Subj : ptridx in msg_area.grp_list.sub_list
To   : deon
From : Digital Man
Date : Mon Dec 02 2024 11:29 pm

 Re: ptridx in msg_area.grp_list.sub_list
 By: deon to Digital Man on Tue Dec 03 2024 04:11 pm

> I'm not using it to determine when mail was last read (and what mail is new)
> - I'm using it to query details of a particular sub via
> msg_area.grp_list.sub_list. I want to be sure that sub "x" is the same sub
> (x) as the last time I queried it (which might be a minute ago, a day ago, a
> year ago) - even if other subs (in the same grp) have been
> added/deleted/edited since I last queried it.

The best way to uniquely identify a sub-board is via its internal code. Then can also reference a sub quickly/easily via msg_area.sub[internal_code].
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