Questions tagged [email]
For questions about any of the emails sent from Stack Exchange sites to their users.
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How to get notified about new questions on tags in new UI? [duplicate]
There will be a new system for watching tags, but until that's implemented, I seem to not be able to follow tags the old way. Since that's the only way that currently sends out mails, it should still ...
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Change MSE logo in bounty email notifications
In the past, bounty email notifications from MSE had the general Stack Exchange logo:
This is fine.
However, today I noticed a change which doesn't look good:
The transparent logo doesn't ...
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Login bug in email address
I have two valid email addresses in my account. As of 5-9 hours ago, I tried to log into one of the SE sites (superuser), and couldn't get in. Long story short, I reset my password and still couldn'...
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How to view E-Mail Address in App? [duplicate]
I think I created my account with Google, but if I try to log in with it, it say's the account is not created? At least I'm logged in in the App.
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Getting mails for non subscribed content and no link to unsubscribe
I got a mail from Stack Overflow regarding a chat event. I joined the chat event few months ago and this is the first time I'm getting a mail for that.
I checked my email subscription settings and ...
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Please host the Stack Overflow Comment Evaluator 5000™ under Stack Overflow domain
Received this email:
Link sent me to https://false-mammal.glitch.me/
If this is truly your research then please put it under the SO domain. Otherwise it looks like a phishing attack and may cause ...
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Email from Stack Exchange with a Python file attached
I received an email from Stack Exchange with a Python file attached, and it seemed suspicious. I thought y'all would want to take a look.
email:
From: "Stack Exchange" <do-not-reply@stackexchange....
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Incorrect setting in emails server that send emails for other stack's sites
I believe that DNS settings (at least for superuser.com) is incorrect.
DNS's TXT record for SPF on superuser.com is (as of Jule 18, 2018):
superuser.com. 300 IN TXT "v=spf1 -...
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Why did I receive “IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED” email for OpenID EOL?
I think I already added my email address:
But 18 hours ago, I received an email:
You must update your account authentication options TODAY in order for your account to stay active.
Why the bold ...
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“Re-send the confirmation email” link not working
I'm getting the message: "error: email verification was not sent". It happens under every proposal in Area 51. What is the cause of this problem and how can I mitigate it?
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Email notifications on Q&A I have been involved in
I have tried to read as many Q&As on this topic as I can find, and I still fail to understand how to get emails when questions I have asked get answered, or when questions I have responded to get ...
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Strange email login issue?
I changed my email address in Apple.SE's profile settings. But when I log in now, it still requires me to use my old email address.
I'm using SE's own login, no fancy social media connections. I also ...
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When opting out of arbitration, how will the email address I provide be used?
As a followup to Can an anonymous user opt out of arbitration? and We're examining the implementation of arbitration in the 2018 ToS update, I would like more information as to how the email ...
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Links from email newsletters not working
Trying to click on links in a newsletter email is giving me an error:
This site can’t be reached
sg-links.stackoverflow.email’s server IP address could not be found.
Search Google for links ...
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Broken “Edit email settings” link on the footer of Stack Overflow emails
At footer of emails that I receive from Stack Overflow, there is a "Edit email settings" link that suppose to take me to edit email settings page. But it results in a custom 404 page.
URL of link:
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Can't unsubscribe from email notifications [closed]
I tried to unsubscribe from Tips & Reminders, Community Milestones, and Recommanded Jobs unsuccessfully. Below is the relevant screenshot with console errors. Any help would be appreciated. (team@...
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Can we set better expectations for private beta?
When an Area 51 proposal makes it to private beta, the site has 2-3 weeks to show viability or be closed instead of advancing to public beta. I agree with that, but I wonder if we're being clear ...
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Change email for all subscriptions at once
I moved to a new email address and would like all of the StackExchange filter alerts I receive to go to that one. However, seeing as I have quite a few of these, it'd be a pain to set up by setting an ...
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How can I link a profile I created using Facebook with my e-mail?
I used the sign up with Facebook option when I first got this account, which caused me to have this user name. I want to add an e-mail address so I can be notified to activity on my questions. I also ...
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new mailing list links too long
This past week, Stack Exchange changed the method of linking from its
"weekly highlights" email, and the new url encoding scheme is onerous
for command line use (at least for me).
I subscribe to ...
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Why did I automatically unsubscribe to about 75% of all my newsletters
Since SE changed the mail sending address from "do-not-reply<at>stackexchange.com" to "do-not-reply<at>stackoverflow.email" I seem to lost all my newsletter subscriptions.
Before this change, I ...
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In which site, among Stack Overflow localized sites, is the census badge awarded and why?
I, like many other people here, received an e-mail link from StackExchange inviting to answer the 2018 Developer Survey, which I responded thoroughly. When I finished it, I 'd been awarded with the ...
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Why does my account disappear after I change the login email?
I found this question about changing the login email for Stack Exchange here.
So I create another account with Google and log out and tried to add it to my account Munucial (mail@munucial) and ...
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Area 51 emails don't have unsubscribe link anymore
Once upon a time, the footer of emails from Area 51 (e.g. when a proposed site you follow moved to commitment phase) looked like this:
There was a clear link to unsubscribe. All good.
However, ...
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Holding mails back until post is out of review queue
Could mails for followed tags be delayed when a post is still in a review queue?
I have my mails set up for every 15 minutes, because I want fast mails, but sometimes it happens that I get a mail for ...
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Do I have to enter email address to other communities also?
I already entered my email address while signing up at this site. But other sites still showing blank space under email address.
Do I have to ignore and also tell me what will happen if I don't ...
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Why are Stack Exchange profile deletion email notifications sent from Stack Overflow email address?
I deleted my AcademiaSE profile, and nearly had a heart attack (do-not-reply@stackoverflow.email) with a subject line of "Your profile has been deleted".
Why is this notification sent from an email ...
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Some links in emails do not work if the user is not logged in
I received an email from the moderation team. At the end it stated:
This email was sent from an unmonitored account. Do not reply
directly to this email; if you feel this message is incorrect, ...
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Subscription Emails Still Being Sent to Old Email Address
I've updated the email address on all my accounts within Stack Exchange from a hotmail address to a gmail address but my subscriptions are still being sent to my hotmail address.
I've checked by ...
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How do I get emails when someone comments on my question? [duplicate]
How do I get emails when someone comments on my question?
I read that you need to click the Stack Exchange icon in the top left, but all I get are communities (Getting email notifications when ...
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Immediately send most recent newsletter on successful newsletter subscription
My profile indicates
Member for 5 years, 3 months
and I just now learned I can get weekly mails for tags or networks. Awesome!
I immediately signed up for newsletters of four interesting networks....
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How can I change my login address?
Screenshot 1. The new email address was already added.
Screenshot 2. The old email address was already removed.
Screenshot 3. My email address was already updated.
Screenshot 4. I cannot use the ...
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How can I e-mail Stack Exchange?
Every time I search on Google, I get answer to "how to change my e-mail account?". Not "how can I e-mail Stack Overflow?". Any help here, I've searched on this meta, and Stack Overflow's meta but no ...
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Update Stack Exchange login email and Jobs email?
I have recently changed my email and have updated it on Stack Overflow under:
Edit Profile & Settings → Email Settings → *Edit Email Settings**
My email shows as having been updated (and ...
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Changing an email settings toggle scrolls the page horizontally to the left
I was changing my email settings with the new Email Settings feature in a narrow browser window. I scrolled to the right to see the settings toggles. Whenever I change one of the toggles, the page ...
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New “Email Settings” tab is displayed on other user's profile in mobile
Steps to reproduce
Log in.
Visit other user's profile on mobile web.
Expected behavior
I do not see "Email Settings" on the profile, as it does on desktop.
Current behavior
I see them, clicking ...
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Tell me if I have any subscriptions form the new email management page
I've just gone to check my email settings based on the new feature described here: Control the types of email you receive via our new Email Settings feature
I noticed that I can manage my '...
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Empty tooltip for stack exchange site icon in edit email settings
I see an empty tooltip for the stack exchange site's icon in the your communities of the edit email settings. For other sites I can see the relevant tooltip.
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Add option to choose the sites we want to apply the email subscriptions
The new email subscription page is very good in UX but the only issue I found is it allow network wide subscription. It doesn't allow to choose only for one site.
In the above image, the +61 more ...
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What is the logic for the 4 sites chosen to be shown in Email Settings list of affected sites? Can it be changed to something more logical?
In the new email settings, there are four sites shown for the list of sites that will be affected by the settings. The rest are hidden under the "+ more" link.
When looking at the four visible ...
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Documentation Beta and Stack Exchange icons are displaying in the Edit Email settings - Mobile web
In the new Email Settings in mobile view there are two extra icons are displaying for my profile.
I have joined 22 communities in the Stack Exchange, but in the Edit Email Settings page I can see 24 ...
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Long site names get cut off in the Email Settings “+ more” sites tooltip
Regarding: Control the types of email you receive via our new Email Settings feature
First I would like to compliment the design and say that it looks really clean and user friendly.
One small bug......
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Make it easy to suspend all question subscriptions
As someone who uses question subscriptions a lot (I seem to have 287 of them), there come times when I want to suspend them, i.e. take a vacation from SX.
Currently this is hard - I'd have to manage ...
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Control the types of email you receive via our new Email Settings feature
TL;DR:
Today we launched a new Email Settings feature that lets you select the types of email messages you do and do not want to receive from us.
>> Change your Email Settings
We made it easier to ...
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Newsletter email address cannot be changed
Is there a reason that it is not possible to change the mail address used for newsletters?
According to a comment in How to change newsletter email? the only way to change it is to unsubscribe all ...
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Sign-up verification email being sent in Markdown
I just signed up for an account and I received an email in unparsed Markdown, which my client does not understand:
You're almost done!
[Click here to complete your registration](https://math....
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“Too many requests from this IP address” while attempting to merge accounts
Let me tell you a story: I want to merge two accounts. I proceeded as explained in How can one link / merge / combine / associate two accounts / users? (Anonymous / unregistered / cookie, or OpenID / ...
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What is the “nlcode” in Newsletter email?
Just noticed that all the links in the Newsletter email sent to me contain "nlcode" parameter in the querystring, e.g.
https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/296193/user-card-senses-danger-when-...
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Received spam, leak of email addresses?
I recently noted several incoming spam emails, which were sent to email addresses I exclusively used on Stack Exchange sites (StackOverflow.com and SuperUser.com)
I used different email addresses for ...
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Why is Stack Exchange using my old email address?
Yesterday, Stack Exchange sent me an email with the Developer Survey 2017 results. I am importing mail from various addresses, so it was only by chance I noticed it was sent to one of my older emails.
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