---
title: mailPreferenceOption
description: Indication of user's preference for having their names included in mailing lists.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:schemaref:at-mailPreferenceOption
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/schemaref/at-mailPreferenceOption.html
---

# mailPreferenceOption

Indication of user's preference for having their names included in mailing lists.

Values are from the following list:

* `no-list-inclusion` (Default)

  Do not add name in mailing lists.

* `any-list-inclusion`

  May add name in mailing lists.

* `professional-list-inclusion`

  May add name in mailing lists related to user's professional interests, optionally as evaluated from the business organization or keywords in the entry.

|                             |                                                              |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| *OID*                       | 0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.47                                   |
| *Names*                     | mailPreferenceOption                                         |
| *Syntax*                    | [Integer](s-Integer.html)                                    |
| *Equality matching rule*    | [integerMatch](mr-integerMatch.html)                         |
| *Ordering matching rule*    | [integerOrderingMatch](mr-integerOrderingMatch.html)         |
| *Substring matching rule*   | [caseExactSubstringsMatch](mr-caseExactSubstringsMatch.html) |
| *Single value*              | true                                                         |
| *User modification allowed* | true                                                         |
| *Usage*                     | userApplications                                             |
| *Origin*                    | [RFC 1274](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1274)    |
| *Schema file*               | 00-core.ldif                                                 |
| *Used by*                   | [pilotPerson](oc-pilotPerson.html)                           |