temporary Solution

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-defaults-to-enable-mailing-list-mode-temporary-solution/25645>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [2월 25, 2015, 1:04오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-defaults-to-enable-mailing-list-mode-temporary-solution/25645 "2015-02-25T01:04:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![iolo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@iolo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iolo)\
**Post date:** [2월 25, 2015, 4:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-defaults-to-enable-mailing-list-mode-temporary-solution/25645/6 "2015-02-25T16:36:12Z")

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> [@watchmanmonitor](#):
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> alter table only users alter column email\_always set default true;

Is there a reason I wouldn’t include this in an exec custom command in app.yml?

```
- exec: sudo -u postgres psql -d discourse -c "alter table only users alter column email_private_messages set default false;"

```

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