Email notification

Couldn't find a forum for asking questions about using the forum, so maybe that would be my first suggestion.

My first question in it would be: How do I get the fourm to send me email notification of replies to subscribed threads? I have a vague recollection that when I signed up I was asked if I wanted email notification or notification through MS Messenger. Foolishly I selected the latter and it does not work for whatever reason. I have searched fruitlessly for somewhere to change this. Is it possible?

[513 byte] By [silentC] at [2007-12-22]
# 1
Press the "Alert Me" button next to the "New Thread" button at the top of the thread
ahmedilyas at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 2
Do I have to do that on every thread? Other forums I use have a default setting that applies to all subscribed threads.
silentC at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 3

yes pretty much you have to do it on each thread. I'm sure in the next iteration or so there will be an automatic email sent out functionality

actually, just checked. Go to "My Threads" then click on "Subscriptions" and at the botom there is an alert delivery subscription system, click on it and configure the email options and see if that works....

ahmedilyas at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 4
<sigh>

Tried that, was looking good but the option to have alerts sent to my email inbox is disabled. I followed the instructions to "verify my email address" - twice - but it is still disabled.

I surrender. I'll just come in and check periodically for replies.

silentC at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 5
excuse me but I have a problem with the alerts.

the mail subscribed for the alert it's not corret and my messenger mail is incorrect too.

I tried to change these but I got an failure and the mail doesn't changes.

SalvatoreDiFazio at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 6
Click on "My Threads" (top right of the page), Subscriptions tab. Scroll all the way to the bottom and click "Change Microsoft Alert Delivery Settings". You can change your preferred delivery method as well as your email address.
nobugz at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 7
Tried that. The option to receive alerts by email is disabled. I've follow the link to "verify/share" my email address 3 times. It sends me an email, I follow the link in it as instructed, come back to this page and it is still disabled.
silentC at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 8
Me too, and I can't change the mail of my msn.
SalvatoreDiFazio at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 9

Same problem here!

First I don't seem to receive notification messages to the Windows Messenger (in fact don't wish to use that application at all), seconds I'm not able to change my profile settings to receive notification to mailbox...

:-(( !!!

andris11 at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...
# 10

Hi, just a note...

I'd vote for implicit subscription to notifications whenever I'm the one that creates the thread as that is mostly a question. Configurable.

Cheers.

andris11 at 2007-8-30 > top of Msdn Tech,Feedback for forums and MSDN websites,Suggestions for Forums website...