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I have added a new mod, "User's choice" (it's actually an extension to an existing mod, prime_notify) that should notify a user every time a new message is posted. Here we shall test it out.

Note that the automated installation procedure failed. The most impotrant change needed was to change the data type of a new field added to the database from tinyint(1), which is not supported by postgresql, to smallint.

I did receive a notification by email
Mike

That's interesting, but you may have received it because you were a Moderator in that group. I have removed your Moderator privileges (but you should still be a normal user). Try again!

So: now I see that the "user's choice" mod just adds the text of the post to the standard notification - it doesn't increase the number of notifications. There is another mod that claims to do that: "boardwatch". So I'll give that one a go next...

"Boardwatch" now installed - I think. It's a scary process since the "autoinstall" procedure failed, and the forum was completely broken until I discovered what needed to be done that "autoinstall" had failed to achieve...

Scary - posting that last message seemed to crash out my browser page...

Applying manual fixes to all modified system files ... gulp!

OK, we're getting there. I've fixed the system, set default boardwatch values to 'no' everywhere; and now I'm testing my own username ability to receive notifications...

Brian McMahon wrote:I have added a new mod, "User's choice" (it's actually an extension to an existing mod, prime_notify) that should notify a user every time a new message is posted. Here we shall test it out.

Hi Brian,
I can see your new post.
Greetings,
JRH