# Question about "Do not contact"

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/question-about-do-not-contact/28944>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 14, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/question-about-do-not-contact/28944 "2023-08-14T17:28:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ssdesign](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ssdesign/32/10291_2.png) [@ssdesign](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ssdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/question-about-do-not-contact/28944/1 "2023-08-14T17:28:40Z")

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**Your software**  
My Mautic version is: 4.0.0  
My PHP version is: 4.7.33  
My Database type and version is: MariaDB

**Your problem**  
My problem is:  
I wanted to learn about the “Do not contact” event thats triggered on contacts who unsubscribe.  
If that contact is part of a Segment, next time when I launch a campaign for that segment, will Mautic detect and not send the emails to these contacts?

This is the first time I am using this so wanted to make sure I am not sending emails to those who have unsubscribed.

Thanks

These errors are showing in the log:

Steps I have tried to fix the problem:

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**Author:** ![mikew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mikew/32/5156_2.png) [@mikew](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikew)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/question-about-do-not-contact/28944/2 "2023-08-15T06:31:21Z")

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Yes once a contact is marked as DNC they will no longer receive an email from the system, neither from a segment email or a campaign email.

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**Author:** ![ssdesign](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ssdesign/32/10291_2.png) [@ssdesign](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ssdesign)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/question-about-do-not-contact/28944/3 "2023-08-15T22:47:06Z")

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Thanks a lot @mikew  
Thats great to know.
