# How can I disable the "Instant email notification" option?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-instant-email-notification-option/339586>\
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**Created:** [January 12, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-instant-email-notification-option/339586 "2006-01-12T00:01:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-instant-email-notification-option/339586/1 "2006-01-12T00:01:49Z")

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I post a lot in SDMB. Every time I post, before I hit “Submit” I have to remember to click on the arrow in the “Notfication type” box below the posting window and choose “Do not subscribe” – because the default setting is “Instant e-mail notification” and I already get more e-mail than I want. I hate having to do that **every single time I post.** Is there some way I can change the default setting, or permanently disable the “Instant e-mail notification” option?

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-instant-email-notification-option/339586/2 "2006-01-12T00:10:43Z")

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Go to your User CP (top left), click Edit Options in the navigation bar to the left, then scroll down to “Default Thread Subscription Mode”. Pull down the dropdown list and select “Do Not Subscribe” or whatever default option you wish, then click the Save button at the bottom of the page.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-instant-email-notification-option/339586/3 "2006-01-12T16:23:10Z")

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What he said. 🙂

Thanks.

TubaDiva  
who always appreciates Dopers doing it for one another.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-disable-the-instant-email-notification-option/339586/4 "2006-01-12T19:13:40Z")

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> [@TubaDiva](#):
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> What he said. 🙂
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> Thanks.
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> TubaDiva  
> who always appreciates Dopers doing it for one another.

It’s even better if they let you watch.