Re: Re: Bleach Time!
By: MRO to Arelor on Wed Aug 18 2021 09:38 pm
> Re: Re: Bleach Time!
> By: Arelor to Nightfox on Wed Aug 18 2021 03:47 pm
>
> > I don't think necroing an old thread is bad as long as there is a
> > reasonable probability that the people originally involved with it is
> > around, though. Maybe it is just me but I don't feel assaulted by necros
> > or anything :-)
>
>
> i think it really shows a flaw in the synchronet interface.
> when a new user gets past the application i think it should ask them if
> they'd like to update their msg pointers.
Each sysop has the option to set new users' message pointers however they like
via SCFG->System->New User Values->Days of New Messages. I think the default val
ue is 30 (days).
> almost ALL the time, when a new user replies to old msgs they are doing it
> by accident. these msgs are new to them, but not new and they dont realize
> it until later.
>
> i've done it myself.
The BBS could warn or disallow responses to messages older than some specified a
ge too. There's a lot of options for the enterprising sysop to pursue.
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