# Change email after registering and pending activation?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-after-registering-and-pending-activation/68243>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [2017 年 8 月 17 日午後 3:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-after-registering-and-pending-activation/68243 "2017-08-17T15:02:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![fermelone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fermelone/32/120445_2.png) [@fermelone](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fermelone)\
**Post date:** [2017 年 8 月 17 日午後 3:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-email-after-registering-and-pending-activation/68243/1 "2017-08-17T15:02:05Z")

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Hello,

It seems that this feature is a great opportunity for people to impersonate others using another domain name.

1. I register with @coolcompany.com
2. I get the “change email address” button when registering but pending activation.
3. I wait a few hours with that window open (or maybe a few minutes) until I get approved, you never know, maybe they are super effective.
4. I click change my email address, and I basically can put whatever there, but I am already approved!

The admin does not get a “@coolcompany.com has not activated, and @another.com is pending”, no, instead, I have approved someone I thought it was from @coolcompany.com, but actually it was just using that domain to get approved, as I don’t get another pending approval item.

Is this by design? is it a bug? I could not find a topic like this in the forums.

My big question is, can I deactivate this feature? I honestly don’t want it.

Thanks!

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