... regardless of whether you visit the web site in between. A "notification" is simply a red alert bell icon at the top of the page, not an email. If you also want an email, you have to say so. If you want email for any other content or board activity you have to set it up manually yourself. Like this: First go to a forum section (not any of its topics (threads)) by clicking Forums: 2_261116_320000000.png and click the Watch button. A popup appears: 2_261117_290000000.png To replicate the previous Templot Club arrangement you then need to tick those boxes, which are not the defaults. And then repeat all that for every other forum section from which you want to receive emails. Currently there are 15 forum sections, although you probably don't want to "watch" the Try stuff here section. It's all a major pain. I have asked on the XF support forum for an easier method, and there isn't one. The universal response is "why would anyone want that, they would get ...