# When site require approvals for users, email replies do not get sent to staged users

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-site-require-approvals-for-users-email-replies-do-not-get-sent-to-staged-users/68832
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [8월 26, 2017, 2:07오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-site-require-approvals-for-users-email-replies-do-not-get-sent-to-staged-users/68832 "2017-08-26T14:07:43Z")
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### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [8월 26, 2017, 5:31오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/when-site-require-approvals-for-users-email-replies-do-not-get-sent-to-staged-users/68832/2 "2017-08-26T17:31:51Z")

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Are they not getting notified of replies to topics they started as a staged user?

> [@Configuring incoming email to create new topics or group messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-incoming-email-to-create-new-topics-or-group-messages/62977/1):
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> That’s why we came up with the idea of staged users. They are special user accounts in Discourse.
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> They can’t be mentioned or searched for, they will never receive a digest and they can only be notified of and reply to the topics they started or were invited in.

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