vB - Additional Email Options

[Dunga Bee]

Hello eveyone. I have a couple of questions around the vB email system and user notification of new threads or posts in threads.

I know when you create a forum you can specify by email address who should get notified when there is a new post or new thread. This leads me to question #1:

1. Is there any existing mod to allow you to pick user groups to notify when a new post or thread is made at a particular forum? This would be done at forum setup time, but it would be much faster than pasting in every email address individually.

2. That feature would be great, but it is not the most pressing one for me. I would like the ability, at the time of creating a new thread, to assign user groups or individual users to be notified of and auto-subscribed to that thread. My plan is to use the board to do some document distribution and have project dialog with field users and so when I would post some attachments for them to look over, I would like to auto-notify them of the posting and then keep them subscribed for the life of the thread.

I have attached a mocked up screen shot of how it might look. This is something that I would also be willing to pay for, depending on the costs, since this will be a major factor in the decision to use vB or not and since it is for some business purposes, paying is not a huge deal.

Thank you for reading and considering my questions. If answers are good, I can get vB right away and get moving on this project.

Thanks again.