[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #39170: Remove connection between network email and super admin account

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#39170: Remove connection between network email and super admin account
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 Reporter:  flixos90            |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Networks and Sites  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal              |   Keywords:  needs-patch 2nd-opinion
  Focuses:  multisite           |
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 While looking at #34293, I came across the restriction that a user's super
 admin capabilities cannot be revoked when that user has the same email
 address that is currently specified as network (admin) email address.
 I just chat about this with @johnbillion and he agreed that the connection
 between the network email and a super admin doesn't really make sense,
 especially since one can easily work around it by temporarily changing the
 network email address before revoking super admin caps on the user. He
 also pointed to #14051 where the change was made, however even on that
 ticket there are concerns about inconsistency expressed.

 I think this restriction should be removed so that any super admin can
 have their capabilities revoked regardless of email address. This would
 also clarify the meaning of the network email address (which we would then
 change to display as something like "Network Email" or "Network
 Notification Email").

 Any information on the history why that change was made in the first place
 would be welcome, because on the ticket itself the comments seem to agree
 on what I'm describing here, although in the end the changeset still
 introduces the restriction without any documented context.

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