Mass alerts for IPBoards

Hi,

Ability to send out bulk emails is a handy feature, but oftentimes it would be far more convenient to send out "mass alerts". Essentially, a brief text alert that can link the recipient to something custom. In my case, I often post "announcements" on my forums, and I would much rather inform my users about them via a forum alert than via an email. I've noticed that while you don't have this feature, at least one other major forum software does, and I think it would be an excellent and warranted feature for IPBoards.