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  Message indexing awry?
 
There appears to be something dicky happening with some message indexing. Example 1: (URL) should be attached to this post: (URL) 2: (in the same thread): (URL) should be a reply to: (URL) but appears beside it in the tree display. Example 3: (URL) (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
(...) I couldn't say that messages have been moved, however if messages are set followup-to another group, then we obviously have a chance of hitting this issue. I have yet to find a regularity with this behavior, since we have quite a large number (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
(...) Thanks for looking into this Gereon. I'm wondering whether this is a problem with the NNTP server or a problem with extra meta-data stored specifically for the web interface? (...) Yeah I noticed the raw message seemed incorrect, but I (...) (18 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
(...) It's entirely possible that I did mess them up, although I can't recall if I did in that particular case. I do sometimes get a little confused switching between phpbb and ftx style posting. Any chance of an 'edit' button? ;) Allister (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
(...) René and I are actively discussing options here - however at this stage it would be far too early to promise anything. As it stands, Lugnet-posts are not exactly easy to maintain and even a members-only edit function would bear a couple of (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
"Gereon "Jerry" Stein" <jerry@lugnet.com> wrote in message news:J9FKBL.Bx9@lugnet.com... (...) How about considering the current LUGNET system to be made into (I don't know the exact word I'm after) an 'archive-read-only' system, and migrating (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
(...) I quie like the fact that you can't edit your posts. It makes you get it right first time(1) and prevents people 'changing history' However I can see why it would be useful, especially for correcting links. Tim (1) before anything says (...) (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)
 
  Re: Message indexing awry?
 
(...) One idea I've seen used is to allow editing until someone replies, then it's locked. Allister (18 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.admin.general)

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