[Jamesdoylephoto]

Thanks Ba'al, I tried what you said but alas it doesn't seem to want to play nice.

What I'm trying to achieve is I have a forum called "Short Notice Fieldtrips" where members can post at short notice that they are planning a fieldtrip (we have real contact with members in our community) but it needs to get the word out to other members quickly and I've tried emails etc but some members are still saying they don't get advised soon enough to come on the outing...so I'm trying to figure out a way too notify members almost instantly, without member having to login to the forum.