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    Posted: 19 October 2006 at 1:45am

When using version 7 I set myself to receive emails for every forum...

...I can't seem to find the email toggle option at forum level any more although its right there at topic level....
 
am I going mad?
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it should be on the forum_topics.asp and forum_posts.asp pages.

you have to have email notfication enabled (looks like you have)

i would try re uploading the forum_topics page to make sure its not corrupt,

i would advise to upgrade to V8.x as its got many upgrades, performance  and security fixes over V7.x
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Many thanks...Sorry I didn't make myself clear....

When I used to use version 7 I set myself to receive emails for every forum...
 
Now I use version 8.04 (I always upgrade quickly!) I have just noticed that I can't find the option...(but am still getting the mails)
 
Forum Posts works fine - I see Toggle Email Notifications for this Topic
 
Forum Topics does not seem to display the toggle...I have tried replacing that asp page.
 
Has the option to get email notifications at FORUM level been removed or is there a bug?
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OK I have found the DESIGN FEATURE that causes this problem...
 
It seems that in forum_topics, the toggle is not displayed if RSS Feed is switched on. I assume the intention here is that RSS should replace email notifications at forum level whereas email notifications are still allowed at topic level.
 
In forum_topics the code is:
If blnRss = False AND blnEmail AND blnLoggedInUserEmail AND intGroupID <> 2 Then
 
this can be replaced by the following to always allow the toggle (without disturbing the code too much!):
If blnRss = False or True AND blnEmail AND blnLoggedInUserEmail AND intGroupID <> 2 Then
 
BUT...is the design choice logical. First, I want email notifications at forum level AND I want RSS feed so why should I only be able to have one or the other.
 
ALSO...members with email notifications already switched on at forum level seem to have no way to switch them off again once RSS is activated.
 
Can we allow both please...?
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The problem is you are looking in the wrong place on the new system.

Forum email subscriptions are now handled through your forum settings, click on your settings link at the top then click the email button to get a page that lists all your email subscriptions, you can use this page to subscribe or un-subscribe to any forum.
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OK thanks Borg. Under settings I can now manage both forum and topic email notifications quite easily.
 
But, why does the RSS setting control the display of the toggle at forum level....surely they are separate features?
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RSS puts much less strain on servers and less emails sent, so it better to encourage your users to use RSS.

RSS is much better than email notification anyway as long as you use the right RSS Reader
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OK understood...I use IE7 for RSS so emails work better for me but I take your point.
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