I think I may have a use for this but I am not sure. I have one set up with my Zombie Student and it shows only if I log in as that student.
It shows that everyone is subscribed to that forum. (?) How strange is that?
What is the purpose of having a forum restricted to an e-mail address?
Number of replies: 2Re: What is the purpose of having a forum restricted to an e-mail address?
I can imagine cases where email addresses serve as a kind of proxy for some other natural grouping among the students. At My Hypothetical University we might have students from other institutions participating in our courses. If you needed a forum only for the 'local' students then you could restrict access based on email addesses containing "@myhoptheticaluniversity.edu".
The issue you describe with the subscription list has been filed in the bug tracker at:
https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-35027
I just voted it up because I agree with you that it is strange. The discussion in the tracker explains -- and I have confirmed -- that the emails will actually go only to those who should get them.
Re: What is the purpose of having a forum restricted to an e-mail address?
I've done a bit more testing on this issue. I find that the bug still manifests itself in 2.7, but that it is fixed in 2.8 and 2.9dev. I took my vote off it and won't be surprised if it gets closed without a fix for 2.7.