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[globalgirl]

O.k., I don't get it. I've waded through the help forums, but still don't understand just what "Subscribe" (a.k.a. "Get email updates") does.

When one clicks on the Get email updates, it brings you to a screen where my blog visitors can input their email address along w/ a "Subscribe" button, and (most importantly) it states there that:

"By subscribing to globalgirls travel blog you will receive email notifications when their blog is updated"

I also get an email advising me that so'nso has subscribed to my blog, and their username/email addy is added to my address book with a little "subscribed" icon next to it.

Yet... in reality (and seemingly the repeated answer from Jacquesl here in the forums) is that subscribed folks don't automatically get anything - unless I choose to MANUALLY send them a notification each time I add a new entry to my blog.

But I don't get it - in my address book, those that have "subscribed" are duly noted - yet when it comes to notification, they seem to be treated the very same way all others (non-subscribed) in my address book are treated, i.e. I have to MANUALLY check both the subscribers and the non-subscribers for them to be notified.

In short, exactly what is it that "Subscribe" does for the subscriber?

I guess I would have thought that by subscribing, folks would AUTOMATICALLY get each update regardless if I manually (and imho, redundantly) check their box to specifically send them a notification.

IOW, if subscribing to my blog doesn't get folks automatic updates, then... just what does it do?

P.S. And please, let's not get into RSS feeds. While I happily use such to read my favorite news/blog updates - suffice that for most folks, the concept of setting up a reader, etc. is overwhelming. Point is - we're talking about the travelpod "Subscribe" function here - and what does it do?

P.P.S. And 2nd question (as long as we're on the subject) - when someone "Subscribes" (not that it seems to buy them anything, but...) are they subscribing to ALL my blogs or can they subscribe to my individual (i.e. Morocco vs. South Africa vs. Egypt) blogs? I'm thinking the answer is the former, but it would be great if it were the latter, as some folks may be interested in one of my trips, but not all of them.

[globalgirl]

Thanks again for the swift reply Eric. But just to be clear...

So should they unsubscribe via the email note link - their address will automatically be removed from my address book?

Or... their address will remain, but there will no longer be a bitty subscribed icon next to their address (and I can thus spot it and remove the address myself.)

globalgirl, who's now off to fiddle w/ said address book and send out an email inviting folks to follow my latest adventures (in just 3 days - yikes!) to Egypt (and hopefully Israel if Hamas will kindly cease lobbing rockets into Eliat - geesh!)