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    From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Mortar on Sunday, January 18, 2026 19:19:50
    Re: Good Pointers
    By: Mortar to Digital Man on Sun Jan 18 2026 07:21 pm

    Re: Message Base Question
    By: Digital Man to Mortar on Sun Jan 18 2026 17:07:44

    Message pointers determine what message you'll see in a new-scan based on their *import* date/time, not the date/time they were supposedly written (which is the date/time shown in the message header to users). So, not weird really. Someone just dumped some old messages into a network, it happens a lot.

    Well, since the user can't see the import date (or can they?), makes more sense (IMO) to have the pointers use the date written date, which is more meaningful to the user.

    Except that messages are imported or sorted by "written date".
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  • From Martin Kazmaier@1:340/1101 to Mortar on Sunday, January 18, 2026 20:07:00
    Re: Message Base Question
    By: Digital Man to Mortar on Sun Jan 18 2026 17:07:44

    Message pointers determine what message you'll see in a new-scan based
    on
    their *import* date/time, not the date/time they were supposedly
    written
    (which is the date/time shown in the message header to users). So, not
    weird
    really. Someone just dumped some old messages into a network, it
    happens a
    lot.

    Well, since the user can't see the import date (or can they?), makes more sense (IMO) to have the pointers use the date written date, which is more meaningful to the user.

    I don't know how that would work, every message area would constantly have to be reindexed if that were the case...

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  • From MRO@1:103/705 to Mortar on Sunday, January 18, 2026 22:11:28
    Re: Good Pointers
    By: Mortar to Digital Man on Sun Jan 18 2026 07:21 pm


    Well, since the user can't see the import date (or can they?),
    makes more sense (IMO) to have the pointers use the date written
    date, which is more meaningful to the user.



    if you're having these kinds of problems you should really talk to
    the sysop of the bbs. you shouldn't be experiencing any severe msg lags
    like you mentioned.
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