Question about the usersdefs.inc and the offset. The file starts at len_alias to LEN_MODEM and at u_lias 8 # offset to Alias. I am trying to figure out since len_alias and u_alis to read each field and to determine using fseek how many bytes need to be used in order to jump to each field or the total bytes to skip to the next user record? Is the Len_Alias u_alias being saved twice in the users record?

# userdefs.inc

# Baja include file defining various Synchronet USER related constants

# $id: $

# @format.tab-size 8, @format.use-tabs true

!define LEN_ALIAS 25 # User alias
!define LEN_NAME 25 # User name
!define LEN_HANDLE 8 # User chat handle
!define LEN_NOTE 30 # User note
!define LEN_COMP 30 # User computer description
!define LEN_COMMENT 60 # User comment
!define LEN_NETMAIL 60 # NetMail forwarding address
!define LEN_PASS 8 # User password
!define LEN_PHONE 12 # User phone number
!define LEN_BIRTH 8 # Birthday in MM/DD/YY format
!define LEN_ADDRESS 30 # User address
!define LEN_LOCATION 30 # Location (City, State
!define LEN_ZIPCODE 10 # Zip/Postal code
!define LEN_MODEM 8 # User modem type description

#**************************************************************************
# This is a list of offsets into the USER.DAT file for different variables
# that are stored (for each user #************************************************************************** !define U_ALIAS 0 # Offset to alias
!define U_NAME U_ALIAS+LEN_ALIAS # Offset to name
!define U_HANDLE U_NAME+LEN_NAME
!define U_NOTE U_HANDLE+LEN_HANDLE+2
!define U_COMP U_NOTE+LEN_NOTE
!define U_COMMENT U_COMP+LEN_COMP+2

!define U_NETMAIL U_COMMENT+LEN_COMMENT+2

!define U_ADDRESS U_NETMAIL+LEN_NETMAIL+2
!define U_LOCATION U_ADDRESS+LEN_ADDRESS
!define U_ZIPCODE U_LOCATION+LEN_LOCATION

!define U_PASS U_ZIPCODE+LEN_ZIPCODE+2
!define U_PHONE U_PASS+8 # Offset to phone-number
!define U_BIRTH U_PHONE+12 # Offset to users birthday
!define U_MODEM U_BIRTH+8
!define U_LASTON U_MODEM+8
!define U_FIRSTON U_LASTON+8
!define U_EXPIRE U_FIRSTON+8
!define U_PWMOD U_EXPIRE+8

!define U_LOGONS U_PWMOD+8+2
!define U_LTODAY U_LOGONS+5
!define U_TIMEON U_LTODAY+5
!define U_TEXTRA U_TIMEON+5
!define U_TTODAY U_TEXTRA+5
!define U_TLAST U_TTODAY+5
!define U_POSTS U_TLAST+5
!define U_EMAILS U_POSTS+5
!define U_FBACKS U_EMAILS+5
!define U_ETODAY U_FBACKS+5
!define U_PTODAY U_ETODAY+5

!define U_ULB U_PTODAY+5+2
!define U_ULS U_ULB+10
!define U_DLB U_ULS+5
!define U_DLS U_DLB+10
!define U_CDT U_DLS+5
!define U_MIN U_CDT+10

!define U_LEVEL U_MIN+10+2 # Offset to Security Level
!define U_FLAGS1 U_LEVEL+2 # Offset to Flags
!define U_TL U_FLAGS1+8 # Offset to unused field
!define U_FLAGS2 U_TL+2
!define U_EXEMPT U_FLAGS2+8
!define U_REST U_EXEMPT+8
!define U_ROWS U_REST+8+2 # Number of Rows on user's monitor
!define U_SEX U_ROWS+2 # Sex, Del, ANSI, color etc.
!define U_MISC U_SEX+1 # Miscellaneous flags in 8byte hex
!define U_OLDXEDIT U_MISC+8 # External editor Version 1 method
!define U_LEECH U_OLDXEDIT+2 # two hex digits - leech attempt count
!define U_CURSUB U_LEECH+2 # Current sub internal code
!define U_CURDIR U_CURSUB+8 # Current dir internal code
!define U_CMDSET U_CURDIR+8 # unused
!define U_MAIN_CMD U_CMDSET+2+2 # unused
!define U_XFER_CMD U_MAIN_CMD+40 # unused
!define U_SCAN_CMD U_XFER_CMD+40+2 # unused
!define U_IPADDR U_SCAN_CMD+35 # unused
!define U_FREECDT U_IPADDR+40+2
!define U_FLAGS3 U_FREECDT+10 # Flag set #3
!define U_FLAGS4 U_FLAGS3+8 # Flag set #4
!define U_XEDIT U_FLAGS4+8 # External editor code
!define U_SHELL U_XEDIT+8 # Command shell code
!define U_QWK U_SHELL+8 # QWK settings
!define U_TMPEXT U_QWK+8 # QWK extension
!define U_CHAT U_TMPEXT+3 # Chat settings
!define U_NS_TIME U_CHAT+8 # New-file scan date/time
!define U_PROT U_NS_TIME+8 # Default transfer protocol
!define U_UNUSED U_PROT+1
!define U_LEN U_UNUSED+28+2


!define UM_DELETED .0 # Bit values for user.misc
!define UM_ANSI .1 # Supports ANSI terminal emulation
!define UM_COLOR .2 # Send color codes
!define UM_RIP .3 # Supports RIP terminal emulation
!define UM_UPAUSE .4 # Pause on every screen full
!define UM_SPIN .5 # Spinning cursor - Same as K_SPIN
!define UM_INACTIVE .6 # Inactive user slot
!define UM_EXPERT .7 # Expert menu mode
!define UM_ANFSCAN .8 # Auto New file scan
!define UM_CLRSCRN .9 # Clear screen before each message
!define UM_QUIET .10 # Quiet mode upon logon
!define UM_BATCHFLAG .11 # File list allow batch dl flags
!define UM_NETMAIL .12 # Forward e-mail to fidonet addr
!define UM_CURSUB .13 # Remember current sub-board/dir
!define UM_ASK_NSCAN .14 # Ask for newscanning upon logon
!define UM_NO_EXASCII .15 # Don't send extended ASCII
!define UM_ASK_SSCAN .16 # Ask for messages to you at logon
!define UM_AUTOTERM .17 # Autodetect terminal type
!define UM_COLDKEYS .18 # No hot-keys
!define UM_EXTDESC .19 # Extended file descriptions
!define UM_AUTOHANG .20 # Auto-hang-up after transfer
!define UM_WIP .21 # Supports WIP terminal emulation
!define UM_AUTOLOGON .22 # AutoLogon via IP
!define UM_HTML .23 # Using Deuce's HTML terminal (*cough*)
!define UM_NOPAUSESPIN .24 # No spinning cursor at pause prompt
# Bits in user.qwk
!define QWK_FILES .0 # Include new files list
!define QWK_EMAIL .1 # Include unread e-mail
!define QWK_ALLMAIL .2 # Include ALL e-mail
!define QWK_DELMAIL .3 # Delete e-mail after download
!define QWK_BYSELF .4 # Include messages from self
!define QWK_UNUSED .5 # Currently unused
!define QWK_EXPCTLA .6 # Expand ctrl-a codes to ascii
!define QWK_RETCTLA .7 # Retain ctrl-a codes
!define QWK_ATTACH .8 # Include file attachments
!define QWK_NOINDEX .9 # Do not create index files in QWK
!define QWK_TZ .10 # Include "@TZ" time zone in msgs
!define QWK_VIA .11 # Include "@VIA" seen-bys in msgs
!define QWK_NOCTRL .12 # No extraneous control files
# Bits in user.chat
!define CHAT_ECHO .0 # Multinode chat echo
!define CHAT_ACTION .1 # Chat actions
!define CHAT_NOPAGE .2 # Can't be paged
!define CHAT_NOACT .3 # No activity alerts
!define CHAT_SPLITP .4 # Split screen private chat

# For use with SET_USER_STRING function
!define USER_STRING_ALIAS 0
!define USER_STRING_REALNAME 1
!define USER_STRING_HANDLE 2
!define USER_STRING_COMPUTER 3
!define USER_STRING_NOTE 4
!define USER_STRING_ADDRESS 5
!define USER_STRING_LOCATION 6
!define USER_STRING_ZIPCODE 7
!define USER_STRING_PASSWORD 8
!define USER_STRING_BIRTHDAY 9
!define USER_STRING_PHONE 10
!define USER_STRING_MODEM 11
!define USER_STRING_COMMENT 12
!define USER_STRING_NETMAIL 13 # Requires v3 (03/02/00) or later
!define USER_STRING_IPADDR 14 # Requires v3.17 or later

# End of USERDEFS.INC

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