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diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md index d4f8cf929f6..a19989afb91 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md @@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ those conflicts in the GitLab UI. ## Create new merge requests by email -*This feature needs [incoming email](../../../administration/incoming_email.md) +_This feature needs [incoming email](../../../administration/incoming_email.md) to be configured by a GitLab administrator to be available for CE/EE users, and -it's available on GitLab.com.* +it's available on GitLab.com._ You can create a new merge request by sending an email to a user-specific email address. The address can be obtained on the merge requests page by clicking on @@ -183,8 +183,16 @@ will be used as the merge request description. You need this feature. If it's not enabled to your instance, you may ask your GitLab administrator to do so. +This is a private email address, generated just for you. **Keep it to yourself** +as anyone who gets ahold of it can create issues or merge requests as if they were you. +You can add this address to your contact list for easy access. + ![Create new merge requests by email](img/create_from_email.png) +_In GitLab 11.7, we updated the format of the generated email address. +However the older format is still supported, allowing existing aliases +or contacts to continue working._ + ### Adding patches when creating a merge request via e-mail > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/22723) in GitLab 11.5. |