# Is there a way to not be e-mailed by the board's software?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440>\
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**Created:** [January 1, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440 "2021-01-01T15:07:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440/1 "2021-01-01T15:07:23Z")

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I get summary e-mails and e-mailed every time someone posts to a thread I started. I know how that could be useful but I would rather it didn’t but don’t see a way to turn it off. Is there one I am missing? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440/2 "2021-01-01T15:16:58Z")

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Go to your preferences, notifications, and set the various tracking, etc., notifications to never. That should probably do it.

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440/3 "2021-01-01T15:19:40Z")

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Yes, there is. I know, because it doesn’t email me.

Oh, you want to know how? Well, after some poking around, it looks like here’s how you find it (at least if you’re on a PC):

1. Click your avatar (the green Q, for you) at the upper right of the screen.
2. Click Preferences (the little person-head icon).
3. Click the word Preferences
4. Click Emails on the menu on the left.

Select the options you want, and click Save Changes.

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440/4 "2021-01-01T15:26:21Z")

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I’m impressed you put up with this for this long. It was the first thing I came and hunted around to find how to change.

It was nice to be alerted to the new board, but that’s all I needed. I don’t even need emails for threads I start, since replies show up in the notifications.

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**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-not-be-e-mailed-by-the-boards-software/929440/5 "2021-01-01T22:12:14Z")

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I really did look but somehow I missed it. Thank you!