[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22942: Remove Post by Email (was: Deprecate Post by Email)

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#22942: Remove Post by Email
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 Reporter:  ericmann     |       Owner:  chriscct7
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  4.3
Component:  Mail         |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by chriscct7):

 * keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch needs-testing 3.9-early => needs-patch
 * owner:   => chriscct7
 * status:  new => assigned
 * milestone:  Future Release => 4.3


Comment:

 The email to post feature has many bugs, and currently does not work for
 the vast majority of usecases as the version in core requires an http
 mailserver (it does not support an https one).

 The goal is to remove the entire feature from core for all installs (as it
 simply doesn't work) including the associated file and settings and move
 them to a plugin that Kat nearly completed a while ago. On install of 4.3,
 if one of the options for the mail to post is set to a non default value,
 we'll automatically download and activate the new version of the plugin
 which fixes the bugs and supports https mailservers from WordPress.org.

 A patch for this has been started

 Related Bugs:
 #4337, #4965, #5252, #22942, #19984

 Related via Settings Removal:
 #32396

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