1) Once again, I am no longer receiving e-mails to inform me when one of the threads I have subscribed to has been updated.

2) The colors on the message board have changed, to a very hard to read set for my elderly eyes. How can I get the old colors back?

The email problem is on the BME end of things, and the way the server is configured. Not much can be done about it by us - right now.

As for the colors, try loading PHOTO GRAY in your prefs and see if the neutrality helps. It has almost NO color.

Edit - Just looked...there's quite a few color schemes to chose from.

I am having the same problem with the E-mail notification also, but since I check in often it is not a problem. Thank's Paolo for explaining it.