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    From Tom Moore@VERT to All on Saturday, January 17, 2026 17:40:00
    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?

    Thanks,
    Tom
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Tom Moore on Saturday, January 17, 2026 19:28:00
    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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  • From Mortar@VERT to Digital Man on Sunday, January 18, 2026 15:52:00
    Re: Message Base Question
    By: Digital Man to Tom Moore on Sat Jan 17 2026 19:28:34

    The date/time stamps on messages aren't very accurate (especially considering different timezones).

    Funny this comes up. I have my msg. pointers set to see msgs. for just the last six months. I was reading a bunch of msgs. yesterday and amongst the 2026 msgs. came several 2020 msgs, then back to the present. Weird.

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Mortar on Sunday, January 18, 2026 17:07:00
    Re: Message Base Question
    By: Mortar to Digital Man on Sun Jan 18 2026 03:52 pm

    Re: Message Base Question
    By: Digital Man to Tom Moore on Sat Jan 17 2026 19:28:34

    The date/time stamps on messages aren't very accurate (especially considering different timezones).

    Funny this comes up. I have my msg. pointers set to see msgs. for just the last six months. I was reading a bunch of msgs. yesterday and amongst the 2026 msgs. came several 2020 msgs, then back to the present. Weird.

    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.
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  • From MRO@VERT to Mortar on Sunday, January 18, 2026 19:20:00
    Re: Message Base Question
    By: Mortar to Digital Man on Sun Jan 18 2026 03:52 pm

    considering different timezones).

    Funny this comes up. I have my msg. pointers set to see msgs. for
    just the last six months. I was reading a bunch of msgs. yesterday
    and amongst the 2026 msgs. came several 2020 msgs, then back to the
    present. Weird.



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