Just a restatement of what I had asked in IRC:ã10:55 < khelair> msg_area.sub["mail"] is not a preferred method of accessing ã what the last_msg or last_read pointer might be for the mail ã sub, is it?ã11:07 < khelair> would I be correct in assuming that the Mail sub, in the ã standard shell, utilizes the applicable message header ã attributes to glean where the unread ones are at?ããã though I misphrased it pretty poorly at the beginning. What I meant to sayãwas 'If msg_area.sub["mail"] is not a potential method of accessing theãlast_msg or last_read pointers, then would I be correct in assuming that theãmail sub, in the standard shell, utilizes applicable message header attributesãto clean where the unread ones are at?ãã TIAãã -D/Kãã---ãBorg Burgers: We do it our way; your way is irrelevant.ã þ Synchronet þ Tinfoil Tetrahedron BBS telnet://tinfoil.synchro.netã

Re: Determining the last read messages in the mail subã By: Khelair to All on Tue Aug 11 2015 12:04 pmãã > Just a restatement of what I had asked in IRC:ã > 10:55 < khelair> msg_area.sub["mail"] is not a preferred method of accessingã > what the last_msg or last_read pointer might be for theã > mailã > sub, is it?ãããNo. "mail" is not a sub-board and mail does not have the concept of a 'lastãread' pointer.ãã > 11:07 < khelair> would I be correct in assuming that the Mail sub, in theã > standard shell, utilizes the applicable message headerã > attributes to glean where the unread ones are at?ããThe attributes (stored in each message header) is how you determine which mailãmessage has been read by the recipient and which have not.ãã > though I misphrased it pretty poorly at the beginning. What I meant toã > say was 'If msg_area.sub["mail"] is not a potential method of accessing theã > last_msg or last_read pointers, then would I be correct in assuming that theã > mail sub, in the standard shell, utilizes applicable message headerã > attributes to clean where the unread ones are at?ããThere are no "pointers" for the mail message base.ãã digital manããSynchronet "Real Fact" #76:ãRob Swindell still has dozens of BBS-related magazines in his possession.ãNorco, CA WX: 68.9øF, 72.0% humidity, 4 mph SE wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrsã---ã þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.netã