Search function and forum email notifications

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I'd like to be notified when new topics only are posted to a certain forum. Is this possible? I wasn't able to find a way to do this. I can subscribe to a forum but I get emailed for all topics, not just new ones.

And speaking of notifications, is it possible to disable the feature that prevents new notifications until the topic has been read?

I'd also like to be able to create a search, save it, and be notified when a new thread is started that matches that search.

And finally, is there a sneaky way to do a search on words (actually in this case initials) that are 3 letters or less?

Thanks.