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   MSGID: 53737.sync@1:103/705 2c231fb3   
   REPLY: 53728.sync@1:103/705 2c21f8e3   
   PID: Synchronet 3.20c-Linux master/a8d818585 Jan 28 2025 GCC 11.5.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.23-Linux master/4f75c8149 Feb 22 2025 GCC 12.2.0   
   BBSID: TL-QWK   
   CHRS: CP437 2   
   NOTE: SlyEdit 1.89d (2025-01-26) (DCT style)   
     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?   
      
    DM> Message pointers are saved when a user logs-off, disconnects, or uses the   
    DM> '&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 ?   
      
    DM> The pointers are read during logon and kept in memory until   
    DM> log-off/disconnect. A second login can use the '&R' command to reload the   
    DM> message pointers from disk if they know the other session has read some   
    DM> messages. The last one to log-off/disconnect will have *their* message   
    DM> pointers saved, but only for the sub-boards they actually read messages   
    DM> in.   
      
   Thanks for the explanation. I will try and login from one location when doing   
   mail.    
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