Sales automation stays in bounds

What this solves

• One reply check on a warmed-up target kept re-running every few minutes for two weeks, because a third older comment on that target was never marked as checked. Each run spent a LinkedIn action.
• For one representative, the LinkedIn inbox had not been read since late August, so replies to outreach messages went unnoticed.
• When the LinkedIn connection was unavailable, actions failed quietly and were retried in a tight loop rather than paused.

What changed

• Every posted comment on a target is now closed after its reply check, so a check runs once per scheduled look and never repeats.
• A background job that keeps failing now waits longer between attempts (minutes, then hours) instead of retrying on every tick, and a job that repeats too often in one day is parked for review.
• Inbox reading is per representative and no longer depends on an old target still being active; the affected inbox is synced again and any replies since then are recorded.
• When the LinkedIn connection is unavailable, Sales automation pauses itself, and a manual "Connect" shows a clear message instead of an error. It resumes on its own once the connection is back.
• A daily ceiling for LinkedIn actions protects the platform; a representative clicking manually keeps a generous margin above it.
• The platform-wide Sales pause switch now covers every Sales action, including manual sends.

Where to find it

• Sales → Targets: the "Connect" button reports a paused connection or a reached daily ceiling as a short notice.
• Sales → Team → a representative → Outreach: inbox replies appear again as they are read.

Useful for

Sales representatives running warm-up comments and outreach, and company admins who rely on reply notifications.