# "Reply Requested" in PMs **URL:** \ **Category:** meta\ **Created:** [August 12, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reply-requested-in-pms/60782 "2004-08-12T15:44:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jimhere](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/jimhere/32/137_2.png) [@jimhere](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jimhere)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2004, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reply-requested-in-pms/60782/1 "2004-08-12T15:44:20Z")
Whenever I write to or answer a PM it asks if I want to be notified if the recipient gets it. I always hit “cancel” because I figure why make them do extra clicking just for corespondence? Is there a way to turn this off? I can’t find a PM pref area… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reply-requested-in-pms/60782/2 "2004-08-15T23:32:19Z")
well pretty much its its alerting you that you have new private messages. And without that, some people dont check their inbox that much (like me :P) they might never know… Maybe go pm kirupa about it 😛 or hope he reads this thread. oh i misunderstood… do you mean after youve finished/ the confirming that you have read their message… you can, when you write one, say yes or no to that. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reply-requested-in-pms/60782/3 "2004-08-20T12:44:42Z")
I just wanted to change the default from Yes to No. It’s a minor thing. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/reply-requested-in-pms/60782/4 "2004-08-20T13:00:20Z")
I know you can turn the PM alert off (the one telling you that you have new messages) but I think the reciept request is automatic. I too, personally dont care for it and wish there was an option to turn it off. I dont use PMs enough to worry about it though. Still, I think it would be much more convenient as a checkbox or something