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# Groups

> Why similar tests from one sender are shown together.

When you test a machine, you often send the same page many times. Faxbeep puts these tests together in a group, so that they take one place in the grid and not many.

## Which tests share a group

* **Same sender.** Faxbeep compares the full sender, not the masked form that the site shows. Two senders that look the same when masked never share a group.
* **Similar pages.** A new test joins a group only if it looks like each test that is already in the group.
* **Upside down is fine.** A page that went through the machine upside down still matches.
* **Phone and email stay apart.** Your fax by phone and your test by email have different senders, so they do not share a group.
* **The same email two times** gives two tests, and they go in one group.
* **Unknown senders.** Tests that arrive with the sender "Unknown" can also be grouped by their look. So a group with the sender "Unknown" can hold tests from different machines.

A group takes new tests for a limited time after its last test. If you send the same page again much later, it can start a new group.

## In the grid

A group of two or more tests shows as a stack of sheets in the [live grid](/results/live-grid), with a count such as "3 faxes" or "3 emails". The top sheet is the newest test of the group. A group of one test shows as a normal card.

When a new test of a group arrives while the grid is open, it shows on its own at the top. After a reload, it is in its group.

## The group page

Click a stack to open its group page. The address has the form `https://faxbeep.com/faxtest/group/` and a number. The page shows:

* The title "Faxes from" or "Emails from", and the masked sender. See [How the sender shows](/results/sender).
* The count of tests in the group, and the date and time of the newest test.
* A short line that says how many similar tests the group holds.
* The label "Live - updates as faxes arrive" while the page gets live updates.
* A card for each test, newest first, 24 to a page. Each card has a number: `#1` is the oldest test, and the newest has the highest number.

<Frame caption="The group page of 29 similar tests from one sender.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/faxbeep/weg5wo5WwXpYmjHh/images/group-page.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=weg5wo5WwXpYmjHh&q=85&s=35d5dd313a7700d3b7a725567d2d7935" alt="A group page with the title 'Faxes from EXAMPLECORP', the count '29 faxes', the date of the newest test, the label 'Live - updates as faxes arrive' and the line '29 similar faxes received from this number over the past 7 days.' Under it are cards numbered #29 down to #22, each with a fax cover sheet and a date. The name of the sender is replaced with an example name." width="1440" height="1200" data-path="images/group-page.png" />
</Frame>

A test that arrives while the page is open slides in at the top with the tag "NEW". Click a card to open the page of that test. See [The fax page](/results/fax-page).

A test that is removed leaves the page: its card is gone, and the count goes down. When all tests of a group are removed, the group page shows only the message "This fax has been removed per our privacy policy." and answers with the HTTP status 410 (Gone). See [Public for 30 days](/privacy/public-for-30-days).

Search engines do not list group pages.


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