Temp Fix:
Disable globally 'Max Message Age' in all message bases by using the global editor to set it to 0
If you do want to maintain numbers of messages in bases use only the 'Max Messages' option for each base
[PurgeUserBase]
; Mark users for deletion that haven't called in days.
; This value cannot be less than 7
days = 180
[snip]
This function is also broken and if run will delete a bunch of 'active' users you don't want to loose..
Temp Fix: do NOT run this function :)
Fun times indeed...
For some reason, globally editing bases simply doesn't work for me. I don't know why. Oh well. Took care of it one base at a time :)
are you doing CTRL-U after editing the values?
Also, I noticed when FSX_HAM was created, another sub
was automatically created called FSX_NET - I don't
think this is actually a sub, is it?
As I understand it, the Pascal code being used in MUTIL for a couple of key functions now seems to think 2020 is in fact 1920 so messages / users being purged by date is badly impacted..
I don't know what sub means, but FSX_NET is an existing echomail area.
Avon wrote to All <=-
Who would have thought we would have had a Y2K type issue in 2020 but
then again I read of a game that is now unplayable since the start of
the year (WWE 2K20) and a German service that has fallen into trouble
also since the clock rolled over to 2020 (Splunk).
Fun times indeed...
We have another event coming in 2038 when the UNIX clock rolls over. Luckily, we'll all be old coots by then looking to supplant our
retirement income with consulting to remediate the problem in 3Q 2037.
I don't know what sub means, but FSX_NET is an existing echomail area
Yep, you're right. I was looking at the fsxNet info on bbs.nz which doesn't mention it, but the info pack does. My bad. False alarm :)
Guys
If you are running Mystic BBS be aware of the following.
Did you forget that one during the Y2K stuff 21 years ago ;) There was
a thing where a lot of *nix systems had a date system that made it past 2000 quite happily but due to the method of date storage it fell over
some time after 2017 I think it was originally. :)
We have another event coming in 2038 when the UNIX clock rolls over. Luckily, we'll all be old coots by then looking to supplant our
retirement income with consulting to remediate the problem in 3Q 2037.
Avon wrote to All <=-
Who would have thought we would have had a Y2K type issue in 2020 but
then again I read of a game that is now unplayable since the start of
the year (WWE 2K20) and a German service that has fallen into trouble
also since the clock rolled over to 2020 (Splunk).
On 01-06-20 07:01, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Avon <=-
We have another event coming in 2038 when the UNIX clock rolls over. Luckily, we'll all be old coots by then looking to supplant our
retirement income with consulting to remediate the problem in 3Q 2037.
Unix is going to have it's day of reckoning in 2038 - that's when the number of seconds since Jan 1 1970 (Unix epoch) rolls over an signed
32 bit integer. This one's going to be much bigger than y2k because
On 07 Jan 2020, Spectre said the following...
Did you forget that one during the Y2K stuff 21 years ago ;) There was a thing where a lot of *nix systems had a date system that made it past 2000 quite happily but due to the method of date storage it fell over some time after 2017 I think it was originally. :)
Unix is going to have it's day of reckoning in 2038 - that's when the number of seconds since Jan 1 1970 (Unix epoch) rolls over an signed 32 bit integer. This one's going to be much bigger than y2k because of Posix libraries being used in embedded stuff for years - stuff that will never get patched.
Year 2106 (specifically, Febuary 2nd) will also be a problem:
time_t -1 (0xFFFFFFFF) ISO 2106-02-06 22:28:15.000-08:00) but none of us will still be here to care. :-)
Did you forget that one during the Y2K stuff 21 years ago ;) Ther
Year 2106 (specifically, Febuary 2nd) will also be a problem:
time_t -1 (0xFFFFFFFF) ISO 2106-02-06 22:28:15.000-08:00)
Year 2106 (specifically, Febuary 2nd) will also be a problem:I just want to see some flying Deloreans and a hoverboard and I'm set, no need to hang around after that.
time_t -1 (0xFFFFFFFF) ISO 2106-02-06 22:28:15.000-08: but none of us will still be here to care. :-)
Year 2106 (specifically, Febuary 2nd) will also be a problem:
time_t -1 (0xFFFFFFFF) ISO 2106-02-06 22:28:15.000-08:00)
Seem to remember watching Doctor Who the other night when I believe the Master or the Doctor mentioned that DNA is the best storage space there is. Guess there's plenty of time left to encode our ape cousins with the necessary changes to keep things going. Just gotta watch out that Col. Taylor is kept from mentioning "damn dirty apes" & everything will be fantastic. ;)
I did get the Planet of the Apes joke. :-)
Seem to remember watching Doctor Who the other night when I believe the Master or the Doctor mentioned that DNA is the best storage space there is.
IIRC, I think it might have been the other "bad guy," the tech wizard,
who said that at the speach he was giving, right before he unleashed his evil plan. :)
On 01-09-20 01:05, Phoobar wrote to Digital Man <=-
Seem to remember watching Doctor Who the other night when I believe the Master or the Doctor mentioned that DNA is the best storage space there is. Guess there's plenty of time left to encode our ape cousins with
the necessary changes to keep things going. Just gotta watch out that
Col. Taylor is kept from mentioning "damn dirty apes" & everything will
be fantastic. ;)
is. Guess there's plenty of time left to encode our ape cousins with the necessary changes to keep things going. Just gotta watch out that Col. Taylor is kept from mentioning "damn dirty apes" & everything wi be fantastic. ;)And kickstart the Planet of the Apes? :D
On 01-13-20 04:59, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
And kickstart the Planet of the Apes? :D
True...very true! Now if only Serling (Twilight Zone Fame & writer of
the screenplay for the '68 version) were around to write the screenplay for it...should be pretty good.
Personally...I find the newest ones are the best versions there. Look
at it like this...hope we never make it to other planets...since the
way we've screwed up this one...we don't deserve another chance. I was actually rooting for the apes in these.
actually rooting for the apes in these.There's been some good movies out lately.
On 01-13-20 04:59, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
And kickstart the Planet of the Apes? :D
True...very true! Now if only Serling (Twilight Zone Fame & writer of
the screenplay for the '68 version) were around to write the screenplay
for it...should be pretty good.
Indeed. :)
Personally...I find the newest ones are the best versions there. Look
at it like this...hope we never make it to other planets...since the
way we've screwed up this one...we don't deserve another chance. I was
actually rooting for the apes in these.
There's been some good movies out lately.
There's been some good movies out lately.
I watched Joker this past weekend and it completely blew me away. One of the best movies I've seen in ten years, at least.
I watched Joker this past weekend and it completely blew me away. One of the best movies I've seen in ten years, at least.
I watched Joker this past weekend and it completely blew me away. One of the best movies I've seen in ten years, at least.
On 01-13-20 20:23, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
actually rooting for the apes in these.There's been some good movies out lately.
True...especially with some of the special effects being used.
Did see a VERY funny movie last night called Jay & Silent Bob Rebooted
by Kevin Smith. Laughed my butt off seeing all the former actors Smith
has used through the years. Can't believe Smith lost a ton of weight.
On 01-14-20 06:50, Joacim Melin wrote to Vk3jed <=-
There's been some good movies out lately.
I watched Joker this past weekend and it completely blew me away. One
of the best movies I've seen in ten years, at least.
True...especially with some of the special effects being used.Yes, film makers have a lot more sophisticated tools to work with nowadays. The question is often whether the script writers are up to the task. Sometimes they let the actors and movie down. :/
On 01-14-20 19:23, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Remember seeing how Ed Wood (Plan 9 from Outer Space & others were
done) did his movies. Prime example of how the script & special effects shouldn't be done...except to make a classic in the wrong way. Remember what I was told in film class was a professional makes sure continuity
is job #1. Remember seeing "The Seventh Seal" in college & then "Plan
9" Big difference is being able to see paper plates on fire hanging
from exposed wires.
Hmm, you're going in a lot further than I can - actors, directors, etc. Not my strong point. :)
On 01-15-20 04:51, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Hmm, you're going in a lot further than I can - actors, directors, etc. Not my strong point. :)
My 2nd degree was in broadcasting/film...so was able to take classes watching TV shows/movies...so I sailed through it.
OK, I don't do so well on rote learning or recall. It's an inefficient use of my memory. :/
On 01-15-20 19:06, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
OK, I don't do so well on rote learning or recall. It's an inefficient use of my memory. :/
Ah...DDR4 is going pretty cheap nowadays...so neither of us have any excuse. ;)
Ah...DDR4 is going pretty cheap nowadays...so neither of us have any excuse. ;)Umm, not compatible.
On 01-17-20 20:35, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Ah...DDR4 is going pretty cheap nowadays...so neither of us have any excuse. ;)Umm, not compatible.
True...in my case...running separate chips like we used to in the old days...I might be up to speed. ;)
True...in my case...running separate chips like we used to in the old days...I might be up to speed. ;)Haha, yeah we come from the days of separate chips. :D
On 01-20-20 16:52, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
True...in my case...running separate chips like we used to in the old days...I might be up to speed. ;)Haha, yeah we come from the days of separate chips. :D
Hate to date myself...but I remember my 1st PC I bought on closeout
from Radio Shack. A friend of mine from Seagate got me the sleeve of
chips & told me how to install them. Was able to get to either 512 or
640 K. Thought I had the cat's meow back in the day.
A couple of years later...ended up getting OS/2 3.0 (without Windows) & some chips at Wal-Mart to put into a used 386 I bought from a used computer store to replace a 286 I was given from a PC tech from used
parts years before that.
Don't blow too hard...the dust which is me might blow away. ;)
It was around 7 or 8 years later that I got OS/2 Warp 3 (with Windows)
408DX4-100. And interestingly, this PC started life as an XT clone,
On 01-20-20 21:26, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
It was around 7 or 8 years later that I got OS/2 Warp 3 (with Windows)
Funny you should mention that version. Ended up with a shrink wrapped
copy of the blue spin from a school library I was working at around 10 years ago. They were going to throw them out & got permission to snag
it. Still have it put away. Plus...actually purchased the Blue Wave version for OS/2 about 30 years ago. Still have the certificate that I have the license.
In terms of upgrades...the 4.52 version is available over on the
Internet Archive. Was trying to get it setup on Virtualbox...but never could get the TCP/IP working. Another issue I was having was not being able to get it setup on this netbook to run the BBS off of. Haven't had floppies/drives for around 20 years...so couldn't get it installed.
408DX4-100. And interestingly, this PC started life as an XT clone,
That PC I bought used had a new Cyrix 486DX-100 chip in it. Had that
until I went to work at Gateway & was able to purchase a PIII 500 on employee purchase. Ended up selling that to the radio station after
using it on my desk to rip programming to run. They ended up using it
to stream the stations between different sites.
I'm sure I have 4.52 downloaded somewhere. And yeah, lack of floppies
can be an issue these days, though in a VM, you can use virtual floppies with the disk images loaded in order. :)
I pretty much skipped the PII-PIII era and jumped into the Athlon/P4
PCs. Howeer, I later obtained secondhand PCs from this era. All are
long dead now.
On 01-21-20 19:33, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
I'm sure I have 4.52 downloaded somewhere. And yeah, lack of floppies
can be an issue these days, though in a VM, you can use virtual floppies with the disk images loaded in order. :)
Tried that & would boot...but being used to how Windows doing things...it's a different way to get your OS setup. That boot manager confounded me to no end.
I pretty much skipped the PII-PIII era and jumped into the Athlon/P4
PCs. Howeer, I later obtained secondhand PCs from this era. All are
long dead now.
Had a K6 for a while on an Asus board when the fan on the Northbridge
went out & tried to replace it. Eventually...saved up my money to get a Gigabyte board running an AMD before they started using the one I'm using...which is several years old...but still runs.
Hmm, OK. :) Which boot manager? OS/2 or the VM?
However, the new AMDs look really nice. :)
On 01-22-20 00:12, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
Hmm, OK. :) Which boot manager? OS/2 or the VM?
The OS/2 one. More than once I couldn't figure it out until I did some research. You will never hear me say this again...IBM could've used
some help from Microsoft on this.
However, the new AMDs look really nice. :)
Those new Ryzen chips would be able to take the place of a wife...if I
had 1. Everything I've read about them make me see them as a piece of
art compared to some of the Intel chips for less cost.
Was looking at some of the new boards/memory/chips and almost drolled
my PC out of existence on what they will do...compared to those in the past.
Hmm, I never had any issues with Boot Manager. I used it with OS/2 and later with Partition Magic on Windows computers.
Yes, everything I've read about Ryzen impresses me as well. Unfortunately, I can't justify a new system. :/
Hahaha oops Looks like you need to practice some safe HEX. Buy a
keyboard cover. :D
On 01-22-20 11:38, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
After 15-20 years...it was something I used to be able to deal
with...but Windows/Linux don't seem to be as cryptic as Boot Manager
looks to me after all this time.
Yes, everything I've read about Ryzen impresses me as well.
Unfortunately, I can't justify a new system. :/
Same here. The only reason I'm running what I'm running is because a former roommate blew out my keyboard/power supply by spilling water.
Told him he would (he did) replace my system...since I had no way to
test what was wrong or else.
Hahaha oops Looks like you need to practice some safe HEX. Buy a
keyboard cover. :D
But...but...but...it just doesn't feel the same. ;)
Hmm, all spilling water on this keyboard would do is kill the keyboard... maybe. Certainly wouldn't kill the system - kinda hard to do with a wireless keyboard. :D
Hahaha oops Looks like you need to practice some safe HEX. Buy a keyboard cover. :DHahaha! :D
But...but...but...it just doesn't feel the same. ;)
On 01-23-20 00:13, Phoobar wrote to Vk3jed <=-
It was one of my old Microsoft Natural wired keyboards. Still have the
2nd one...but he waited 3 days to tell me what he did...only after I
p/u the keyboard & water came out of it.
Hahaha oops Looks like you need to practice some safe HEX. Buy a keyboard cover. :DHahaha! :D
But...but...but...it just doesn't feel the same. ;)
So nice to be right about something for once. ;)
2nd one...but he waited 3 days to tell me what he did...only after I p/u the keyboard & water came out of it.Bastard! :/ The least he could have done is owned up to it at the time.
So nice to be right about something for once. ;)Haha maybe. :P
necessary changes to keep things going. Just gotta watch out that Col. Taylor is kept from mentioning "damn dirty apes" & everything will be fantastic. ;)getting smaller each year/decade). By "none of us", I didn't mean all humans, but I did get the Planet of the Apes joke. :-)
| Sysop: | sneaky |
|---|---|
| Location: | Ashburton,NZ |
| Users: | 2 |
| Nodes: | 8 (0 / 8) |
| Uptime: | 33:20:14 |
| Calls: | 2,116 |
| Files: | 11,149 |
| D/L today: |
315 files (11,412K bytes) |
| Messages: | 952,679 |