[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34293: Network Admin Email description doesn't really explain what it is.

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#34293: Network Admin Email description doesn't really explain what it is.
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 Reporter:  Ipstenu             |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement         |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Networks and Sites  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                      |     Focuses:  multisite
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Comment (by Ipstenu):

 Well this opened up a rats nest of issues.

 This ticket will need to cover the following:

 1) The verbiage is confusing
 2) The purpose of the various email addresses are confusing

 On single-site, the admin email receives notifications of new users and
 updates. The shadow email of wordpress@ is used to send emails to new
 users (password resets, etc).

 On multisite, the admin email is used for both purposes for the network.
 It receives all emails concerning new users and sends all emails to users.

 On multisite, the per-site admin email is somewhat less useful by core,
 but still used to send notifications to (not from).

 In all cases, the language used does not fully describe the purpose of the
 email address being set.

 We need to go over the following:

 1) Single Single Admin Email

 > This address is used for admin purposes, like new user notification.

 2) Network Admin Email

 > This email address will receive notifications. Registration and support
 emails will also come from this address.

 3) Multisite per-site admin email

 > This address is used for admin purposes. '''If you change this we will
 send you an e-mail at your new address to confirm it. The new address will
 not become active until confirmed.'''

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 If we're going to provide examples for what 'admin purposes' are, we
 should do so across the board. Also we should say 'administrative' vs
 'admin' since the former is more descriptive of what we're talking about.

 1) Single Single Admin Email

 > This address will receive administrative emails, like updates and new
 user notifications.

 2) Network Admin Email

 > This address will receive network administrative emails, like updates
 and new user notifications. Emails will be sent '''from''' this address,
 like to newly registered users and for password resets.

 3) Multisite per-site admin email

 > This address will receive administrative emails. '''If you change this
 we will send you an e-mail at your new address to confirm it. The new
 address will not become active until confirmed.'''

 That last one I'm not 100% sure on what emails it's actually going to get.

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