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QMail 4.00 - Notices
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■ WARRANTY NOTICE
■ Copy Protection
Qmail 4.0 diskettes are not copy-protected. This does not
mean that you can make unlimited copies of your diskette.
Qmail 4.0 is protected by the copyright laws of The United
States of America that pertain to computer software. You are
allowed to make copies of this diskette for "backup"
purposes. It is illegal for you to distribute the file
named "QMAIL4.KEY" to any other person. This file is your
"electronic identification" that you have purchased your
Qmail 4.0 system.
■ Limited Warranty
Sparkware warrants that your Qmail 4.0 diskette is free
from physical defects for a period of thirty (30) days from
date of purchase. If a defect occurs during this period,
you may return your faulty diskette to Sparkware along with
a dated proof of purchase, it will be replaced free of
charge. See Appendix C, "Customer Support Plan", for
further details.
PCBoard is a trademark of Clark Development Company
EZ-Reader is a trademark owned by Thumper Technologies
MegaMail is a trademark owned by Kip Compton
Session Manager is a trademark owned by Pat Hart
Opus Xpress is a trademark owned by Hector Santos
Qmail Deluxe² is a trademark owned by Sparkware, Inc.
Qedit is a trademark owned by Semware, Inc.
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Preface 0.1
QMail 4.00 - Notices
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NOTICE
EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, SPARKWARE
GRANTS NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, BY STATUE
OR OTHERWISE, REGARDING THE DISK, PROGRAMS AND RELATED
MATERIALS, THEIR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE, THEIR QUALITY,
THEIR MERCHANTABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
THE LIABILITY OF SPARKWARE UNDER THE WARRANTY SET FORTH
ABOVE SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE CUSTOMER
FOR THE PRODUCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPARKWARE BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF
WARRANTY.
SPARKWARE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THESE
PROGRAMS, DOCUMENTATION AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT PLANS AT ANY
TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
THIS SOFTWARE PROGRAM IS A PROPRIETY PRODUCT OF SPARKWARE
AND IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES.
YOU MUST TREAT THIS SOFTWARE LIKE ANY OTHER COPYRIGHTED
MATERIAL, EXCEPT THAT YOU MAY MAKE AN ARCHIVAL COPY OF THE
SOFTWARE FOR EACH COPY THAT IS LICENSED TO YOU. YOU MAY
DISTRIBUTE THE SOFTWARE TO OTHERS SO LONG AS (A) THE
DELUXE2.KEY OR QMAIL4.KEY FILE IS NOT DISTRIBUTED, (B) THE
SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED UNMODIFIED. YOU MAY NOT DECOMPILE,
DISASSEMBLE, REVERSE ENGINEER, COPY, TRANSFER, OR OTHERWISE
USE OR MODIFY THIS SOFTWARE EXCEPT AS STATED HEREIN.
SPARKWARE GRANTS YOU THE RIGHT TO USE THIS SOFTWARE FOR
TRIAL PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY (30) DAYS. USE AFTER
THIRTY DAYS REQUIRES REGISTRATION AS DOCUMENTED IN THIS
MANUAL.
Qmail 4.0
Entire work copyright 1990 by Mark Herring
All Rights Reserved
Sparkware
Post Office Box 605
Cordova, Tennessee 38018
(901) 382-5583 (BBS)
(901) 373-MAIL (Office)
10am-5pm CT weekdays
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0.2 Preface
QMail 4.00 - Table of Contents
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■ Contents
1.1 Introduction
2.1 Main Menu Display
3.1 Configuration
3.2 Options
3.7 Autostart Sequence
3.7 Limit Mail Packet Size
3.9 Define Your Archiver
3.9 Toggle Graphics
3.9 Page the Sysop
3.10 File Transfer Protocols
3.10 Expert Mode
3.11 Select Conferences/Reset Pointers
3.11 Services
3.12 Exiting and Saving
4.1 Downloading
5.1 Uploading
6.1 Advanced Features
A.1 Extended Prompts Listing
B.1 Questions and Answers
C.1 Customer Support Plan
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Introduction
QMail 4.00 - Introduction
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Introduction
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Welcome to the Qmail Door 4.0
Thank you for using Qmail 4.00 - premium PCBoard mail handling
software for the professional! Qmail 4.0 is the end result of
an effort to support the BBS user in making the most of the time
available to him/her on PCBoard 14.5 systems. Qmail and
Sparkware have quickly become the industry standard for
providing fast, efficient, and easy access to a vast array of
information services through PCBoard. Our goal will continue
to be to make the most stable, reliable, and easy to use
software to help you work more efficiently. Software that
meets your communications needs today, as well as in the future.
The design goals of 4.0 are simple: Reliability and ease of use
are both top priorities. After these two items come speed and
future expansion. Qmail 4.0 can be configured for use by the
user in under two minutes.
What does Qmail 4.0 allow you to do?
■ Download mail in selected conferences (either all mail
or only that addressed to you) for reading offline.
■ Reply offline using a reader such as Deluxe², while
maintaining all message pointers and flags for later
uploading.
■ Upload replies back to the door for insertion into the
message bases in proper order, flags intact.
■ Obtain sysop-defined "services" such as the USA-Today
Magazine, Newsbytes, or frequently updated files.
■ Completely customizable by you for YOUR particular
messaging and information needs.
■ Ready? Let's blast off!
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The Commands
QMail 4.00 - Main Menu
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QMail 4.0 - Your First Menu
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When you first open the Qmail 4.0 Door, you will see a menu like
the following:
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│ █ █ │ Copyright 1990 by Mark Herring
│ █▄▄▀ mail Door │ All Rights Reserved
│ ▀ 4.00 │ Release 11/13 14:00 (Canada)
└────────────────┘
████ Main Menu ███████████████████████████████████████
██ ██
██ C Configure your Qmail Door setup ██
██ D Download new messages ██
██ U Upload your replies ██
██ K Upload a keyword file ██
██ R Upload your .PTR file ██
██ N Read the Qmail news again ██
██ O Page the sysop ██
██ Q Quit and return to PCBoard ██
██ G Goodbye and hangup the phone ██
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A Basic configuration consists of running the "C"onfigure option
and selecting an archiver and a protocol (discussed later in
these docs). There are many advanced features as well, and it
is recommended that you read this document completely before
entering the door for the first time.
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User Configuration
QMail 4.00 - User Configuration
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When first entering the door there are only two things that MUST
be done for use, although you will likely want to do a complete
configuration. You MUST select the "C"onfigure option, and
select a protocol and an archiver. There are many
configuration options. The configuration screen looks like
this:
Options
1. D/L your replies........ OFF
2. D/L packets without msgs OFF
3. Logoff after U/L replies OFF
4. Send the WELCOME screen. OFF
5. Send the system NEWS.... OFF
6. Scan for new BULLETINS.. OFF 11. Use extended prompts.. OFF
7. Scan for new FILES...... OFF 12. Delay prompts one sec. OFF
8. Send the GOODBYE screen. OFF 13. Clear keyboard buffer. OFF
9. Send the DeLuxe menu.... OFF 14. Enable "QwikStart".... ON
10. Send SESSION.TXT........ ON 15. Repeat scanning....... OFF
Configuration commands
A Autostart command R Reset message pointers
ARC Define your archiver S Select conferences
L Limit mail packet size SER Services
M Toggle graphics ON/OFF X Expert mode toggle
O Page the sysop
OPT Qmail Door options Q Quit configuration
P File transfer protocols G Goodbye
Let's examine what each of these options mean to you in detail.
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Chapter 3 3.1
QMail User Configuration - Options
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Perhaps the most important option (if the pun can be pardoned)
is the options selection. These options tailor how the door
looks and reacts, as well as what is and is not included in your
download packets. Simply selection an OPTION number from the
OPTIONS menu below will toggle it from ON to OFF or vice versa.
Let's examine each of these in detail:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Option Description │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
1 Download your own replies.................... OFF
2 Download mail packets without messages....... OFF
3 Logoff after uploading your replies.......... OFF
4 Send the WELCOME file........................ OFF
5 Send the NEWS file........................... OFF
6 Send new BULLETINS........................... OFF
7 Send the NEW FILES list...................... OFF
8 Send the GOODBYE file........................ OFF
9 Send the Qmail DeLuxe MENU................... OFF
10 Send the SESSION.TXT file.................... ON
11 Use extended prompts for scripting........... OFF
12 Delay extended prompts for one second........ OFF
13 Clear the keyboard input buffer.............. OFF
14 Enable "QwikStart"........................... ON
15 Repeat downloading of mail packets........... OFF
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ Download your own replies │
└───────────────────────────┘
This option, if set, will let you receive messages you have
previously posted using PCBoard or Qmail. If you do not want
to receive your own replies in your mail packets turn this
option OFF.
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QMail User Configuration - Options
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┌────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Download mail packets without messages │
└────────────────────────────────────────┘
Sometimes you may scan for new messages and find that none
have been posted since your last Qmail download. However,
Qmail may have found new files or bulletins posted since your
last download.
If this option is turned ON then you will be able to download
mail packets that do not contain any new messages but do have
new file lists and/or bulletins.
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Logoff after uploading your replies │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
This option will help you save on charges if you are calling
long distance.
When you upload your reply message packet Qmail will then
insert them into the message bases. Normally, you would wait
until Qmail is finished inserting messages before you logoff.
If this option is turned ON then Qmail will log you off
immediately after you successfully upload your reply packet.
The system will then insert your replies and returned to
PCBoard.
In order to use this option effectively you should upload your
replies LAST before you hangup the connection. If you were to
upload replies first and then scan for new messages Qmail would
log you off without ever scanning for new mail.
┌───────────────────────┐
│ Send the WELCOME file │
└───────────────────────┘
If this option is turned ON then Qmail will include the initial
WELCOME file you see when you log onto this PCBoard in your mail
packet.
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Chapter 3 3.3
QMail User Configuration - Options
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┌────────────────────┐
│ Send the NEWS file │
└────────────────────┘
If this option is turned ON then Qmail will include the initial
NEWS file you see when you log onto this PCBoard in your mail
packet.
┌────────────────────┐
│ Send new BULLETINS │
└────────────────────┘
If this option is turned ON then Qmail will send you any new
bulletins that have been updated since your last call.
┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Send the NEW FILES list │
└─────────────────────────┘
This option, if set, will send you a list of new files that have
been uploaded to PCBoard since your last directory scan.
┌───────────────────────┐
│ Send the GOODBYE file │
└───────────────────────┘
If set, this option will include the GOODBYE file you see when
you logoff this PCBoard system.
┌────────────────────────────┐
│ Send the Qmail DeLuxe MENU │
└────────────────────────────┘
If you use our Qmail DeLuxe reader system this option will send
you the DeLuxe MENU file along in your mail packet.
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3.4 Chapter 3
QMail User Configuration - Options
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┌───────────────────────────┐
│ Send the SESSION.TXT file │
└───────────────────────────┘
Qmail can send you a copy of exactly what happened during your
mail scans. If this option is turned ON then the SESSION.TXT
file (a transcript of your mail scan session) is included in
your mail packet.
┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Use extended prompts for scripting │
└────────────────────────────────────┘
If you are using a telecommuncations "script" to automate your
Qmail session then you should use the extended prompts.
The prompts (always encased with <xxxx>) are "hardcoded" into
the Qmail program and can never change - so scripts should
should be written to take advantage of these prompts. The
prompts allow one script to work for different foreign
languages.
If you wish to use extended prompts then please turn this option
ON.
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Delay extended prompts for one second │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
If you are using extended prompts for your telecommunication
scripts then you may need to turn this option ON.
Some telecommunication programs may need a slight one second
pause before the extended prompts are displayed in order for
them to clear their input buffers - otherwise they may miss the
prompt.
If you are using extended prompts it is recommended that you
also delay your prompts for one second.
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Chapter 3 3.5
QMail User Configuration - Options
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┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Clear the keyboard input buffer │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
Some areas of the country have lousy telephone lines and some
modems may pickup a large amount of "line noise".
If this option is turned ON then Qmail will clear the keyboard
buffer before any input is requested. If any line noise has
crept into the connection it is removed before any keyboard
input is accepted.
Please note that some script systems may not work correctly if
this option is turned ON. Check your script system's manual to
find out if they recommend setting this option.
If in doubt, turn this option ON.
┌────────────────────┐
│ Enable "QwikStart" │
└────────────────────┘
If you are using a script to handle your Qmail session then
usually you will not be in front of your screen to read the
system news.
If this option is turned ON then the Qmail news is not displayed
letting you begin your session even quicker.
┌────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Repeat downloading of mail packets │
└────────────────────────────────────┘
If you have not downloaded a Qmail packet in some time then
there may be more messages available than you can fit into one
mail packet. This is where "Repeat downloading" can help you
out - if your mail packet was "full" on the first scan then
the system will automatically perform another scan for you so
you can receive all of your mail. Qmail will perform up to nine
repeat scans...enough to grab all of your outstanding mail.
Your mail packets will be renamed by Qmail in this order:
MUSICAL.QWK
MUSICAL.QW0
MUSICAL.QW1
MUSICAL.QW2
...etc...
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Qmail User Configuration - Options
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┌─────────────────────┐
│ Replace @ variables │
└─────────────────────┘
If this option is turned on then the door will replace any
@variables found inside messages with the correct substitution
variables.
If this option is turned off then the door will scan for mail
roughly 3x faster than with the option turned on.
@variables are NOT replaced for users with QNet status.
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Chapter 3 3.7
QMail User Configuration - Autostart Seq. / Limit Packet Size
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Below the options are the other Configuration commands, the
forst of which is the Autostart sequence:
Qmail 4.0 allows you to define a specific chain of valid Qmail
4.0 commands that will be executed automatically when the door
is run.
┌────────────────────┐
│ AutoStart Sequence │
└────────────────────┘
The AutoStart Sequence preloads The Qmail Door with commands
you always wish to execute whenever you open the door.
This feature is handy for "automatic" mail runs when using
telecommuncation scripts and mail handling programs. If
you are not familiar with these programs then you should
probably leave your AutoStart Sequence BLANK for now.
Your command sequence can be up to 25 characters long and
each command is seperated by either a SPACE or a SEMICOLON.
You can erase your current sequence by typing a SPACE and
then pressing your ENTER key.
Commonly used Autostarts might be: U;D;Y;Q
The above Uploads a packet, downloads a packet and quits to
PCBoard.
┌───────────────────┐
│ Limit Packet Size │
└───────────────────┘
You may limit the size of the mail packets produced by
The Qmail Door by using the LIMIT command.
Your packet limits were set to UNLIMITED when the door
created your user record. This means that your packet
size is only limited by the sysop and the baud rate you
are connecting to this BBS.
The mail packet size is always entered using a KByte value
(1k=1,024 bytes). If you wish to reset either value to
UNLIMITED please type "UNLIMITED".
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3.8 Chapter 3
QMail User Configuration - Archivers / Graphics / Paging
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┌───────────────────┐
│ Archivers │
└───────────────────┘
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Archivers Available
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
1) PkZip (your current selection)
2) PKArc
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Please choose an archiver:
Qmail 4.0 allows up to five archiver selections. Unless your
sysop has added new ones, only PKZip will be available. If
only one archiver is available, selecting the ARC command will
simply display the above menu and return to the configuration
menu without user input, setting your archiver to the one
available in the process. This option MUST be used at least
once before your first download. Selections are made by
numbers (1-5).
┌───────────────────┐
│ Toggle Graphics │
└───────────────────┘
This is similar to the "M"ode command in PCBoard, and will
instantly change your display mode from ANSI to non-ANSI or
vice-versa.
┌───────────────────┐
│ Page the Sysop │
└───────────────────┘
This command is similar to the "O"perator page function in
PCboard. It will, if allowed, beep the operator's system,
informing him that you wish to "chat" with him. It is advised
NOT to use this feature at 3 a.m., and even in the afternoon,
only in emergencies.
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Chapter 3 3.9
QMail User Configuration - Protocols / Expert Mode
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┌───────────────────┐
│ Transfer Protocol │
└───────────────────┘
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Transfer protocols available
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
G) Ymodem-G
Z) Zmodem (your current selection)
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Select your transfer protocol:
Qmail allows up to 26 transfer protocols to be defined by the
Sysop. The default configuration of Qmail has only Zmodem
Unless the sysop has added new ones, only Zmodem will be
available. If only one protocol is available, selecting the
"P" command will simply display the above menu and return to the
configuration menu without user input, setting your protocol to
the one available in the process. This option MUST be used at
least once before your first download. Selections are made by
letter (A-Z).
┌───────────────────┐
│ Expert Toggle │
└───────────────────┘
This option tells Qmail whether you wish long menus or short
menus. Menus are completely configurable by the sysop. In
the default configuration expert mode is off, displaying full
menus. Turning expert mode on displays no menus in the default
door setup, although the sysop may have custom expert menus
installed. In expert mode, entering a "?" on the command line
displays the non-expert menu, leave you in expert mode.
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3.10 Chapter 3
QMail User Configuration - Services / Quit / Goodbye
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┌───────────────────┐
│ Services │
└───────────────────┘
If the sysop has installed "services" (files or magazines
included inside your packet with a controlling batch file), you
may toggle them on and off in the "SER"vices menu:
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Service Description │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
1 Caller's Digest Magazine..................... OFF
2 NewsByte Magazine............................ OFF
3 Telix 4.0 Beta............................... ON
Select service number (1-2) (?=LIST) or ENTER to quit:
Selecting a number toggles an available service on or off.
QMail Deluxe² supports such services internally, allowing you to
read magazines like the above from within the reader, or to take
the files and copy them elsewhere for later use (as in the
Telix 4.0 beta files.
┌───────────────────┐
│ Quit / Goodbye │
└───────────────────┘
Both of these options save all configuration changes made while
in the configuration menus. Quit simply returns to the main
Qmail 4.0 menu, while Goodbye logs you off of the system, while
updating all message read pointers that have been changed.
When done configuring the door for your own needs, "Q"uit back
to Qmail for your first download.
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Chapter 3 3.11
QMail 4.00 - Selecting Conferences / Resetting Pointers
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Select Conferences / Reset pointers │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Because these two commands are so similar, they will be
discussed as one. By selecting one of these commands, you are
displayed a page (or pages, depending on the number of
conferences on the BBS) of available conferences that you are
allowed to join, much like this one:
Select option number (1-15) (?=LIST) or ENTER to quit:
* 0 Main Board 102 ForSale 119 Legal
1 Jail 103 Debate 120 Mac
3 GameRoom * 104 Common 121 dBase
4 Digital * 105 PCBHints 122 Aviation
5 Vinyl 106 Technical 123 USRobotics
6 Critics 107 DTP 124 ChitChat
7 Dance * 108 Sports * 125 RelayAdmin
8 Jazz * 109 Comm 126 Graphics
9 Metal 110 Program 127 SpreadSheets
10 Country 111 Medical 128 RBBS
11 Oldies 112 Soft_Review 129 Laptops
12 The-Edge 113 Photo 130 Science-Fict
13 Classical 114 HardDisk * 131 Music
18 Off-Line 115 Ham * 132 Broadcast
23 Lib-Beta * 116 Enter 133 Financial
24 CAPS 117 LAN 134 Games
* 101 Guest-DJ 118 Amiga 135 Car-Racing
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Select by number, name (HELP or QUIT)?
You may use the commands "SELECT", "DESELECT" and "ALL" to
select conferences. For example, "SELECT ALL" will select
all conferences available to you.
"DESELECT ALL" will deselect all conferences. The "ALL"
command also works with resetting high message pointers too.
You can also use a range of conferences. For example, the
command "SELECT 10-20" will select these conferences only.
Selected means that the mail in that conference will be included
in a downloaded packet.
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QMail 4.00 - Selecting Conferences / Resetting Pointers
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The command "HIGH" is also available to you. This command
lets you reset your high message pointers from the highest
message in the conference. You can either subtract from the
highest message number on file or *add* to it. If you only
enter the word "HIGH" then your messages will be reset to
the current high message in the base.
Here are a few examples:
Selecting conferences: "SELECT ALL HIGH-50"
"SELECT 10-20 HIGH+10"
Resetting conferences: "ALL HIGH-50"
"10-20 HIGH-50"
If you select only an individual conference number, you will be
shown options to reset or select that conference only. In the
Select mode, selecting an individual number toggles it as
selected or not selected, allowing you to set message pointers
or scans for personal mail only, as below.
Conference: (0) Main Board
Network:
High message: 1,579
Last message read: 1,579 Enter your new last message read?
Conference: (0) Main Board
Network:
High message: 1,579 Scan [A]ll or only [Y]our messages?
Last message read: 1,579
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Downloading a Packet
QMail 4.00 - Downloading
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At this point you are ready to download a packet. Qmail 4.0
will send you all of the above configured options, including
services and messages. You may override your selected protocol
with a letter after the "D" command. I.E. "DZ" for Download
using ZModem.
The download command sets this in motion, creating a packet
using your configured archiver and sending it using your
configured protocol. Here is a capture of a packet creation:
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│ █ █ │ Copyright 1990 by Mark Herring
│ █▄▄▀ mail Door │ All Rights Reserved.
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Transfer protocol selected........Zmodem
Archiver selected.................PkZip
Total messages per conf..... 200 Last d/L....11-18-90
Total messages per d/L...... 2,000 at....11:31
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│ High Number Last Msgs To │
│ Conf. Network Msg of Msgs Read Found You │
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Main Board.............. 1,579 99 1,579 0 0
Scanning bulletins...
Scanning for new files...
A copy of the latest Newbytes Magazine has been included...
101 Sysops..(n)..RELAY.. 4,388 198 4,347 39 1
104 Common..(n)..RELAY.. 29,356 641 29,264 85 1
258 Adlib...(n)..RELAY.. 657 55 652 5 0
Number of messages found.... 129
Personal messages found..... 2
Number of new files found... 55
Number of services found.... 1
Services will be listed as above (Newsbytes), as well as total
messages to you, total messages, number of new files, and the
conference flags.
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Chapter 4 4.1
QMail 4.00 - Downloading
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The conference will have an "n" in parentheses if you have QNet
(netmail) sysop status in the conference.
Begin your download when the door asks you to, using your
selected protocol. That's all there is to it. You may now
log off and read the packet or do other things inside the door
as needed.
You may override the receiving of available services on THIS
CALL ONLY by appending an "NS" to your command. Thus:
"D NS" will download all new messages, file lists, bulletins,
but NOT any services on this run.
If you use the command "D ALL" the door will scan ALL public
conferences on your system regardless if the user has configured
them for scanning. Note that you cannot scan PRIVATE
conferences using the "ALL" option unless you have given them
access from PCBoard 14.5.
You may use "D 10+" to begin scanning conferences with
conference #10 and continue to scan all of your conferences. "D
2-99" tells the door to scan for conferences #2 through #99.
The CONTROL.DAT that is created will only list these
conferences. Good for readers that cannot handle more than 255
conferences at one time.
The MAIN conference is ALWAYS scanned first.
If "Repeat scanning" is selected and invoked by the door then it
will pick up the scan starting at the last conference it was
scanning.
"Demand scanning" (where users can add conference numbers onto
the "D" command) will now allow you to scan any conference -
even if you have not selected to scan the conference in Config.
You will NOT be able to access conferences that they do not have
access from inside PCBoard 14.5.
If the ONLY command directive is used on the command line, it
restricts 4.00 to only scanning those conferences specified on
the command line. Example: "D 4 6 ONLY" prevents 4.00 from
scanning the other conferences you have selected.
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Uploading a Packet
QMail 4.00 - Uploading
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Once you have created a reply packet, you may upload it for
insertion back into the proper message bases. Simply select
the "U" command (or use "U?" to override your selected protocol
where "?" is valid a protocol letter i.e. UZ for upload Zmodem)
to upload the FILENAME.REP packet. The door will handle packet
insertion where it is supposed to go.
Other files that may be uploaded are a .PTR file and a .KEY
file.
By using the "R" command to upload a .PTR file (contained in a
downloaded packet) you may reset your last read pointers to
either as they were BEFORE or AFTER your last download. You
should upload the file using your selected protocol - the file
is called FILENAME.PTR and will be located in the same
directory your reader uses. Upon a successful upload of a
.PTR file, you will see a screen like this:
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ Reset your message pointers │
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You have successfully uploaded your Qmail 4.00 .PTR file. This
file contains the last message read pointers from a previous
Qmail download session.
You may now select which set of last message read pointers to
restore to your user record.
1. Restore the last message read pointers so they
match the pointers AFTER you successfully downloaded
the Qmail packet.
2. Restore the last message read pointers so they
match the pointers BEFORE you began the Qmail
scan for new messages. In other words, these
levels are the PREVIOUS set of high message
pointers.
Please select your choice (1-2)?
Select which set of pointers you wish to use, and your pointers
will be reset accordingly.
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QMail 4.00 - Uploading
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■ Key file uploading
You may "filter" up to 20 keywords either for inclusion in your
packet regardless of whether or not the conference flag is set,
or similarly for exclusion.
The FILENAME.KEY file is an ASCII in the following format:
Each line is considered one key filter. The optional
parameters to each line are:
■ "-" Do NOT include messages containing the follwoing text in
a packet, even if the conference is selected.
■ (nn) Text following pertains ONLY to conference "nn".
Thus, the following examples would do the following:
TELIX Include ALL messages containing the word
"Telix" in the message header or text,
even if the conference is not selected.
-BITCOM Exclude ALL messages containing the word
"Bitcom" in the message header of text,
even if the conference is selected.
(167)QMAIL Include all mail in conference (167) that
contains the word "Qmail" even if the
conference (167) is not selected.
-(167)XXXXMAIL Exclude all mail in conference (167)
that contains the work "XXXXMail" in the
header or message text, even if the
conference is selected.
Note that each "line" of text may be only ONE line long, but may
contain spaces after the "-" and/or (nn) directives. A "-"
directive must always precede an (nn) directive.
Once this file is created, upload it using your selected
protocol using the "K" command (overwriting previous KEY files
in the process) for the new .KEY file to take effect on your
next download.
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Advanced Features
QMail 4.00 - Advanced Features
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■ Qmail 4.0 allows you to, in lieu of an autostart sequence,
pass a startup sequence on the OPEN command line used to open
the door. Thus:
OPEN QMAIL4 D;Y;Q
Would open the door, perform a download, answering yes to the
question "Do you want to receive this packet", and then quit
back to PCBoard.
OPEN QMAIL4 PROMPTS
Would automatically run the door with extended prompts turned
on for scripting purposes.
■ Commands may be liberally stacked internally as well as
externally. Thus, at the "QMail Node 1 Command?" prompt you
may enter "D;Y;G" and download a packet and logoff without
further input.
■ Two extended commands, one mentioned above, allow you freer
control when scripting and debugging new scripts. The
"PROMPTS" command toggles on and off the extended prompts.
PROMPTS on the door open command line forces them on,
regardless of your settings.
The "DEBUG" command turns on debug mode - all will appear to
be normal in this mode, but uploads are actually NOT inserted
and downloads do not reset message pointers. This allows you
to "tinker" with a script without losing mail. DEBUG toggles
the mode on and off. The default is always off.
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QMail 4.00 - Extended Prompts
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The following list is that of the extended prompts the door can
offer should you need to know them.
Prompt When displayed
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<DLASK> "Do you want to download..."
<HANGUP> "After [G]oodbye command sent"
<CHAT> "Paging sysop for a chat"
<NO TRANSFER> "No messages or new files to dl"
<DOWNLOAD> "Start your download now"
<DL SUCCESS> "Packet downloaded successfully"
<DL ERROR> "Error during download of pckt"
<UPLOAD> "Begin your upload now"
<UP SUCCESS> "Message packet received OK"
<UP ERROR> "Error occured in .KEY upload"
<MESSAGES INSERTED> "After Messages u/l'd inserted"
<MESSAGES NOT INSERTED> "Upload of .REP NOT Successful"
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Appendix B - Questions and Answers
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As commonly asked questions are identified throughout the beta
cycle, they will be added to this section. For now, we have
a clean slate.
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Appendix C - Sparkware Support
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If you have a question or problem using Qmail 4.0 we will be
happy to help you. It is strongly recommended that you follow
these steps in trying to obtain help.
You should rely on this manual and online help to answer
questions about using Qmail 4.0.
Please remember that we can only provide support for Qmail
Qmail 4.0. If you are experiencing problems using your modem or
printer we cannot help you.
■ Duplicate the problem on your system first
Make sure that you can produce the problem at least twice on
your own system before you attempt to contact us. If you
cannot reproduce the problem on your own system then we
cannot duplicate it on our own systems here.
Please provide us with copies of your CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files. We also require the following
information:
Qmail 4.0 release number (or release date)
Computer make and model
Amount of memory (RAM)
Version of DOS (Disk Operating System)
Printer model (parallel or serial)
Type of modem
Type of graphics card
Type of monitor
Reader in use by user
■ Because some of the above information may not be readily
available to you as a BBS user, your first step should be to
inform your system of the exact nature of the problem,
providing as much detail as you can, including the node
number you were on, and a capture of the session if possible.
It is quite possible your sysop will know what the problem is
without having to contact Sparkware.
If your sysop cannot help you, or it is not a door
confiuration problem from the sysop side, please take the
following steps as necessary.
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Appendix C - Sparkware Support
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■ Try contacting us through the echo support conferences
If your problem is not urgent or you have a question you can
leave a message addressed to "QMAIL SUPPORT" in the Qmail
Product Support echo conference on the following networks:
InterLink
NorthAmeriNet
RIME
SmartNet
You can probably connect with one of these networks with a
local call from your location. You may call our customer
support system at (901) 382-5583 and locate the nearest
network system from our list of bulletins.
■ Call our customer support system
Sparkware maintains a PCBoard system running 24 hours a day
for our customers at (901) 382-5583. We are using a
USRobotics HST modem and can provide connections up to
19,200 baud.
Conference #3 is reserved for Qmail 4.0 customer
support. Please leave your message in this area and we will
reply to your questions here.
■ Call our office at (901) 373-MAIL
If you cannot reach us by any other means then you call our
office for telephone support. Office hours are between
10:00am and 5:00pm central time on weekdays, closed for
lunch between 12:00pm and 1:00pm. If we are not available
an answering machine will take your call and we will return
your call collect.
Please note that the office is closed evenings, weekends and
holidays.
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