# Email notification vs. subscribe to this thread... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 1, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-vs-subscribe-to-this-thread/198971 "2003-09-01T15:23:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-vs-subscribe-to-this-thread/198971/1 "2003-09-01T15:23:29Z")
Is there any difference between ticking the “ **Email Notification** : emails sent to you whenever someone replies.” box underneath the reply box and clicking the “Subscribe to this Thread” link at the bottom of the thread?? Grim ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-vs-subscribe-to-this-thread/198971/2 "2003-09-01T18:32:16Z")
[FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=2327233#post2327233) ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/email-notification-vs-subscribe-to-this-thread/198971/3 "2003-09-02T07:38:53Z")
:smack: [sub]…must do better…[/sub] > [@](#): > > …if you absolutely must, subscribe to them but don’t expect the e-mail. My experience has been exactly the opposite of getting no emails - I get several related to the same thread, whether I have visited the board or not… just mentioning… Grim