# How do I e-mail a thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-thread/208546>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 20, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-thread/208546 "2003-10-20T17:32:10Z")\
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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:** [October 20, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-thread/208546/1 "2003-10-20T17:32:10Z")

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There’s an “e-mail this page” button at the bottom of every thread, but I’ve never been able to use it. Whenever I hit it, I get, “You are not authorized to access this page.” Why not? I’m a logged-in user, I can read, I can post, why can’t I e-mail?

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-thread/208546/2 "2003-10-20T17:45:32Z")

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from the thread in this forum “FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question”:

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> Q: Why can’t I do (some vBulletin action)?
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> A: We have disabled the following features at our message board. Some were disabled because they were abused in the past; some because we thought the usage might become abused in the future; some to protect the privacy of our members; some due to site speed considerations; and some for other reasons. Below is a list of disabled features:  
> post attachments
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> **e-mail to friend**
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> “rating” threads
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> editing own posts
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> deleting own posts…

In IE, you can e-mail a page or a link by selecting “tools/mail and news” then “send a page” or “send a link”.

The e-mail link is still there because removing it would require customizing the software, and the staff won’t do that unless absolutely necessary.

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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:** [October 20, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-thread/208546/3 "2003-10-20T22:09:27Z")

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> In IE, you can e-mail a page or a link by selecting “tools/mail and news” then “send a page” or “send a link”.

What is “IE”?

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**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-e-mail-a-thread/208546/4 "2003-10-20T23:31:28Z")

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Just bookmark the page, then put the link in the email by whatever method you normally use: copy & paste, drag & drop, etc. I can just drag the link into my emails.

IE is Internet Explorer.