# Unsubscribe from emails without login

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsubscribe-from-emails-without-login/35389>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [9 نوفمبر 2015، 6:08م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsubscribe-from-emails-without-login/35389 "2015-11-09T18:08:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomaspurchas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/thomaspurchas/32/115664_2.png) [@thomaspurchas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thomaspurchas)\
**Post date:** [11 نوفمبر 2015، 1:13ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unsubscribe-from-emails-without-login/35389/19 "2015-11-11T01:13:55Z")

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> [@Mittineague](#):
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> I may not understand the use-case here, but it strikes me as odd that a member would have no problem being required to login to even read a topic, yet they have a problem needing to log in to unsubscribe.

I understand what you’re saying, but as I mentioned above this issues has arisen as a result of the new default watching categories, and how we have our site setup.

> [@thomaspurchas](#):
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> The new ability to set default watching categories I think is now super important to minimise the amount of friction involved in unsubscribing from emails.

> [@thomaspurchas](#):
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> At the moment our members are automatically given a Discourse account when they first create an account on our main site.

There is an argument that we are abusing Discourse a little by using in this manner. This is part of an attempt to drive engagement, which may be a little ham fisted, but I don’t think this is an unreasonable approach. Especially if the unsubscribe process is _completely painless_.

i.e. you click one link in the email, and your done.

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