> The requester clarified the request today:
>      So for example if the user removes the email address, or replaces it
>      with another but doesn't verify it, the user rights associated with
>      their user group are automatically suspended, until a verified email
>      address is provided, when they're automatically re-enabled.

I think this is already the case. If it's not, it's a bug.
"Sysops only have sysop powers if autoconfirmed" would be a bit hard to 
configure but I think is also already possible.


>      This would be more useful if there are situations where the
>      "verified" status of an existing email address can be automatically
>      revoked (eg if emails to the user bounce); I'm not sure if that's
>      the case but if it isn't that's a separate issue.
>
> I'm fascinated by the idea and can see arguments both ways.  I thought
> I'd bring it up here to see if anyone could help me think through it.

MediaWiki is installed on web servers. Giving a bounce email address to 
the wiki is out of scope. However, I would welcome a HOWTO on 
mediawiki.org about how to configure the email server to set aliases 
that would launch
  php maintenance/changeUser.php --you-are-no-longer-autoconfirmed
(which we would add, but would be a couple of lines anyway)



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