element-hq / element-hq/synapse
Cannot invite to Space by email address
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Description
### Description
Cannot invite to Space by email address
Bug report: https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/29505
This is likely a server bug, not a client bug.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Login to Element.
2. Create new Space
3. Attempt to invite by typing in email address.
### Homeserver
matrix.org
### Relevant log output
```shell
Check the log I sent on the `element-web` bug report.
```
### Anything else that would be useful to know?
All addresses fail
https://github.com/element-hq/element-web/issues/29505

Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the linked Element Web report at element-hq/element-web#29505, then follow the listed reproduction steps on matrix.org. Review the relevant log output referenced by that report and determine where email-based Space invitations fail; done means valid email addresses can be invited successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100