# Should direct messages be approved?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-direct-messages-be-approved/28735>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** approval\
**Created:** [5월 13, 2015, 12:05오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-direct-messages-be-approved/28735 "2015-05-13T00:05:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [5월 13, 2015, 12:07오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-direct-messages-be-approved/28735/2 "2015-05-13T00:07:50Z")

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I thought @eviltrout changed something around this recently. I can’t remember, though. New users can’t send PMs at all, but they can _reply_ to any PMs they are sent.

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