# Regarding forum subscriptions

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-forum-subscriptions/180398>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [June 8, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-forum-subscriptions/180398 "2003-06-08T03:38:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-forum-subscriptions/180398/1 "2003-06-08T03:38:28Z")

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If I were to subscribe to a forum, would I get a email for every reply and thread started?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-forum-subscriptions/180398/2 "2003-06-08T05:14:14Z")

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From [Subscribing to a forum?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=131417)

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> _Orig. by Armold Winkelried_  
> vBulletin support says: “Currently, subscribing to a forum does not include email notification. All it really does is put a list of those forums in the user’s cp.” (insert appropriate smiley here)