diff --git a/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml b/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
index 7d07182875d..f3248821b25 100644
--- a/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/data/mail_data.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
         <!-- Admin should not receivve emails at creation -->
         <record id="base.partner_root" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
 
         <!-- Catchall Email Alias -->
diff --git a/addons/mail/data/mail_demo.xml b/addons/mail/data/mail_demo.xml
index 5a756e803d3..09415ba89e0 100644
--- a/addons/mail/data/mail_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/data/mail_demo.xml
@@ -4,76 +4,76 @@
 
         <!-- Update 'Demo user' and partners email preferences to avoid mail bombing -->
         <record id="base.partner_demo" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_1" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_2" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_3" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_4" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_5" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_6" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_7" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_8" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_9" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_10" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_11" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_12" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_13" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_14" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_15" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_16" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_17" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_18" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_19" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_20" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_21" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_22" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
         <record id="base.res_partner_23" model="res.partner">
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
         </record>
 
         <!-- Discussion: attachments and spec [DEMO: search on has_attachments -->
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_followers.py b/addons/mail/mail_followers.py
index 5065f4377b4..4ad41f1812c 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_followers.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_followers.py
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ class mail_notification(osv.Model):
             if message.author_id and message.author_id.email == partner.email:
                 continue
             # Partner does not want to receive any emails or is opt-out
-            if partner.notification_email_send == 'never':
+            if partner.notify_email == 'none':
                 continue
             # Partner wants to receive emails, comments and notification
-            if partner.notification_email_send == 'always' and message.type not in ('email', 'comment', 'notification'):
+            if partner.notify_email == 'always' and message.type not in ('email', 'comment', 'notification'):
                 continue
             notify_pids.append(partner.id)
         return notify_pids
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_partner.py b/addons/mail/res_partner.py
index 0bbe7bdb35f..3324a3d0084 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_partner.py
+++ b/addons/mail/res_partner.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class res_partner_mail(osv.Model):
     _mail_flat_thread = False
 
     _columns = {
-        'notification_email_send': fields.selection([
-            ('never', 'Never'),
+        'notify_email': fields.selection([
+            ('none', 'Never'),
             ('always', 'All Messages'),
             ], 'Receive Messages by Email', required=True,
             help="Policy to receive emails for new messages pushed to your personal Inbox:\n"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class res_partner_mail(osv.Model):
     }
 
     _defaults = {
-        'notification_email_send': lambda *args: 'always'
+        'notify_email': lambda *args: 'always'
     }
 
     def message_get_suggested_recipients(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml b/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml
index faad4b2df60..5066d85e682 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/res_partner_view.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form"/>
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <xpath expr="//field[@name='active']" position="after">
-                    <field name='notification_email_send' widget="radio"/>
+                    <field name='notify_email' widget="radio"/>
                 </xpath>
                 <xpath expr="//sheet" position="after">
                     <div class="oe_chatter">
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_users.py b/addons/mail/res_users.py
index 645a77ea707..1859263b2b3 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/mail/res_users.py
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ class res_users(osv.Model):
         init_res = super(res_users, self).__init__(pool, cr)
         # duplicate list to avoid modifying the original reference
         self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS = list(self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS)
-        self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS.extend(['notification_email_send', 'display_groups_suggestions'])
+        self.SELF_WRITEABLE_FIELDS.extend(['notify_email', 'display_groups_suggestions'])
         # duplicate list to avoid modifying the original reference
         self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS = list(self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS)
-        self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS.extend(['notification_email_send', 'alias_domain', 'alias_name', 'display_groups_suggestions'])
+        self.SELF_READABLE_FIELDS.extend(['notify_email', 'alias_domain', 'alias_name', 'display_groups_suggestions'])
         return init_res
 
     def _auto_init(self, cr, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_users_view.xml b/addons/mail/res_users_view.xml
index 0367a0a5cdb..eef2924134f 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_users_view.xml
+++ b/addons/mail/res_users_view.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <data>
                 <field name="email" position="before">
-                    <field name="notification_email_send" widget="radio" readonly="0"/>
+                    <field name="notify_email" widget="radio" readonly="0"/>
                 </field>
             </data>
             </field>
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <data>
                     <field name="signature" position="before">
-                        <field name="notification_email_send" widget="radio"/>
+                        <field name="notify_email" widget="radio"/>
                     </field>
                     <field name="signature" position="before">
                         <label for="alias_id" string="Messaging Alias" class="oe_read_only"
diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/many2many_tags_email.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/many2many_tags_email.js
index 35f5eb8c4b4..5d36262f5b9 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/many2many_tags_email.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/many2many_tags_email.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyTagsEmail = instance.web.form.FieldMany2ManyTags
         new instance.web.Model('res.partner').call("search", [[
                 ["id", "in", ids], 
                 ["email", "=", false], 
-                ["notification_email_send", "=", 'always'] ]], 
+                ["notify_email", "=", 'always'] ]], 
                 {context: this.build_context()})
             .then(function (record_ids) {
                 // valid partner
diff --git a/addons/mail/tests/common.py b/addons/mail/tests/common.py
index de7ac3633ff..d53a8078c96 100644
--- a/addons/mail/tests/common.py
+++ b/addons/mail/tests/common.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class TestMail(common.TransactionCase):
             'alias_name': 'ernest',
             'email': 'e.e@example.com',
             'signature': '--\nErnest',
-            'notification_email_send': 'always',
+            'notify_email': 'always',
             'groups_id': [(6, 0, [self.group_employee_id])]
         }, {'no_reset_password': True})
         self.user_noone_id = self.res_users.create(cr, uid, {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TestMail(common.TransactionCase):
             'alias_name': 'noemie',
             'email': 'n.n@example.com',
             'signature': '--\nNoemie',
-            'notification_email_send': 'always',
+            'notify_email': 'always',
             'groups_id': [(6, 0, [])]
         }, {'no_reset_password': True})
 
diff --git a/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_features.py b/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_features.py
index 198a25e8b6d..66cf773069b 100644
--- a/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_features.py
+++ b/addons/mail/tests/test_mail_features.py
@@ -366,14 +366,14 @@ class test_mail(TestMail):
         # Data creation
         # --------------------------------------------------
         # 0 - Update existing users-partners
-        self.res_users.write(cr, uid, [uid], {'email': 'a@a', 'notification_email_send': 'always'})
+        self.res_users.write(cr, uid, [uid], {'email': 'a@a', 'notify_email': 'always'})
         self.res_users.write(cr, uid, [self.user_raoul_id], {'email': 'r@r'})
         # 1 - Bert Tartopoils, with email, should receive emails for comments and emails
         p_b_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Bert Tartopoils', 'email': 'b@b'})
         # 2 - Carine Poilvache, with email, should receive emails for emails
-        p_c_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Carine Poilvache', 'email': 'c@c', 'notification_email_send': 'never'})
+        p_c_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Carine Poilvache', 'email': 'c@c', 'notify_email': 'none'})
         # 3 - Dédé Grosbedon, without email, to test email verification; should receive emails for every message
-        p_d_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Dédé Grosbedon', 'email': 'd@d', 'notification_email_send': 'always'})
+        p_d_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Dédé Grosbedon', 'email': 'd@d', 'notify_email': 'always'})
         # 4 - Attachments
         attach1_id = self.ir_attachment.create(cr, user_raoul.id, {
             'name': 'Attach1', 'datas_fname': 'Attach1',
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@ class test_mail(TestMail):
         # 1 - Bert Tartopoils, with email, should receive emails for comments and emails
         p_b_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Bert Tartopoils', 'email': 'b@b'})
         # 2 - Carine Poilvache, with email, should receive emails for emails
-        p_c_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Carine Poilvache', 'email': 'c@c', 'notification_email_send': 'always'})
+        p_c_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Carine Poilvache', 'email': 'c@c', 'notify_email': 'always'})
         # 3 - Dédé Grosbedon, without email, to test email verification; should receive emails for every message
-        p_d_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Dédé Grosbedon', 'email': 'd@d', 'notification_email_send': 'always'})
+        p_d_id = self.res_partner.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Dédé Grosbedon', 'email': 'd@d', 'notify_email': 'always'})
         # 4 - Create a Bird mail.group, that will be used to test mass mailing
         group_bird_id = self.mail_group.create(cr, uid,
             {
diff --git a/addons/portal/portal_demo.xml b/addons/portal/portal_demo.xml
index 80e06e42403..ab4876639ef 100644
--- a/addons/portal/portal_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/portal/portal_demo.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             <field name="email">demo.portal@yourcompany.example.com</field>
             <field name="supplier" eval="False"/>
             <field name="customer" eval="True"/>
-            <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+            <field name="notify_email">none</field>
             <field name="city">Vivegnis</field>
             <field name="zip">4683</field>
             <field name="country_id" ref="base.be"/>
diff --git a/addons/website_partner/website_partner_demo.xml b/addons/website_partner/website_partner_demo.xml
index 432c39d626b..1cf6d034f8d 100644
--- a/addons/website_partner/website_partner_demo.xml
+++ b/addons/website_partner/website_partner_demo.xml
@@ -234,15 +234,15 @@ Best Designers has now emerged serving the Small and Medium Business – SMB’s
     </record>
 
     <record id="base.res_partner_24" model="res.partner">
-        <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+        <field name="notify_email">none</field>
     </record>
 
     <record id="base.res_partner_25" model="res.partner">
-        <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+        <field name="notify_email">none</field>
     </record>
 
     <record id="base.res_partner_26" model="res.partner">
-        <field name="notification_email_send">never</field>
+        <field name="notify_email">none</field>
     </record>
     </data>
 </openerp>