# Disable e-mails to staged topic creator

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-e-mails-to-staged-topic-creator/108362>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 5, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-e-mails-to-staged-topic-creator/108362 "2019-02-05T02:01:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![vvanpo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vvanpo/32/114112_2.png) [@vvanpo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vvanpo)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-e-mails-to-staged-topic-creator/108362/1 "2019-02-05T02:01:24Z")

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Context:  
I have a category with a “custom incoming email address” configured, so that it functions as an inbox for a specific e-mail address belonging to my organization. We use this address to collect e-mails, often automated, from various services we subscribe to. When receiving an e-mail, the created topic is the natural place to discuss said e-mail among ourselves. However, and especially when the received e-mail is from an automated sender, we often want the option to discuss the e-mail in private, without every reply to the topic triggering an outgoing e-mail to the (staged) topic creator.

Is it possible to do this as an administrator without changing ownership of the topic?

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