Subj : Inconsitencies with sub groups
To   : deon
From : Digital Man
Date : Tue Apr 08 2025 11:48:19

  Re: Inconsitencies with sub groups
  By: deon to Digital Man on Tue Apr 08 2025 10:37 pm

 > Hey DM,
 >
 > I'm running master/e5927b5a3
 >
 > I have areas setup like this:
 >
 > ...
 >  [21] Zer0Net                                                  9
 > *[22] CommodoreNet                                             0
 >  [23] NixNet                                                   8
 >
 > ie: I've defined a group "CommodoreNet", but not yet added any subs to it.
 >
 > If, after logged in at the main menu (using the default shell), I type /23
 > to switch to NixNet, I see no change.
 >
 > If I type /22, the prompt changes to "NIX" (for NixNet). (/21 takes me to
 > Zer0Net as expected).
 >
 > If I type * to list the subs, I get this:
 >
 > þ Main þ 0:01:17 [22] NIX [1] NIX ADMIN: *
 > Sub-boards of CommodoreNet                                   Posts
 >
 > And returned to the prompt.
 >
 > If I type "NG" (to list the new messages in the current group), I get the
 > NixNet subs:
 >
 > þ Main þ 0:00:02 [22] NIX [1] NIX ADMIN: N
 >
 > New Message Scan
 >
 > Sub-board: NIX ADMIN, Group: NIX, or All: G
 >
 > NIX             NixNet Administration                        New:    0 of 0
 > ...
 > NIX             Running a BBS under *nix                     New:    0 of 0
 > Message Scan (8 sub-boards) complete.
 >
 > IE: I think there is an inconsistency here. Either 22 CommodoreNet shouldnt
 > be shown and NixNet should be "22", or "/22" should take me and change the
 > prompt to commodorenet, and "NG" shouldnt return anything (and /23 should
 > take me to NixNet as I would have expected).

I can verify that I can reproduce the issue myself. Thanks for the bug report. I created https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/905 to track the issue.
-- 
                                            digital man (rob)

Steven Wright quote #19:
I intend to live forever ... So far, so good.
Norco, CA WX: 73.3øF, 35.0% humidity, 6 mph WNW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
--- SBBSecho 3.24-Linux
 * Origin: Vertrauen - [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net (1:103/705)

.