• InterBBS Last Callers

    From apam@21:3/197 to slacker on Sat Dec 14 09:42:58 2024
    I didn't grab the error message but if you log in and head to the ibbs
    last callers on either of those boards, it pops up. It's the same error

    I *think* it was an error with a packet in FSX_DAT that caused the
    official last callers mod (by xqtr for mystic only) to hiccup and the resolution was to wipe the entire FSX_DAT message base.

    Or it could be something else.. I've written a few interbbs last callers
    mods for various systems it's good to try and be fairly fault tolerant -
    i don't know that xqtr's mod is, so also try and make sure you're out put
    is as correct as you can be.

    ALso, one thing I did notice, make sure you have the capitalization of
    the "to" field right. I usally capitalize "ALL" and xqtr's mod will
    ignore it unless it is "All" (lowercase l's)

    Regarding the time / date.. I don't think it matters too much, I only use
    the date in my mods, and it's always a mixture of european / US date
    formats - xqtr's mod just uses what ever is local to the BBS. (of course
    I fill in the time field, i just don't use it locally)

    The way I see it though, if it's posted on fsx_dat and it unintentioally
    breaks a mod, really that's the mod's problem - it should be fault
    tolerant, or at least skip over messages it can't process correctly.

    Andrew

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