# Which setting(s) would prevent Discourse from emailing an old user?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-setting-s-would-prevent-discourse-from-emailing-an-old-user/51442
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 12, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-setting-s-would-prevent-discourse-from-emailing-an-old-user/51442 "2016-10-12T02:55:08Z")
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### Author: ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-setting-s-would-prevent-discourse-from-emailing-an-old-user/51442/2 "2016-10-12T03:41:45Z")

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Blocked will stop mailing list mode, suspended will prevent all emails (except for staff PMs).

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> [@Understanding user statuses, roles, and permissions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/description-of-various-user-states-in-discourse/35171):
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> bookmark This is a guide for understanding the various user statuses, roles, and permissions within Discourse, including how they affect user capabilities and how they are stored in the database. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Discourse has many built-in user statuses, roles, and permissions. These statuses and roles can be seen for a given user when viewing their profile from the users’ section of the admin dashboard: Permi…

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