Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.57.2.2 -r1.57.2.3
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.tcl	13 May 2020 14:31:33 -0000	1.57.2.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.tcl	26 Sep 2020 12:10:23 -0000	1.57.2.3
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ad_page_contract {
-    
+
     view a message (and its children)
 
     @author Ben Adida (ben@openforce.net)
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 # Show search box?
 set searchbox_p [parameter::get -parameter ForumsSearchBoxP -default 1]
 
+# Show notification controls if the request is not from a bot.
+set show_notifications_p [expr {![ad_conn bot_p]}]
+
 # If this is a top-level thread, we allow subscriptions here
 if { $message(parent_id) eq "" } {
     set message_url [export_vars -base [ad_conn url] {message_id $message(message_id)}]
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@
 # stylesheets
 set lang [ad_conn language]
 template::head::add_css -href /resources/forums/forums.css -media all -lang $lang
- 
+
 # set vars for i18n
 template::head::add_script -type "text/javascript" -script [subst {
     var collapse_alt_text='[_ forums.collapse]';