Hi, everyone;

I've found a problem since I joined Fido. I wouldn't have even mentioned it, but it's now affecting my fsxNet echo areas, too.

Some of my echo areas are 'stuck'. They are showing 'New' messages, but they are not actually new. And some of these areas are definitely not showing
actual new messages...

I'm not sure exactly how to describe this problem. Again, I wouldn't even mention it, except it is now affecting fsxNet echos too.

Could any of you please tell me what I've broken now?

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: PiBBS (21:4/135)

On 21 Jan 2022 at 03:55p, McDoob pondered and said...

Some of my echo areas are 'stuck'. They are showing 'New' messages, but they are not actually new. And some of these areas are definitely not showing actual new messages...

perhaps try applying a new scan date across all your bases to today's date?

you could also use index area reader and ctrl-c to force mystic to 'catch up' on the read messages.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/11/06 (Linux/64)
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you could also use index area reader and ctrl-c to force mystic to
'catch up' on the read messages.

Thanks again, Mystic Guy! Ctrl-C works...for now...I'm still worried that I'm missing messages in certain areas, but that's not confirmed.

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
pibbs.sytes.net

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
* Origin: PiBBS (21:4/135)

Re: Echo Areas are always New?
By: McDoob to All on Fri Jan 21 2022 03:55 pm

Some of my echo areas are 'stuck'. They are showing 'New' messages, but they are not actually new. And some of these areas are
definitely not showing actual new messages...

Howdy,

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)

You probably want to upgrade to a newer Mystic. That's quite an old version and IIRC there were some weird bugs in A46.


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I had the same issue you described.
I have been a Fido member a while and don't think that it is connected.
i deleted the messages, that sorted it, and it has not happened since.

Owen..Paranormal Panorama BBS

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
* Origin: Paranormal Panorama (21:3/157)

Hello McDoob!

On 21 Jan 2022, McDoob said the following...

Some of my echo areas are 'stuck'. They are showing 'New' messages, but they are not actually new. And some of these areas are definitely not showing actual new messages...

I believe it will display all messages up to the latest one (in order) that you've read as "new". So if you read one message, all the older ones should not be shown as new any longer?

Best regards
Zip

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