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    From Nelgin@1:103/705 to DOVE-Net.Synchronet_Sysops on Fri Jul 27 17:19:51 2018
    There seems to be some issue with the nntp interface where a bunch
    of groups that have been around for ever are still showing up as
    new in the newsreader.

    NEWGROUPS 180726 141916
    231 list of new newsgroups since 2018-07-26T14:19:16.000Z follows AV.Adv_NewFiles 817 1 y
    Agoranet.AGN_ADS 3896 3374 y
    etc..

    Well, these are some of the first groups I have ever added. They should
    not be showing up as new each time I connect.

    Thanks,
    Nigel

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  • From Nelgin@1:103/705 to Nelgin on Fri Jul 27 21:37:12 2018
    Nelgin wrote:
    There seems to be some issue with the nntp interface where a bunch
    of groups that have been around for ever are still showing up as
    new in the newsreader.

    NEWGROUPS 180726 141916
    231 list of new newsgroups since 2018-07-26T14:19:16.000Z follows AV.Adv_NewFiles 817 1 y
    Agoranet.AGN_ADS 3896 3374 y
    etc..

    Well, these are some of the first groups I have ever added. They should
    not be showing up as new each time I connect.

    [21:32] <cvs_rswindell> Experimental fix for NEWGROUPS command:

    That made all the groups go away and just show the ones that had new
    articles. I'll have to add a group and make sure it shows up. I'll
    follow up and let you know.

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Nelgin on Fri Jul 27 19:49:23 2018
    Re: Re: nntp interface showing old groups as new
    By: Nelgin to Nelgin on Fri Jul 27 2018 09:37 pm

    Nelgin wrote:
    There seems to be some issue with the nntp interface where a bunch
    of groups that have been around for ever are still showing up as
    new in the newsreader.

    NEWGROUPS 180726 141916
    231 list of new newsgroups since 2018-07-26T14:19:16.000Z follows AV.Adv_NewFiles 817 1 y
    Agoranet.AGN_ADS 3896 3374 y
    etc..

    Well, these are some of the first groups I have ever added. They should not be showing up as new each time I connect.

    [21:32] <cvs_rswindell> Experimental fix for NEWGROUPS command:

    That made all the groups go away and just show the ones that had new articles. I'll have to add a group and make sure it shows up. I'll
    follow up and let you know.

    It did? So if you post a new message to a sub-board, it shows up in the list of NEWGROUPS? It shouldn't.

    digital man

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  • From Nelgin@1:103/705 to Nelgin on Fri Jul 27 21:50:37 2018
    Nelgin wrote:
    Nelgin wrote:
    There seems to be some issue with the nntp interface where a bunch
    of groups that have been around for ever are still showing up as
    new in the newsreader.

    NEWGROUPS 180726 141916
    231 list of new newsgroups since 2018-07-26T14:19:16.000Z follows
    AV.Adv_NewFiles 817 1 y
    Agoranet.AGN_ADS 3896 3374 y
    etc..

    Well, these are some of the first groups I have ever added. They should
    not be showing up as new each time I connect.

    [21:32] <cvs_rswindell> Experimental fix for NEWGROUPS command:

    That made all the groups go away and just show the ones that had new articles. I'll have to add a group and make sure it shows up. I'll
    follow up and let you know.

    Well, the fun didn't last. I added Local.Test and posted an article, quit
    my newsreader, restarted it and Local.Test is still showing up as new
    so close, but not quite.

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  • From Digital Man@1:103/705 to Nelgin on Fri Jul 27 20:21:13 2018
    Re: Re: nntp interface showing old groups as new
    By: Nelgin to Nelgin on Fri Jul 27 2018 09:50 pm

    Nelgin wrote:
    Nelgin wrote:
    There seems to be some issue with the nntp interface where a bunch
    of groups that have been around for ever are still showing up as
    new in the newsreader.

    NEWGROUPS 180726 141916
    231 list of new newsgroups since 2018-07-26T14:19:16.000Z follows
    AV.Adv_NewFiles 817 1 y
    Agoranet.AGN_ADS 3896 3374 y
    etc..

    Well, these are some of the first groups I have ever added. They should N>> not be showing up as new each time I connect.

    [21:32] <cvs_rswindell> Experimental fix for NEWGROUPS command:

    That made all the groups go away and just show the ones that had new articles. I'll have to add a group and make sure it shows up. I'll
    follow up and let you know.

    Well, the fun didn't last. I added Local.Test and posted an article, quit
    my newsreader, restarted it and Local.Test is still showing up as new
    so close, but not quite.

    Got some example log output?

    The script (nntpservice.js) compares the requested date/time with:
    1. the creation time of the sub's .shd file
    2. the "Created" timestamp value in the sub's .ini file (if it has one)
    3. the imported timestamp of the first record in the sub's .sid file (if there
    is one)

    If the requested date/time is later than any of the compared date/time's, then sub-board is *not* included in the NEWGROUPS list.

    At least, that's how I think it's supposed to be working.

    digital man

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