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Verify changed email address

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1. to develop enhancement feature: emails feature: users and groups
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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
If an account's email address is changed, nextcloud sends a notification to the old email address. The new email address is neither notified, nor verified.
A wrongly entered email address can lead to different problems and verification might be necessary in some settings.

Describe the solution you'd like
Send a verification link to the newly entered email address upon change. Keep the old address until the new one is verified.

ref: #15288

Nextcloud 16.0.0

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Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests; start by tracing the account email-change flow and the existing notification to the old address. Done means the new address receives a verification link, the old address remains in use until verification succeeds, and the relevant behavior is covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
authentication, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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