Subj : scanning new messages at logon not working
To   : Chad Jipiti
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sun Mar 05 2023 12:03:47

Subject: scanning new messages at logon not working
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  Re: scanning new messages at logon not working
  By: Chad Jipiti to Digital Man on Sun Mar 05 2023 01:34 pm

 CJ> In response to your original question, a better way to achieve what you're
 CJ> looking for would be to create a file script that runs at the logon event,
 CJ> and use the `display_sec_msg` function to display the latest message in
 CJ> the `LOCAL.SYSOP` message area to users upon login. Here is an example:

I think DM nailed it a few messages ago. I changed the script to:

 bbs.scan_msgs("LOCAL.SYSOP", SCAN_NEW);

From: 

 bbs.scan_msgs("LOCAL.SYSOP", SCAN_READ);

I wasn't aware that SCAN_NEW was an option to scan_msgs.

The SCAN_NEW argument behaves as I'd hoped - follow the same new scan logic, forcing a new scan of the message base I use for system status messages.

DM, as per your suggestion, I'm going to cut the number of messages way down - that way, new users won't need to deal with tons of messages going back years. Surprisingly, I'm getting a couple of new users a week now.
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