RS> I am downloading via the BBS, not with FTP. 20 For doesn't have a date
RS> set in the QWK menu. I am trying to leave it 'broken' so paulie can see
RS> what is doing the next time I can catch him when we are both on the BBS.

Gotcha. There should be a set message date on the message menu and it works
for both QWK and your own BBS last read pointers.

Here is my theory:

When you download a QWK packet, Mystic starts at your last read message + 1.
When the last read was updated, it was setting it as last read + 1. When
Mystic's message base packer was packing everything, it found that the last
read message was an invalid message number and was resetting it to 0.

I do think its fixed in the "Paulie" build but we'll see. I didn't start with
a reproducable issue on my end so I can't be certain.

I've also switched to using a mixture of MultiMail QWK and online Mystic to see
if I can catch the "fixed" version doing the same stuff. I'll be packing the
message bases daily as well.

We'll get it sorted out and a new stable release out once its done and Paulie
confirms any issues he has regarding file bases is okay!

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g0> Gotcha. There should be a set message date on the message menu and it
g0> works for both QWK and your own BBS last read pointers.

g0> Here is my theory:

g0> When you download a QWK packet, Mystic starts at your last read message
g0> + 1. When the last read was updated, it was setting it as last read +
g0> 1. When Mystic's message base packer was packing everything, it found
g0> that the last read message was an invalid message number and was
g0> resetting it to 0.

g0> I do think its fixed in the "Paulie" build but we'll see. I didn't
g0> start with a reproducable issue on my end so I can't be certain.

g0> I've also switched to using a mixture of MultiMail QWK and online
g0> Mystic to see if I can catch the "fixed" version doing the same stuff.
g0> I'll be packing the message bases daily as well.

g0> We'll get it sorted out and a new stable release out once its done and
g0> Paulie confirms any issues he has regarding file bases is okay!

Your description of what you think is happening, does sound very plausible
and was what I was already suspecting was going on. I shall see what happens
over this next week or two on 20forbeers and see if it doesn't happen again
in about the same amount of time.
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