OK,
so you've taken the plunge, you've joined Multiply, and now your
mailbox is getting flooded with email notifications. How do you stem
the tide? It's quite simple, really. First, click on the Settings
link at the top of the page. (It doesn't matter where you are in
Multiply, that link will always be at the top.) Once you've clicked
settings you'll be taken to a page with three main columns. The bottom of the middle column has a section entitled My E-mail Alerts. Click on that.
The first option to concern yourself with is Personal Messages sent to me. Personal messages are those notes that are just between you and one other person. (They can also be for groups of people. But they're not posts that will show up in a group or on someone's home page.) Selecting "none" means that no emails will be sent to alert you of a message. Choosing "new posts" means that you'll be notified of a new personal message, but you won't receive updates by email if the person adds replies. And choosing "new posts and replies" will mean that you get an email to let you know that the message has been instigated and another email every time a reply is added to the discussion.
The second line is for setting whether or not you will get emails about posts by your contacts. Unfortunately you can't change the settings so that you get posts every time your friend "fred" posts but not when "samantha" posts. It's all or nothing.
If
you don't want to receive email notices when there are new group posts,
then select none for each group you are a member of.
If you think that you will be only an infrequent user of Multiply, I would recommend leaving the "Personal Messages sent to you"
line set to receive email notification of new messages sent to you.
That way if there's something important that you're missing out on
because you haven't signed on to Multiply and someone tries to point it
out, the message will get through to you.
One of the last things you can choose to do on this page is receive daily or weekly summaries of posts that you've missed. This is a handy way to make sure that nothing of interest slips past you.
Is there no away i can view the old private msgs sent to me from my contacts? The only way i can view them now is to go backwards frm my message page to the link with that private message. Any other way? 
