[upnorth]

Found a solution to this. Add readonly to the input box's keeps the user from changing the default info in the box and you won't get any errors when the page is submitted.

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		<fieldset class="fieldset">
			<legend>$vbphrase[edit_email_address] ($vbphrase[optional])</legend>
			<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
			<tr>
				<td>
					<div>$vbphrase[new_email_address]:</div>
					<div><input readonly type="text" class="bginput" name="email" value="$bbuserinfo[email]" size="50" maxlength="50" /></div>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td>
					<div>$vbphrase[confirm_new_email_address]:</div>
					<div><input readonly  type="text" class="bginput" name="emailconfirm" value="$bbuserinfo[email]" size="50" maxlength="50" /></div>
				</td>
			</tr>
			</table>
		</fieldset>

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