# Posting via e-mail in feature - E-mail address is case sensitive

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-e-mail-in-feature-e-mail-address-is-case-sensitive/16859>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2014年六月25日 13:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-e-mail-in-feature-e-mail-address-is-case-sensitive/16859 "2014-06-25T13:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)\
**Post date:** [2014年六月25日 13:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posting-via-e-mail-in-feature-e-mail-address-is-case-sensitive/16859/2 "2014-06-25T13:30:07Z")

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There are some other places where email case sensitivity has caused issues.

See also:

> [@Create account email address check should be case-insensitive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-account-email-address-check-should-be-case-insensitive/15576):
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> to reproduce: sign up as [joe@example.com](mailto:joe@example.com) sign up on same forum as [JOE@EXAMPLE.COM](mailto:JOE@EXAMPLE.COM) expected: “sorry, that email has already been taken” actual: new account is created

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-lower-case-emails-allowed-in-validation-form/2808](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-lower-case-emails-allowed-in-validation-form/2808)

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