Subj : Latest message timestamps
To   : All
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Dec 07 2009 04:29 pm

Hi all -

I've been updating the command shell on my BBS (written in JavaScript) so that
in the message sub-board listings (i.e., when the user wants to jump to a new
sub-board), it will display the date & time of the newest message along with
the sub-board name and number of messages for each sub-board.  However, I've
noticed something that may complicate that a bit - The last message posted in a
sub-board might not necessarily be the newest message, according to its
timestamp.  In QWK-networked sub-boards, I'd guess that this may be due to a
delayed posting or because of QWK accounts being in different time zones.

In my command shell, I could get the dates & times for all the messages in a
sub-board, sort them, and choose the latest date & time that way, but that can
be slow.  Alternatively, I can simply get the date & time of the last message
posted in the sub-board.  Is there a better way to get the latest date & time
of a message that is still fast?

As far as the message timestamps, is it true that all messages (even in
QWK-networked sub-boards) have a timestamp in the local time zone of the
originating BBS?

Nightfox

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