open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/816

This doesn't happen all the time, but occasionally, apparently, the "event thread" will think the day (and possibly month) has rolled-over and re-execute daily (and now monthly) events, unnecessarily:
```
/var/log/sbbs.log:2024-11-09T08:11:54.805340-08:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day and Month - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm
/var/log/sbbs.log:2024-11-09T08:51:47.423710-08:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day and Month - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm
/var/log/sbbs.log.8:2024-09-19T09:10:17.954368-07:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm
/var/log/sbbs.log.8:2024-09-19T09:11:29.685987-07:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm
/var/log/sbbs.log.8:2024-09-19T09:13:27.670014-07:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm
/var/log/sbbs.log.8:2024-09-19T09:30:50.935397-07:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm
/var/log/sbbs.log.8:2024-09-19T09:42:03.016995-07:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm
```
That time stamp is the Unix time_t epoch (value 0) representation in the U.S. Pacific time zone.
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https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/816#note_5947

This appears to coincide with occurrences of issue #791, so that issue is still unresolved/mitigated (yes, Vertrauen's stats were reset to 0).
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Re: False "New Day" detection
By: Rob Swindell to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Sat Nov 09 2024 13:03:16

This doesn't happen all the time, but occasionally, apparently, the "event thread" will think the day (and possibly month) has rolled-over and re-execute daily (and now monthly) events, unnecessarily: ``` /var/log/sbbs.log:2024-11-09T08:11:54.805340-08:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day and Month - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm /var/log/sbbs.log:2024-11-09T08:51:47.423710-08:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS Events New Day and Month - Prev: Wed Dec 31 1969 04:00 pm /var/log/sbbs.log.8:2024-09-19T09:10:17.954368-07:00 git sbbs: evnt BBS

Ok, So now i KNOW I'm not crazy. Remember a few weeks ago when I said that my time had jumped 4 hours forward, and then it ran my dos door maint events then went back to regular time.. people told me i was seeing crap :)


I feel a little better about that one now..
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Re: False "New Day" detection
By: kk4qbn to Rob Swindell on Sat Nov 09 2024 11:21 pm

Ok, So now i KNOW I'm not crazy. Remember a few weeks ago when I said that my time had jumped 4 hours forward, and then it ran my dos door maint events then went back to regular time.. people told me i was seeing crap :)

Sounds like a different issue.
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Re: False "New Day" detection
By: Digital Man to kk4qbn on Sat Nov 09 2024 21:04:06

Sounds like a different issue.

Ok.. sounds so very close though.. strange.. has'nt happened again luckily.. if there is a next time I have my logging ability very sound now :=)
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