Subj : scan_ptr and 0xffffffff
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Aug 11 2024 01:10 pm

Hi DM,

Quite a while ago, I noticed that the value of scan_ptr in a sub-board can be 0xffffffff - most often, it seemed that was the case for a new user. I have in one of my comments that that value indicates that scan_ptr should point to the latest message in the messagebase - is that correct?

Also, related to my question: I tried a test where I removed my DDMsgReader from the Load Modules configuration, then created a new user account and did a newscan in the messagebases, and it said there were no new messages.  I think this seems to line up with that scan_ptr value saying to point to the latest message.  Is it expected that a new user should see no new messages if they do a newscan right after creating their account?  And I'm wondering if the behavior for a message reader should be that if it sees scan_ptr is that value, then set it to the latest message number in the messagebase?

Nightfox

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