and the bozos are still replying to the email.
I have totally cut out the PM email notification all together just for this very reason. It appears that people just don't care to understand, learn, or read anything other then what is easier for them to get through life on the most simple of basis.
Why not just set the board email to "
[email protected]" then when they reply to it, it goes no where...
That can work sometimes. If you use your domain name and it is a bad address the server administrator gets it in most cases. If it is a totally bad email and domain and the IP is legit then the server administrator STILL gets it on a bounce back some where either being YOU or their ISP.
Now I know you have stated, or some one has, that certain things can make the host angry and could cause their account to be suspended. You would think that for the sake of a few lines of code and a little entry in a database some where that the suggestion by Baldeagle could be incorporated into the product.
I personally think that sending the entire contents of the PM in email is totally useless. But of course most people don't understand what that flashing envelope is for either until someone takes them by the hand and points it out too.