Is it by design that only the first x number of characters/words of the latest reply are included in email notifcations? If possible, how does one enable the entire post to appear in the email notification?
-mb

Yes, it is by default and could be changed only by direct editing bb_func_pthread. Including the whole message is risky: noone knows how long it could be, so your email server can be overloaded. I don't recommend to include full text. Those, it will decrement visiting amount to your forums, I guess, you are not interested in that, too.

Thanks, Team, for getting back to me so quickly and for the very clear explanation. I am going to stick to the default. :)
- mb