Even though I am no longer a VIP member and cannot get email, I still get a message that I have new messages.
I'm sure this has been asked 1000 times lately, but I'll ask again: why cannot the TER mail system refuse to send mail to those that are not VIP members? Let me put this another way -- you must be storing this email somewhere, because if I paid my VIP dues, I could read that email. You are wasting space by even storing it for non-VIP members.
The only reason I am saying this is that there is no good way to notify those trying to private-message me that I cannot read what they sent me. For all they know, I am being rude and am ignoring them, but I don't want them to think that!
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