# Can I set "receive email notification" as default?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-set-receive-email-notification-as-default/667772>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [September 1, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-set-receive-email-notification-as-default/667772 "2013-09-01T23:56:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@jsutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsutter)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-set-receive-email-notification-as-default/667772/1 "2013-09-01T23:56:47Z")

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?

Aloha

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**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-set-receive-email-notification-as-default/667772/2 "2013-09-02T00:02:16Z")

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Yes.

Click on **User CP** , then **Edit options**. Go down to **Default Thread Subscription Mode** and select **instant email notification**. Then go to the bottom of the page and click **save changes**.

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**Author:** ![jsutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@jsutter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsutter)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-set-receive-email-notification-as-default/667772/3 "2013-09-02T14:49:39Z")

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Thanks.