# Configuring reply\_by\_email breaks regular email sending

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-reply-by-email-breaks-regular-email-sending/64596>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 16, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-reply-by-email-breaks-regular-email-sending/64596 "2017-06-16T04:01:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bounz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/bounz/32/120919_2.png) [@Bounz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bounz)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-reply-by-email-breaks-regular-email-sending/64596/3 "2017-06-16T10:05:50Z")

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Hi, Matt.  
It means that no emails are sent at all. Neither activation emails for new users, nor notifications about topic updated to active users.

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