right you are, agentcom. I also enjoyed the email notifications. However, once I got around 40 games going (a lot of them team games), I was inundated with emails daily. So, I turned off the email notification.
My solution was to just add 'check CC' to my list when I check my emails. After all, I only need one notification and the nice, blue
New! beside my 'Wall' in the Interaction Menu really grabs my attention as soon as I log in.
I check my CC account multiple times per day (I mostly work from home), but that's just me.

Well, not just me, but you know what I mean.
What it boils down to is:
If you turn off your email note's, try to check your account more often.