[Tralala]

Originally Posted by upnorth

Actually Tralala that is not 100% correct. yes it will email notifications for new post or new threads but the problem arise if you use these fields for something other then for moderators when a forum is under moderation. Reason being is if I place an email address in one of these fields and a notice is sent out to a group of users but the thread or post hasn't been approved by the moderator then the users get an error when they click on the link saying that the thread doesn't exist. It doesn't exist because it hasn't been approved. Then when the moderator approves the thread or post a new email is not generated and sent to the users. This becomes very confusing to the users.

I use this feature for that very reason in forums that I am not using moderation as its a great way to send notifications out immediately. Problem arises when you use it for this reason and the forum is being moderated.

Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification. Yes, that feature is best used for Admins only, and I suspect that's why it's hidden in the AdminCP. It's not ideal for end-user mailings. And since it pays no attention to the moderation queue... yeah, some other solution is obviously necessary for a forum that employs post/thread moderation.