Mailbox overflowing with notifications

fuchikoma · November 12, 2002, 11:22 PM

In my settings, I have "Use 'Email Notification' by default?" set to "NO", and whenever I post, I make sure I have "Email notification" unchecked, but I keep getting notifications for every thread I subscribe to!

Does anyone else have this problem, or know how to fix it?

Thanks

**Mal H** · November 12, 2002, 11:41 PM

Subscribing to a thread will override the general settings in your options profile. You need to unsubscribe to any threads when you want to stop being notified.

fuchikoma · November 13, 2002, 09:22 PM

Well, thanks for pointing that out. I guess I can just add an e-mail filter to block the notifications then.

Fine choice of board software though; very usable compared to most others I've seen.

**Mal H** · November 13, 2002, 11:15 PM

Ok, you've got me confused. You don't want to unsubscribe and would rather block the emails which you don't want to receive?

sven · November 13, 2002, 11:26 PM

Turn off the notifications and ease the load on the server. Unless you want a notification.

Notifications are great for 'sleeper' threads you want to keep informed on, but not for 'hot topics', in my experience.

fuchikoma · November 14, 2002, 01:21 PM

I use subscribe to keep track of the threads I'm watching, instead of copying the addresses of the threads to a notepad file or bookmarking them and constantly editing my bookmarks. It's just that if I have a list of updated threads in my control panel, I don't need to be told again when I go to check my mail.

I've seen similar boards that have a "favorite" thread option, which do the same thing, but only send mail if told to.

November 12, 2002, 11:22 PM	#1
fuchikoma Member Join Date: October 30, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 31	Mailbox overflowing with notifications In my settings, I have "Use 'Email Notification' by default?" set to "NO", and whenever I post, I make sure I have "Email notification" unchecked, but I keep getting notifications for every thread I subscribe to! Does anyone else have this problem, or know how to fix it? Thanks

November 12, 2002, 11:41 PM	#2
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Subscribing to a thread will override the general settings in your options profile. You need to unsubscribe to any threads when you want to stop being notified.

November 13, 2002, 09:22 PM	#3
fuchikoma Member Join Date: October 30, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 31	Well, thanks for pointing that out. I guess I can just add an e-mail filter to block the notifications then. Fine choice of board software though; very usable compared to most others I've seen.

November 13, 2002, 11:15 PM	#4
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Ok, you've got me confused. You don't want to unsubscribe and would rather block the emails which you don't want to receive?

November 13, 2002, 11:26 PM	#5
sven Senior Member Join Date: January 4, 2002 Location: Palo Alto, California Posts: 532	Turn off the notifications and ease the load on the server. Unless you want a notification. Notifications are great for 'sleeper' threads you want to keep informed on, but not for 'hot topics', in my experience.

November 14, 2002, 01:21 PM	#6
fuchikoma Member Join Date: October 30, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 31	I use subscribe to keep track of the threads I'm watching, instead of copying the addresses of the threads to a notepad file or bookmarking them and constantly editing my bookmarks. It's just that if I have a list of updated threads in my control panel, I don't need to be told again when I go to check my mail. I've seen similar boards that have a "favorite" thread option, which do the same thing, but only send mail if told to.