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Threads not being marked as read

  • 28-02-2009 05:55PM
    #1
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,575 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm getting this a lot recently, I view a thread (via the ?goto=newpost link) and then use the link at the bottom to go back to the forum it's in.
    When I do this, the thread appears unread even though there have been no new posts.
    Sometimes it takes 2 or three views before it appears as read.

    Could it be something on my end? cookies? or how does vB determine a thread was read?


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  • #2
    eVeNtInE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭eVeNtInE


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  • #3
    Ross
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭Ross


    Controlled by cookies; I've never experienced the problem myself on any machine I use, that said, I use a similar setup on every machine.

    I don't think I use the goto=newpost option much either.

    Does this happen every single time?
    What browser are you using?
    Do you have an anti-virus/firewall/phishing filter installed that might be blocking cookies to some extent?

    I think this is probably something clientside, but we'll see what the common factors are.


  • #4
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,575 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Thanks Ross.

    FF3 / XPpro

    I'm pretty sure I'm not blocking anything sent by boards, I only block any cookies sent by offsite hosted images in a thread but I can't see this having any effect.

    Using Trend Micro client/server AV on the machine that I see it on.

    I'll dig into this a bit further on other machines / browsers /AV and report if I can see any relationships.


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