Index: app/models/mail_handler.rb
===================================================================
--- app/models/mail_handler.rb	(revision 8814)
+++ app/models/mail_handler.rb	(working copy)
@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@
           end
           return false
         end
+	  when 'create_silent'
+        @user = create_user_from_email
+        if @user
+          if logger && logger.info
+            logger.info "MailHandler: [#{@user.login}] account created"
+          end
+        else
+          if logger && logger.error
+            logger.error "MailHandler: could not create account for [#{sender_email}]"
+          end
+          return false
+        end
       else
         # Default behaviour, emails from unknown users are ignored
         if logger && logger.info
Index: lib/tasks/email.rake
===================================================================
--- lib/tasks/email.rake	(revision 8814)
+++ lib/tasks/email.rake	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
                            ignore: email is ignored (default)
                            accept: accept as anonymous user
                            create: create a user account
+						   create_silent: create a user account without sending back account information
   no_permission_check=1    disable permission checking when receiving
                            the email
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
                            ignore: email is ignored (default)
                            accept: accept as anonymous user
                            create: create a user account
+					       create_silent: create a user account without sending back account information						   
   no_permission_check=1    disable permission checking when receiving
                            the email