Changes to Private Messaging Notifications

Hi All
After getting feedback from different forum members I have made a change to the Private Messaging (PM) email notifications.  You may not have known, but it is possible to set up an email alert to let you know when you get a private message. 
Some of the feedback we’ve had since the homepage refresh was that it can be easy to miss the fact you have a PM as they only show on the homepage.  We are working on the design side of things, but in the meantime I have changed the default setting for PM notifications so that it will send an email when you get a PM.  This means that every time you get a PM you will receive an email notification to let you know, so you can log in and check it.
If you don’t want to receive this notification by email, it’s easy to turn it off. Simply go to the homepage, Log In, click on My Settings, then Preferences, then Private Messenger, then untick the box which says ‘Receive email notifications for new private messages’, and click Save Changes.  This will stop you receiving the email notifications for PMs.  You can follow the same process to turn it back on if you change your mind.
Why not check out some of the other settings while you’re there!  
Thx
Kerry
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4.2.1 did the same cant remember if others before it did. if you leave messages open and receive a text you get a very quiet whoosh kinda sound

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