lang/en_utf8/help/forum/subscription2.html

   1 <h1>Forum Subscription</h1>
   2
   3 <p>When a person is subscribed to a forum it means that
   4 they will be sent email copies of every post in that forum
   5 (posts are sent about <?php echo $CFG->maxeditingtime/60 ?> minutes
   6 after the post was first written).
   7 </p>
   8
   9 <p>People can usually choose whether or not they want to be
  10 subscribed to each forum.
  11 </p>
  12
  13 <p>However, if you choose to force subscription on a particular forum
  14 then all course users will be subscribed automatically, even those that
  15 enrol at a later time.
  16 </p>
  17
  18 <p>This is especially useful in the News forum and in forums
  19 towards the beginning of the course (before everyone has
  20 worked out that they can subscribe to these emails themselves).
  21 </p>
  22
  23 <p>If you choose the option "Yes, initially" then all current and future
  24 course users will be subscribed initially but
  25 they can unsubscribe themselves at any time. If you choose "Yes, forever"
  26 then they will not be able to unsubscribe themselves.
  27 </p>
  28
  29 <p>Note how the "Yes, initially" option behaves when you update an existing
  30 forum: Changing from "Yes, initially" to "No" will not unsubscribe
  31 existing users, it will only affect future course users. Similarly changing
  32 later to "Yes, initially" will not subscribe existing course users
  33 but only those enrolling later.
  34 </p>
  35