Unread SPAM messages…

[GerdW]

Hi,

why are messages, which are "marked as SPAM" in their message options, still shown as "unread topics"?

See those Korean messages in the lower left of the screenshot:

Why does the forum don't hide these messages in the "unread" list as well?

[LiliMcDonald]

Gerd -

It might take some time for the system to move the spam to the quarantine, especially when there is a large volume.

I just checked the LabVIEW board and I do not see these topics in the unread topics list at this time. Are you still seeing this?

Thanks,

Lili

[GerdW]

Hi Lili,

now there are 5 new messages/topics on top of the LabVIEW board, so the "Unread topics" also shows just those 5 threads…

In the meantime I saw just one (instead of 3) SPAM thread(s) in the "Unread" section. When I open the "Unread discussions" list (by clicking the ">") I still see these SPAM threads, right now at postion 8 - 10…

[LiliMcDonald]

Can you check again to see if it's changed now?

[GerdW]

Hi Lili,

when I open the "Unread topics" list by clicking at the ">" to get to the "Unread discussions" page I still see all those Korean SPAM…

Btw. there is a slight inconsistency: first it is named "unread topics", after clicking the link the list now is called "unread discussions"…

(see attached screenshot)

[LiliMcDonald]

It seems to me that this is occurring based on the node a certain user is hitting at the time. I cannot replicate the issue consistently on various accounts. We will have to escalate this to our community provider for further investigation. Also, thanks for noting the discrepancy in terminology.

[altenbach]

I've seen the same, but it typically normalizes within a few minutes. They do disappear eventually once all server sync up.

[GerdW]

Update:

Right now there seems to be a great amount of SPAM messages generated.

- Good point: after marking them as SPAM they also vanish from "Unread topics".

- Bad point: how can one forum member generate so many (very similar) messages within seconds?

[altenbach]

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@GerdW wrote:

- Bad point: how can one forum member generate so many (very similar) messages within seconds?

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Bot?

[GerdW]

Hi Christian,

Bot?

There are bots involved, no question.

My question aimed at: why does the forum software allow to post many very similar messages in a short period of time? Why does it allow to start new discussion threads that often?

(Hint: how long does it take to write a new message on average? Is 30s-45s an appropriate time limit?)