Index: kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/event/impl/BaseNotificationService.java
===================================================================
--- kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/event/impl/BaseNotificationService.java	(revision 107562)
+++ kernel-impl/src/main/java/org/sakaiproject/event/impl/BaseNotificationService.java	(working copy)
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 	 */
 	public void setEmailToReplyable(boolean value)
 	{
+        M_log.warn("Use of this setter (emailToReplyable) is deprecated: use notify.email.to.replyable instead");
 		m_emailsToReplyable = value;
 	}
 
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@
 	 */
 	public void setEmailFromReplyable(boolean value)
 	{
+	    M_log.warn("Use of this setter (emailFromReplyable) is deprecated: use notify.email.from.replyable instead");
 		m_emailsFromReplyable = value;
 	}
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@
 
 			m_relativeAccessPoint = REFERENCE_ROOT;
 
-			M_log.info(this + ".init()");
+			M_log.info(this + ".init() started");
 
 			// construct storage and read
 			m_storage = newStorage();
@@ -226,7 +228,11 @@
 			// start watching the events - only those generated on this server, not those from elsewhere
 			eventTrackingService().addLocalObserver(this);
 
-			M_log.info(this + ".init()");
+			// set these from real sakai config values
+			m_emailsFromReplyable = serverConfigurationService().getBoolean("notify.email.from.replyable", false);
+            m_emailsToReplyable = serverConfigurationService().getBoolean("notify.email.to.replyable", false);
+
+			M_log.info(this + ".init() complete");
 		}
 		catch (Exception t)
 		{
Index: kernel-component/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/event-components.xml
===================================================================
--- kernel-component/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/event-components.xml	(revision 107562)
+++ kernel-component/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/event-components.xml	(working copy)
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@
         <property name="tableName">          <value>SAKAI_NOTIFICATION</value>  </property>
         <property name="locksInDb">          <value>false</value>               </property>
         <property name="autoDdl">            <value>${auto.ddl}</value>         </property>
-        <property name="emailToReplyable">   <value>false</value>               </property>
-        <property name="emailFromReplyable"> <value>false</value>               </property>
 	</bean>
 
 	<bean id="org.sakaiproject.event.api.UsageSessionService"