Timeform,
IM = instant message, or PM = private message, same thing really - scroll up to the top of the page, in the top right it'll say "Hey Timeform, you have x messages" Click on x messages to see what's there.
Then, above the Date/From/Subject line, click on "Preferences" and click "yes" for Notify By Email. From now on, every time someone sends you a message on the boards here, it'll appear in your email inbox. That'll be a Fiver, thanks!
Ain't technology wunnerful?