Subj : Re: Possible bug found
To   : g00r00
From : Christian Sacks
Date : Tue Nov 30 2021 02:26 pm

On 29 Nov 2021, g00r00 said the following...
 
 g0>  CS> I think I may have found a bug but wanted to ask you just in case
 g0>  CS> there's a reason why I see what I see and I didn't realise.
 g0>  CS> 
 g0>  CS> I open two connections to my BBS, via SSH and I'm on node#1, via TELN
 g0>  CS> and I'm on node#2.
 g0>  CS> 
 g0>  CS> On node#1 my time left says 9718 mins
 g0>  CS> On node#2 my time left says 9972 mins
 g0> 
 g0> I think this might be more of a side effect of how the time system
 g0> works, not a
 g0> 
 g0> bug.  In 1995 or so I had no consideration that there would be the same
 g0> user  logged into multiple nodes at the same time, so each node's time
 g0> left operates  independant of the other one.
 g0> 
 g0> For example: If you log into node 1 with 9000 minutes and wait 10
 g0> minutes,  you'll have 8990 minutes left node 1.  But that time left
 g0> information isnt  saved to the user database until you log off or run an
 g0> external program.  If  you then log into node 2 while you're still on
 g0> node 1, that node will start  again with 9000 minutes because the data
 g0> was never saved.  Now you'll have 8990
 g0> 
 g0> on node 1 and 9000 on node 2.
 g0> 
 g0> A similar thing happens when you log off or run a door.  If you log off
 g0> on node
 g0> 
 g0> 1 with 8990 minutes left it will be saved.  But then if you log off
 g0> right after
 g0> 
 g0> that on node 2 with 9000 minutes left, that will be saved and it will
 g0> overwrite
 g0> 
 g0> the 8990.
 g0> 
 g0> Hope that helps explain.  If you think its not that and something else
 g0> is  happening let me know.

Ah yes, perfect. I just tried from no logins, and connecting twice at the same time, and both logged in "me" had the same time left, so it ties in exactly to what you said above. That puts that to bed I guess then, thanks for the help.

 g0>  CS> By default I give the sysop just 9999 mins per day which I know is
 g0>  CS> insane as there's only 1440 mins in a day, but 9999 feels "l33t" lol.
 g0> 
 g0> You can also turn off the time per day system entirely if you really
 g0> wanted to  but I don't know how that factors into the l33t feels! lol :)

Um, no. I want the time per day system, feels more traditional, and yes the l33t factor is honoured by having it :P

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