Problems with Forum topic postings due to the node_privacy_byrole.module

Drupal Version 4.6.0

I have the node_privacy_byrole module installed and enabled in both the Module section and in the administer " settings section. It works well overall.

The problem I have occurs in the forum section. By the way, I have the access control to the forums set to to the following:

forum module anonymous user authenticated user
administer forums no no
create forum topics no yes
edit own forum topics no yes

Here what happens:
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For example, say Joe, a registered authenticated user, posts a new topic to the forums. The topic is posted, but both Joe and other anonymous and authenticated users "cannot" view it. Joe contacts me, the administrator to inform me of this problem. Now, as the administrator, I login to the site and see that Joe did indeed posted a forum topic. To find out why Joe and Others cannot view the topic, I go to edit the topic and see that the "View Permissions" are set by default such that both anonymous and authenticated users cannot view the topic. In other words, both check boxes are unchecked.

To try to duplicate the problem, I log off as the administrator, and re-login as an authenticated user. I go to the forums and attempt to "Post new forum topic." All I am presented with on the "Submit forum topic" page is the Title input box, Forum menu drop-down scroll box, the Body text area box, and the preview and submit buttons. There are no "View Permissions" check boxes to allow either or both anonymous and authenticated users to see the posting.

Is there any way to fix this problem to set the default "View Permissions" check boxes to allow both anonymous and authenticated to view the content?

Thanks for your time,

Sam308