• CTRL-P I output time strangeness

    From mark lewis@1:229/2 to All on Friday, October 19, 2018 12:46:12
    From: mark.lewis@1:3634/12.73.remove-kao-this

    To: Digital Man

    i just saw the following when doing a CTRL-P I sequence... i'm not sure what the "Time" column represents but this looks weird ;)

    ----->8 snip 8<-----
    Private: Telegram, Message, Chat, Inter-BBS, or Quit: Inter-BBS

    Freeway BBS freeway.vkradio.com Time Age Sex
    Vk3jed transferring QWK packet 126:47:10 50
    Inter-BBS: Anyone: Telegram, Active-Users: Message/List, or Quit:
    ----->8 snip 8<-----


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  • From Digital Man@1:229/2 to All on Friday, October 19, 2018 10:21:16
    From: digital.man@vert.synchro.net.remove-kao-this

    To: mark lewis
    Re: CTRL-P I output time strangeness
    By: mark lewis to Digital Man on Fri Oct 19 2018 12:46 pm


    i just saw the following when doing a CTRL-P I sequence... i'm not sure what the "Time" column represents but this looks weird ;)

    ----->8 snip 8<-----
    Private: Telegram, Message, Chat, Inter-BBS, or Quit: Inter-BBS

    Freeway BBS freeway.vkradio.com Time Age Sex
    Vk3jed transferring QWK packet 126:47:10 50
    Inter-BBS: Anyone: Telegram, Active-Users: Message/List, or Quit:
    ----->8 snip 8<-----

    It's their time online. In vk3jed's case there, that's 126+ hours!

    digital man

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  • From mark lewis@1:229/2 to you on Friday, October 19, 2018 14:50:46
    From: mark.lewis@1:3634/12.73.remove-f3-this

    To: Digital Man

    On 2018 Oct 19 10:21:16, you wrote to me:

    Freeway BBS freeway.vkradio.com Time Age Sex
    Vk3jed transferring QWK packet 126:47:10 50
    Inter-BBS: Anyone: Telegram, Active-Users: Message/List, or Quit:
    ----->8 snip 8<-----

    It's their time online. In vk3jed's case there, that's 126+ hours!

    ahhh... ok... i didn't know which "time" is was referencing... i thought that was an awfully long time to be transferring a QWK packet ;)

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  • From Nelgin@1:229/2 to you on Friday, October 19, 2018 14:54:38
    From: nelgin@EOTLBBS.remove-35f-this

    To: mark lewis
    mark wrote:
    On 2018 Oct 19 10:21:16, you wrote to me:

    Freeway BBS freeway.vkradio.com Time Age Sex
    Vk3jed transferring QWK packet 126:47:10 50
    Inter-BBS: Anyone: Telegram, Active-Users: Message/List, or Quit:
    ----->8 snip 8<-----

    It's their time online. In vk3jed's case there, that's 126+ hours!

    ahhh... ok... i didn't know which "time" is was referencing... i thought
    that
    was an awfully long time to be transferring a QWK packet ;)

    Maybe he's a slow reader :)

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  • From Tony Langdon@1:229/2 to mark lewis on Saturday, October 20, 2018 18:02:00
    From: tony.langdon@3:633/410.remove-8yf-this

    To: mark lewis
    On 10-19-18 14:50, mark lewis wrote to Digital Man <=-

    It's their time online. In vk3jed's case there, that's 126+ hours!

    ahhh... ok... i didn't know which "time" is was referencing... i
    thought that was an awfully long time to be transferring a QWK packet
    ;)

    LOL I know I like reading QWK mail, but that's a BIIIIIG packet over 100 Mbps! :D Not sure where I'd store it either. ;)


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  • From Tony Langdon@1:229/2 to mark lewis on Saturday, October 20, 2018 18:01:00
    From: tony.langdon@3:633/410.remove-8yf-this

    To: mark lewis
    On 10-19-18 12:46, mark lewis wrote to Digital Man <=-

    @TZ: 40f0

    i just saw the following when doing a CTRL-P I sequence... i'm not sure what the "Time" column represents but this looks weird ;)

    ----->8 snip 8<-----
    Private: Telegram, Message, Chat, Inter-BBS, or Quit: Inter-BBS

    Freeway BBS freeway.vkradio.com Time Age Sex Vk3jed transferring QWK packet 126:47:10 50

    Probably how long I've been logged in! :D I know it's over 100 hours, because SyncTerm says "Too Long", which happens after 100 hours logged in. :D


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