Subj : Re: Possible bug found
To : Christian Sacks
From : g00r00
Date : Mon Nov 29 2021 11:35 am
CS> I think I may have found a bug but wanted to ask you just in case
CS> there's a reason why I see what I see and I didn't realise.
CS>
CS> I open two connections to my BBS, via SSH and I'm on node#1, via TELNET
CS> and I'm on node#2.
CS>
CS> On node#1 my time left says 9718 mins
CS> On node#2 my time left says 9972 mins
I think this might be more of a side effect of how the time system works, not a bug. In 1995 or so I had no consideration that there would be the same user logged into multiple nodes at the same time, so each node's time left operates independant of the other one.
For example: If you log into node 1 with 9000 minutes and wait 10 minutes, you'll have 8990 minutes left node 1. But that time left information isnt saved to the user database until you log off or run an external program. If you then log into node 2 while you're still on node 1, that node will start again with 9000 minutes because the data was never saved. Now you'll have 8990 on node 1 and 9000 on node 2.
A similar thing happens when you log off or run a door. If you log off on node 1 with 8990 minutes left it will be saved. But then if you log off right after that on node 2 with 9000 minutes left, that will be saved and it will overwrite the 8990.
Hope that helps explain. If you think its not that and something else is happening let me know.
CS> By default I give the sysop just 9999 mins per day which I know is
CS> insane as there's only 1440 mins in a day, but 9999 feels "l33t" lol.
You can also turn off the time per day system entirely if you really wanted to but I don't know how that factors into the l33t feels! lol :)
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