Jeff Atwood (Vertigo Software) has been busy with TFS and has posted an entry on his blog today on how to setup automatic email notifications when a work item is assigned. As he states, this is a common feature request and one that I have configured for several sites already. Jeff has conveniently packaged up the required web service in a zip file for download and he provides nice clear instructions on how to set it up.

Quick Note:  when you go to set this up and want to quickly test it… You won’t get an email for a WorkItem you assign to yourself. (Jeff does mention this)