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Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,069
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From: Casselberry FL
New Posts search Logging in for the first time in ~8 hrs, I read a single PM, then go back to click on New Posts. Only one new post. I would be highly surprised to see only 1 new post in 8 hours. Broken logic somewhere?
Thread Starter
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,069
Likes: 74
From: Casselberry FL
Logging in is when the system accepts my password. I do not logout after reading my PM's, thus I am still logged in, and my previous login would still have been ~8hrs ago. Thus it is not 'new posts since last login'... might as well name it 'new posts since the last time I clicked any link on this website'. Why is it designed like that?
IB Staff
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Barrie, ON
Because it's not actually tied to the act of logging in. It's tied to the cookie for 'bblastactivity'. Which, is the act of reading the PM in your scenario.
If you must read your new PMs before scanning for new posts, I suggest opening your private messages in a new tab, an then clicking 'view new posts' from the original tab.
cheers,
robb
If you must read your new PMs before scanning for new posts, I suggest opening your private messages in a new tab, an then clicking 'view new posts' from the original tab.
cheers,
robb
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 174
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To answer this specific question, you have 30 minutes between your last activity and the time your session will expire. After 30 minutes of inactivity, you are considered inactive and New Post status, as well as last visit date, are reset/updated. I believe default was 15-20 minutes.
To be able to read all your posts since your last login, you will need to keep active to reset that counter before 30 minutes expire since your last activity. Doing what Robb suggests would also avoid this.
To be able to read all your posts since your last login, you will need to keep active to reset that counter before 30 minutes expire since your last activity. Doing what Robb suggests would also avoid this.
