How does message pointers work with synchronet bbs? My understanding is there is a read pointer and new pointer. But how do the move when a user logins in an reads messages, and then returns?
Can a user of synchronet bbs login more than one time, and the pointers keep in sync; or if messages are read during a ftelnet session and a synchronet telnet sessions; could the pointers get skewed/confused due to multiple
How does message pointers work with synchronet bbs? My understanding is there is a read pointer and new pointer. But how do the move when a user logins in an reads messages, and then returns?
Can a user of synchronet bbs login more than one time, and the pointers keep in sync; or if messages are read during a ftelnet session and a synchronet telnet sessions; could the pointers get skewed/confused due to multiple access under the same account ?
I've noticed times, when I read messages and I come back a day or two later, and the pointer has fallen back to messages I have read.
Do DDMSGReader and Native Msg reader work similarly ? I assume they are using the same pointers, to manage where a user has read to, correct ?
'&W' command to save them while logged-on.
Re: Message Pointers / Multi-user Access
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Sun Feb 23 2025 08:09 pm
'&W' command to save them while logged-on.
oh i didnt know about that. is that documented or is it in one of the whatsnew files?
Do DDMSGReader and Native Msg reader work similarly ? I assume they are using the same pointers, to manage where a user has read to, correct ?
Re: Message Pointers / Multi-user Access By: Amessyroom to All on Sun Feb 23 2025 03:37 pmI read through a group; and then come back later and it reloads -- and brings back messages I've seen.
How does message pointers work with synchronet bbs? My understanding is
there is a read pointer and new pointer. But how do the move when a user
logins in an reads messages, and then returns?
Can a user of synchronet bbs login more than one time, and the pointers
keep in sync; or if messages are read during a ftelnet session and a
synchronet telnet sessions; could the pointers get skewed/confused due to
multiple
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How does message pointers work with synchronet bbs? My understanding is
there is a read pointer and new pointer. But how do the move when a user
logins in an reads messages, and then returns?
Message pointers are saved when a user logs-off, disconnects, or uses the '&W' command to save them while logged-on.
Can a user of synchronet bbs login more than one time, and the pointers
keep in sync; or if messages are read during a ftelnet session and a
synchronet telnet sessions; could the pointers get skewed/confused due to
multiple access under the same account ?
The pointers are read during logon and kept in memory until log-off/disconnect. A second login can use the '&R' command to reload the message pointers from disk if they know the other session has read some messages. The last one to log-off/disconnect will have *their* message pointers saved, but only for the sub-boards they actually read messages in.
Do DDMSGReader and Native Msg reader work similarly ? I assume they are
using the same pointers, to manage where a user has read to, correct ?
DDMsgReader is using the same pointers (as far as I know) and should behave the same.
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