# 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:** [April 20, 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: ![dachary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dachary/32/119731_2.png) [@dachary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dachary)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-not-accepting-anonymous-email-from-known-users/42871/14 "2021-10-06T16:18:57Z")

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This problem still exists 2.7.8. It is confusing that a mail sent to the email associated with a category is accepted when the sender has no registered account in the forum and is rejected if it is.

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