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     Re: Message Base Question   
     By: Tom Moore to All on Sat Jan 17 2026 05:40 pm   
      
    > Hi,   
    > Is there a way to get the message base to sort messages that come into an   
    > area in date format?   
    > When reading I see messages that are not always in date order.   
    > i suspect this is because of delays in messages getting distributed via qwk   
    > or ftn.   
    > Would this be a message reader function onr an index procedure inside the   
    > database?   
      
   That'd be a message reader function, but likely pretty frustrating for users.   
   The date/time stamps on messages aren't very accurate (especially considering   
   different timezones). I don't think the results would be good.   
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