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  • Message Base Question

    From Tom Moore@VERT to All on Sat Jan 17 17:40:26 2026
    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 Sat Jan 17 19:28:34 2026
    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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