If the Forum Administrator has enabled the Subscription feature, users will be able subscribe to categories or specific topics in a category that are of interest to them. So, when a new topic has been posted in a subscribed category or messages have been posted in subscribed topics, the user will be notified by the system. The method of delivery, either by email or by private messaging, is determined by the user. The user selects the method of delivery in the Profile (please refer to “How do I update my profile?”) section.
If a user has subscribed to multiple categories and/or topics, the user can choose to receive Digest subscriptions. Instead of receiving an individual email for each new message and/or new topic posted in a subscribed topic and/or category, the user will receive one email per day, which will provide details of the new messages that have been posted to all of his/her subscriptions.
In the user’s profile, under the Personal Options tab, the user can specify which of the listed categories he/she wishes to subscribe by pressing down on the CTRL key and clicking on the desired categories. To cancel a subscription, return to the Profile and unclick the category.
Users can subscribe to a topic by clicking the “Subscribe to this topic” checkbox when creating a message. To subscribe without creating a message in the topic, click on the Topic Tools feature, and choose “Subscribe to this topic” from the drop-down selection.