1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index c297ac8..6678de6 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ class User < CouchRest::Model::Base
     login
   end
 
+  # use this if you want to get a working email address only.
+  def email
+    if effective_service_level.provides?('email')
+      email_address
+    end
+  end
+
+  # use this if you want the email address associated with a
+  # user no matter if the user actually has a local email account
   def email_address
     LocalEmail.new(login)
   end