# Category not accepting "anonymous email" from known users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-not-accepting-anonymous-email-from-known-users/42871>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [20 Aprile 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-not-accepting-anonymous-email-from-known-users/42871 "2016-04-20T12:13:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\
**Post date:** [20 Aprile 2016, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-not-accepting-anonymous-email-from-known-users/42871/1 "2016-04-20T12:13:33Z")

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**Reproduce:**

1. Have a “private” category that only has create/reply/see access for members of a specific group. No other permissions.
2. Enable “anonymous email in” for that specific via a unique working alias to the incoming POP account.
3. Have a non-staff user that is not a member of the group send an email report in to the category email address from the email address associated with their account.
4. Send in an email from an account not associated with any known Discourse account.

**Expected Behavior:**

- Both #3 and #4 result in new topics in the private category, and the group can begin discussion.

**Actual Behavior:**

- The email in #4 works but email in #3 is rejected with the `can_create? failed` error.

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