# Want only one mail a day

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [7 November 2024 06:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956 "2024-11-07T06:17:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Olaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/olaa/32/73030_2.png) [@Olaa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Olaa)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2024 06:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956/1 "2024-11-07T06:17:16Z")

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I have my mousetrap and the status goes to my Mqtt.  
I got a mail when activated but it repeats continues.  
I want that mail ones a day only. How can I solve this. I'm bad in programming.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2024 06:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956/2 "2024-11-07T06:18:07Z")

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Maybe a `filter` node?

Dunno.

Not much information given.

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**Author:** ![xx\_Nexus\_xx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/54ee81/32.png) [@xx\_Nexus\_xx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xx_Nexus_xx)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2024 07:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956/3 "2024-11-07T07:35:34Z")

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use a trigger node 😉 .. below sample will send only once every 24h

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/3/331880389b50aa3b1e7f63ef9555c3592cfab50d.png)

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2024 07:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956/4 "2024-11-07T07:38:38Z")

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Shouldn't "then send" be set to do nothing?

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**Author:** ![xx\_Nexus\_xx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/54ee81/32.png) [@xx\_Nexus\_xx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/xx_Nexus_xx)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2024 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956/5 "2024-11-07T07:47:57Z")

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yeah .. maybe it is better to set to "do nothing" at the "then send" to minimize duplicates

@Olaa just play with the options

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**Author:** ![Olaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/olaa/32/73030_2.png) [@Olaa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Olaa)\
**Post date:** [9 November 2024 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956/6 "2024-11-09T08:24:39Z")

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Thank you so much 🙂  
Every thing works fine now.

Regard  
Ola A.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [23 November 2024 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-only-one-mail-a-day/92956/7 "2024-11-23T08:24:51Z")

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