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BlueQWK 1.30 (25-June-1993)
Copyright (C) 1992,93 Geoffrey Sy
All Rights Reserved
BlueQWK is supported by:
Residence: Support BBS:
Geoffrey Sy Toronto Twilight Comm.
14 Blevins Pl #1322 1-416-733-9012
Toronto, Ontario Canada
M5A 3M5
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BlueQWK converts BlueWave mail packets to a format readable
by QWK mail readers. The QWK reader I'm using is SparkWare's
1stReader v1.11.
INSTALLATION for 1stReader (as well as other readers):
1. Copy all files included in this archive into your
1stReader directory. Make sure not to overwrite any
file(s) you may already have.
OPERATION:
1. This version of BlueQWK needs more memory than older
versions, so you might need to enable 1stReader's
SuperShell to free up some memory before executing
BlueQWK. To enable SuperShell, add the /SS option to
the $$INTRO.DOS file.
2. When you start 1stReader, append the switch /QWK:* to
the 1stReader command line.
That's all there's to it. You can now read BlueWave mail
packets with your QWK reader.
The reply packet for uploading to the BlueWave door still
have the .REP extension. 1st Reader doesn't have any hooks
to take care of this. The 1st Reader /REP: NEW switch won't
work in this case unless you want all your reply packets to
have the .NEW extension. This isn't a problem because the
replies packet is automatically renamed to <BBS_ID>.NEW when
the door received it.
If you know about the other hooks that 1stReader provided for
BW-QWK conversion, don't use them. They don't work properly
when writing replies without the presence of a mail packet.
BlueQWK automatically copies BlueWave *.INF files into same
directory as itself. This allows for conversion of replies
without the need for a BlueWave packet to be present.
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INSTALLATION for other readers:
1. Put BLUEQWK.EXE into your 1stReader directory or
anywhere on your DOS PATH.
2. Replace the compression/decompression utilities with
batch files. Then do some fancy batch programming.
The basic command line to run BlueQWK follows:
BLUEQWK BBS_ID conversion_method
- BBS_ID can be anything that contains the name of
the QWK/REP packet.
- conversion_method has 3 options:
1. BW-QWK converts BlueWave to QWK.
2. BW-REP converts BlueWave replies to .REP.
The above options should be used in the batch
file to decompress the mail packet. The batch
file should check for the existence of BBS_ID.INF
file in the QWK work directory before converting
BW-QWK. It should check for the existence of
BBS_ID.INF in the BLUEQWK.EXE directory as well
as BBS_ID.UPI in the REP work directory before
converting BW-REP.
3. REP-BW converts .REPs to BlueWave for uploading
to the BlueWave door. This option should be used
in the batch file that compresses replies. The
batch file should check for the existence of
BBS_ID.INF in the BLUEQWK.EXE directory as well
as BBS_ID.MSG in the REP work directory before
converting REP-BW.
Refer to the batch files included in this archive for
some examples. The batch file $$INTRO.BAT runs after
the mail packet has been extracted to the QWK work
directory. The batch file $$REPLIE.BAT runs after
the .REP packet has been decompressed into the REP
work directory. The $$EXIT.BAT runs before the
replies are compressed.
3. Create BLUEQWK.CFG containing the following info:
Line 1: Directory of QWK work directory.
Line 2: Directory of REP work directory.
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REVISION HISTORY:
25-Jun-1993 - v1.30 - I've moved recently. Please note the
new address.
- More compatible with the BlueWave door.
- Added the 3rd conversion module BW-REP.
- Combined all 3 conversion modules into
a single .EXE.
- Command line options changed.
25-Feb-1993 - v1.20 - Added some speed
- Added some junk into the .UPI file to
cure some BlueWave door rejecting good
replies as duplicates.
? I still don't have a clue what some of
the junk in the .UPI file is. So don't
expect this to be 100% compatible with
all BlueWave doors. Anyone been able
to get the BlueWave structure from the
author?
10-Feb-1993 - v1.10 - Speeded up by at least 2 times
- R2B converts from .REP to BlueWave
15-Nov-1992 - v1.00 - Initial Release
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REGISTRATION:
If you like the program, I'd appreciate some feedback. If you
don't like it, I'd like to know why. I can be reach on most
echomail networks in the mailreaders or related conferences.
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STANDARD DISCLAIMER:
This program is provided on an "AS IS" basis. No warranty of
any kind is expressed or implied.
USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
I take no responsibility for any damage caused directly or
indirectly from the use or the inability to use this program.
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COPYRIGHTS:
Products mentioned in this documentation are Copyrighted or
Trademarks of their respective holders:
1stReader, QWK: Mark "Sparky" Herring of Sparkware.
BlueWave: George Hatchew of Cutting Edge
Computing.
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