How do I email a forum post author?
This outlines the process of contacting an author of a Forum post by email. Typically, the email option is only available for instructors or site owners.
Note: This email reply option sends a message to the author's external email address. It does not use the internal Messages tool to send the message.
Go to Forums.
Select the Forums tool from Tool Menu in your site.
Choose a Forum
Select the Topic within the Forum
Select the Conversation
Select a conversation, or thread by the particular Forum post author.
Click Email
Click Email in order to email the Forum post author.