Bug 841366

Summary: unable to change my email while the old email is not working
Product: [Community] Bugzilla Reporter: Waraqa <linux.uae>
Component: User AccountsAssignee: Simon Green <sgreen>
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Description Waraqa 2012-07-18 19:07:13 UTC 
Description of problem:
I'm unable to change my email because my old email is no longer working

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. try to change your account email in bugzilla
2.
3.
  
Actual results:
It tries to send confirmation email to old email address

Expected results:
it should change the old address to new one if the old email is not working

Additional info:
my old email provider domain is down: gawab.com
Comment 1 Simon Green 2012-09-07 11:59:04 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> Description of problem:
> I'm unable to change my email because my old email is no longer working
> 
> Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
> 
> 
> How reproducible:
> always
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1. try to change your account email in bugzilla
> 2.
> 3.
>   
> Actual results:
> It tries to send confirmation email to old email address

The e-mail to the new e-mail address allows you to approve (or decline) the change. The e-mail to the old address allows that user to veto the address change.

Therefore you don't need access to the old e-mail address in order to make the change.

  -- simon