>>The number I see is 145. When I click on this number, it only brings 3 messages, not 145 as I expect to see.
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>Can you tell me the search criterias you are using?
In the forums selection I select Chatter, bypass category filter and press the Search button. I then see 147 messages for today. When I click on it, I only see 3 messages in the Sports category and not all 147.
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