ml>> in that case, i'd back it up even further and tell it
 ml>> to give me the last 200 and keep moving it back until
 ml>> you do get something...
 ml>>
 ml>> what message base type is this again? JAM or HMB...
 ml>>

 DE> It's Jam. And I doubt that would work.

the only way to be sure is to try... especially since we do not have the
code to OLMS 2000 and we don't yet know what your pointers are set to...

 DE>>> I'm getting stumped.

 ml>> it may be something in OLMS 2000... maybe something like
 ml>> a signed counter reaching its high point and rolling back
 ml>> negative... do you renumber your messages during your
 ml>> message base maint? what tool(s) (/all/ of them) do you
 ml>> use on your message bases?

 DE> Only message base util i use is Ftools from Fmail. I believe
 DE> it does renumber after deleting them, but it only deletes
 DE> messages after 30 days. I don't have 30 days of messages in a
 DE> lot of these areas.

wierd... FWIW: i don't renumber at all...

 DE> What I am going to try doing is first, deleting my user
 DE> account altogether then going back into olms, subscribe to all
 DE> areas, and see if it works, and if not, 2) same as above,
 DE> after deleting the .jlr file (I'll back it up first, of
 DE> course!)

that may work... remember that the jlr file contains everyone's pointers
and not just yours...


 ml>> i'll see about whipping up a quickie tool that will tell you
 ml>> what those pointers are set to... shouldn't be too hard...
 ml>> just need to find the time...

 DE> Thanks!

haven't gotten to this yet... might have some time this weekend but don't
know... i usually go "away" on the weekends... just not sure
about this one, yet...

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