--- signup.module.old   2007-02-17 14:23:51.613637176 +0100
+++ signup.module       2007-02-17 15:02:15.412249354 +0100
@@ -1024,8 +1024,13 @@ function _signup_admin_form($node) {
 
   //load the default admin form data for new nodes
   if(!$node) {
+    global $user;
     $result = db_fetch_object(db_query("SELECT * FROM {signup} WHERE nid = 0"));
-    $node->signup_forwarding_email = $result->forwarding_email;
+//    $node->signup_forwarding_email = $result->forwarding_email;
+    $trans = array("%eventowner" => $user->mail); // 
+                                                  //allow event owner to be
+                                                  //automatically used as email address
+    $node->signup_forwarding_email = strtr($result->forwarding_email, $trans);
     $node->signup_send_confirmation = $result->send_confirmation;
     $node->signup_confirmation_email = $result->confirmation_email;
     $node->signup_send_reminder  = $result->send_reminder;