Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info,v
diff -u -N -r1.56.2.10 -r1.56.2.11
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info	13 May 2020 14:31:33 -0000	1.56.2.10
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/forums.info	26 Sep 2020 12:10:23 -0000	1.56.2.11
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <implements-subsite-p>f</implements-subsite-p>
     <inherit-templates-p>t</inherit-templates-p>
 
-    <version name="1.4.0d1" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/forums-1.4.0d1.apm">
+    <version name="1.4.0d2" url="http://openacs.org/repository/download/apm/forums-1.4.0d2.apm">
         <owner url="http://openacs.org">OpenACS</owner>
         <summary>Online discussion forums.</summary>
         <release-date>2017-08-06</release-date>
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
         <maturity>2</maturity>
         <package_instance_name>#forums.Forums#</package_instance_name>
 
-        <provides url="forums" version="1.4.0d1"/>
+        <provides url="forums" version="1.4.0d2"/>
         <requires url="acs-kernel" version="5.9.1"/>
-        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.10.0d24"/>
+        <requires url="acs-tcl" version="5.10.0d39"/>
         <requires url="acs-mail-lite" version="5.9.1"/>
         <requires url="acs-subsite" version="5.9.1"/>
         <requires url="attachments" version="0.11"/>
Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.adp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.adp,v
diff -u -N -r1.42.2.2 -r1.42.2.3
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.adp	13 May 2020 14:31:33 -0000	1.42.2.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.adp	26 Sep 2020 12:10:23 -0000	1.42.2.3
@@ -8,25 +8,29 @@
   <include src="/packages/forums/lib/search/search-form" &="forum_id">
 </if>
 
-<p>
+
+<if @show_notifications_p;literal@ true>
+  <p>
   <if @moderator_notifications_p;literal@ true>
     <include src="/packages/notifications/lib/notification-widget" type="forums_forum_moderator_notif"
-	     object_id="@forum_id;literal@"
-	     pretty_name="@forum.name;literal@ (#forums.moderated#)"
+             object_id="@forum_id;literal@"
+             pretty_name="@forum.name;literal@ (#forums.moderated#)"
              show_subscribers_p="false"
-	     url="@forum_url;literal@">
+             url="@forum_url;literal@">
   </if>
-<include src="/packages/notifications/lib/notification-widget" type="forums_forum_notif"
-	 object_id="@forum_id;literal@"
-	 pretty_name="@forum.name;literal@"
-	 url="@forum_url;literal@" >
-</p>
+  <include src="/packages/notifications/lib/notification-widget" type="forums_forum_notif"
+         object_id="@forum_id;literal@"
+         pretty_name="@forum.name;literal@"
+         url="@forum_url;literal@" >
+  </p>
+</if>
+
 <include src="/packages/forums/lib/message/threads-chunk"
-	 &="forum_id"
-	 &="flush_p"
-	 &="permissions"
-	 moderate_p="@permissions.moderate_p;literal@"
-	 &="orderby"
-	 &="page"
- 	 &="page_size"
-	 admin_p="@permissions.admin_p;literal@" >
+         &="forum_id"
+         &="flush_p"
+         &="permissions"
+         moderate_p="@permissions.moderate_p;literal@"
+         &="orderby"
+         &="page"
+         &="page_size"
+         admin_p="@permissions.admin_p;literal@" >
Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.38.2.3 -r1.38.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.tcl	13 May 2020 14:31:33 -0000	1.38.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/www/forum-view.tcl	26 Sep 2020 12:10:23 -0000	1.38.2.4
@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@
 # Show search box?
 set searchbox_p [parameter::get -parameter ForumsSearchBoxP -default 1]
 
-set forum_url [ad_conn url]?forum_id=$forum_id
+# Show notification controls if the request is not from a bot.
+set show_notifications_p [expr {![ad_conn bot_p]}]
 
+set forum_url [ad_conn url]?forum_id=$forum_id
 template::head::add_css -href /resources/forums/forums.css -media all
 
 set page_title "[_ forums.Forum_1] $forum(name)"
Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.adp
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.adp,v
diff -u -N -r1.44.2.1 -r1.44.2.2
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.adp	13 May 2020 14:31:33 -0000	1.44.2.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.adp	26 Sep 2020 12:10:23 -0000	1.44.2.2
@@ -14,20 +14,23 @@
   </ul>
 
 <if @message_url@ not nil>
-<p>
-  <if @moderator_notifications_p;literal@ true>
-    <include src="/packages/notifications/lib/notification-widget" type="forums_message_moderator_notif"
+  <if @show_notifications_p;literal@ true>
+    <p>
+    <if @moderator_notifications_p;literal@ true>
+      <include src="/packages/notifications/lib/notification-widget" type="forums_message_moderator_notif"
 	     object_id="@message.message_id;literal@"
 	     pretty_name="@message.subject;literal@ (#forums.moderated#)"
              show_subscribers_p="false"
 	     url="@message_url;literal@">
-  </if>
-<include src="/packages/notifications/lib/notification-widget" type="forums_message_notif"
+    </if>
+    <include src="/packages/notifications/lib/notification-widget" type="forums_message_notif"
 	 object_id="@message.message_id;literal@"
 	 pretty_name="@message.subject;literal@"
 	 url="@message_url;literal@" >
+    </p>
+  </if>
 </if>
-</p>
+
 <include src="/packages/forums/lib/message/thread-chunk"
       &message="message"
       &forum="forum"
Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/www/message-view.tcl
===================================================================
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]';