Understanding Email Alerts

Configuring your Alerts framework enables users to subscribe to email alerts from the discussion forums and calendars. Administrators and users can configure the Alerts framework to send text- or HTML-based emails to users to alert them of updated information. For example, users can subscribe to alerts that notify them when discussion forums and topics in which they are interested are updated. These alerts can be configured to be sent daily or weekly. Administrators use an Application Engine process to send the alerts.