# Setting for scan email-in posts with Akismet

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-scan-email-in-posts-with-akismet/43393>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** akismet\
**Created:** [28 Abril , 2016 19:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-scan-email-in-posts-with-akismet/43393 "2016-04-28T19:57:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![DeanMarkTaylor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/deanmarktaylor/32/102462_2.png) [@DeanMarkTaylor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DeanMarkTaylor)\
**Post date:** [29 Abril , 2016 01:36 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-for-scan-email-in-posts-with-akismet/43393/7 "2016-04-29T01:36:12Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> We had a LOT of false Akismet positives on PMs. A lot. That’s why we stopped doing it.

If you haven’t already consider sending a custom `comment_type` to Akismet, perhaps “`email`”.

> **[Pro Tip: tell us your comment\_type](https://akismet.com/blog/pro-tip-tell-us-your-comment_type/)**
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> This is the first in an irregular series of tips for developers interacting with the Akismet API. Akismet is very heavily dependent on the quality of the data included in API calls. Whether youR…

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