Alert messages how-to?

Folks, I admit I’m relatively new here and I love the site (I’m an instrument-rated PPL ASEL). I see that there is an alert function for registered users (e-mail and IM), but I haven’t been able to find any information on how it works or how to set it up. I searched the FAQ and couldn’t find it. I understand that more features are under development, but where can I find some docs on the features that already exist? Thanx in advance.

Notifications aren’t enabled on the public site yet. We’ll make an announcement when you can use this feature.