Subj : Re: Limits/length of fields (safeguarding in theme)
To : g00r00
Date : Sat Jul 31 2021 09:57 am
Hello g00r00!
Thank you for your reply!
On 30 Jul 2021, g00r00 said the following...
g0> About 65000 general groups, 65000 file groups, 2 billion message areas,
g0> and 2 billion file areas would be where it starts to max out.
:-D
Sounds great -- my 6-digit message numbers and 5-digit groups/areas sound reasonable then.
(I was adding some space for this when modifying some prompts.)
g0> In 26 years only one person ever hit the limit and that was someone who
g0> was trying to mirror data-based UseNet newsgroups in JAM for some
g0> reason.
Ah, yes, that's a challenge. :-D
Best regards
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