[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22942: Deprecate Post by Email

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#22942: Deprecate Post by Email
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 Reporter:  ericmann                  |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new                       |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review           |  Component:  Blog by Email
  Version:  trunk                     |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:  dev-feedback 2nd-opinion  |
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 We said last year that we'd remove the post by email functionality from
 core as it was better suited for plugins.  The Jetpack plugin has already
 added this functionality and, honestly, includes better functionality than
 the core version.

 We should move forward with our plans to remove this feature.

 I recommend ''deprecating'' it similar to the way the link manager was
 removed in 3.5.  Essentially:

 * New WordPress installations will never see the core feature
 * Existing installations that aren't using it won't see it any more
 * Existing installations that ''are'' using it will see a notice
 explaining they should switch to a plugin instead as the feature will be
 completely removed in the future

 Basically, I want the option to go away, but I don't want anyone to start
 a riot if we remove a tool they're actively using.

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