Re: Message Pointers / Multi-user Access
By: MRO to Amessyroom on Sun Feb 23 2025 09:07 pm

Re: Message Pointers / Multi-user Access By: Amessyroom to All on Sun Feb 23 2025 03:37 pm

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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I read through a group; and then come back later and it reloads -- and brings back messages I've seen.

So obviously, I just need to read at one place. Or be sure to go to messages and &W; before jump to another session.
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Re: Message Pointers / Multi-user Access
By: Digital Man to Amessyroom on Sun Feb 23 2025 08:09 pm

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.

Thanks for the explanation. I will try and login from one location when doing mail.
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Re: Message Pointers / Multi-user Access
By: Nightfox to Amessyroom on Mon Feb 24 2025 10:14 am

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.

Nightfox

Thanks Nightfox
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