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Behind the Aegis

(55,552 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:37 PM Monday

Stange message in PM

This is a first. I have never seen a PM that reads:

Message auto-removed
This mail message was automatically deleted by our software because the account that sent it is no longer eligible to send mail on this site. Thank you for your understanding.

Is this new? Messages can be deleted from our private accounts?

It said it was sent yesterday, but the PM below it was the only one I remember seeing.

So, I thought I would ask what is going on or if there is a glitch of some sort.

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Stange message in PM (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Monday OP

Just a guess, and IANAA (I am not an admin) usonian Monday #1

T-Mobil "updated" my phone last week my incoming doc03 Monday #2

It wasn't related to that, BUT as a T-Mobile user...THOSE UPDATES ARE MADDENING! Behind the Aegis Monday #6

Emails work it is text messages that are automaticly deleted. I have to take it back again they failed to fix it. nt doc03 Monday #8

Oh shit! I misread. That is a real problem! Behind the Aegis Monday #9

bet a banned troll tried to send you a PM and it got deleted Kali Monday #3

Nope someone I text with almost daily that is stuck in a nursing home. nt doc03 Monday #10

It means that a new member sent you a DU Mail message but EarlG Monday #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Behind the Aegis Monday #5

Thanks. Didn't know that was a feature. Behind the Aegis Monday #7

usonian

(19,391 posts)

1. Just a guess, and IANAA (I am not an admin)

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:44 PM

Monday

From the rules:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=termsofservice

If you break the rules, your post will be removed. Repeated rule violations, or a single flagrant rule violation, will result in your posting privileges being suspended and you will not be able to participate unless you can convince the Administrators that you share our core principles.

doc03

(38,184 posts)

2. T-Mobil "updated" my phone last week my incoming

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:52 PM

Monday

texts are being deleted. They also scrambled my icons and added a bunch of new apps. They also locked my screen so I couldn't delete. Them I got screen unlocked myself. Took it to the T-Mobil store still deleting messages.

Behind the Aegis

(55,552 posts)

6. It wasn't related to that, BUT as a T-Mobile user...THOSE UPDATES ARE MADDENING!

Reply to doc03 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:35 PM

Monday

Icons change, things get dropped. I haven't had the mail issue yet likely because I don't read my emails on my phone. But thanks for the head's up. My husband DOES use his phone to read emails, including work ones, so I will let him know!

doc03

(38,184 posts)

8. Emails work it is text messages that are automaticly deleted. I have to take it back again they failed to fix it. nt

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:51 PM

Monday

Behind the Aegis

(55,552 posts)

9. Oh shit! I misread. That is a real problem!

Reply to doc03 (Reply #8)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:52 PM

Monday

I haven't done the newest update yet, so I will keep an eye out for it!

Kali

(56,337 posts)

3. bet a banned troll tried to send you a PM and it got deleted

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:30 PM

Monday

along with their public posts

doc03

(38,184 posts)

10. Nope someone I text with almost daily that is stuck in a nursing home. nt

Reply to Kali (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:54 PM

Monday

EarlG

(23,078 posts)

4. It means that a new member sent you a DU Mail message but

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:35 PM

Monday

they were banned before you went to your Inbox to read the message, so the message was auto-deleted by the software.

This security precaution was originally created years ago to protect members from trolls who would sign up, get to 50 posts, and then send random abusive messages to people. The functionality is only specific to banned members who are new to the site.

The time stamp of the message in your Inbox does not reflect the time that the banned member's mail message was sent, it reflects the time that the member was banned. At that moment, any messages that the member sent were auto-deleted from any Inboxes that the member sent a message to, and a new message from "Automated message" was sent to inform those members of the deletion.

Response to EarlG (Reply #4)

Behind the Aegis This message was self-deleted by its author.

Behind the Aegis

(55,552 posts)

7. Thanks. Didn't know that was a feature.

Reply to EarlG (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 04:44 PM

Monday

Then I know who it was from because he literally said in his PM:

"I did a ton of posting today to get over the 50 posts to use email limit just so I can send you this message, so please at least consider it."

I just wanted to make sure it was a "push" of some kind used to force open my PMs or the site itself. According to my computer geek husband, "push" type emails/PMs can be used to send malware or crack passwords. So, I was just double checking.

Anyway, thanks for that info.

(I had to alter my message because it had MIRT stuff in it. Forgot where I was posting. Sent you a PM about it.)

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