I don't think it is the same thing. Your reply to this post would have showed up as an "Unread Post" and when I select the link it would show me a page that would list all activity since my last login. It was a very nice tool.
Glad to have you back. I am hopeful that our site's new look will be installed tonight or tomorrow. Once we get all the dust off the site, I plan to send an email to the old captivereefing membership to try to get some folks to come back to the fun.