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╤╫╦ ╨ACKET ┼XTRACTOR 128 ╓2.5
BY ╥USSELL ╨RATER AND ╥OD ╟ASSON
╞OR USE WITH ╤╫╦╥╥128
26TH ╩AN 1994
╔╬─┼╪
1581 ╙UB-PARTITION (╬╧╘┼) 4
┴CCEPT ╤╫╦╥╥ ─RIVES 1
┴╥├ 1
┴UTO ╔NDEXING 1
├HANGING ─EFAULT ╙ETTINGS 2
├═─ ─RIVE ╨ATHS 4
├OPYRIGHT ═ESSAGE 1
├╙╪01.╙─┴ 1
├╙╪128.═╠ 1
─EFAULT ╙ETTINGS 2
╔NSTALLATION 1
═AXIMUS ╦LUDGE 1
╨┴╘╚$/╨╥╘╚$ 4
╨URPOSE OF ╤╨╪ 2
╤╫╦ ╨ACKET ╬AME 1
╥UNTIME 3
╥UNNING THE ╨ROGRAM 3
╙AVING ┘OUR ─EFAULTS 3
╙UB-DIRECTORY ╒SEAGE (├═─) 4
╘IME OUT 3
╒SE ╤╫╦╥╥ ─RIVES 1
╤╨╪ V2.5 ─OCUMENTATION
╨╒╥╨╧╙┼
=======
╤╨╪ V2.5 IS INTENDED TO DISSOLVE ┴╥├ TYPE .╤╫╦ MAIL PACKETS AND PASS
VARIOUS SELECTIONS ON TO ╤╫╦╥╥128. ╔T DOES THIS WITH THE MINIMUM OF
ATTENTION FROM THE USER, USUALLY ONE KEYPRESS, AND THEN BOOTS ╤╫╦╥╥128.
├╧╨┘╥╔╟╚╘ ╙╘┴╘┼═┼╬╘
===================
╘HE PROGRAM ╤╨╪ V2.5 IS THE ORIGINAL WORK OF ╥USSELL ╨RATER AND ╥OD
╟ASSON. ╘HIS PROGRAM MAY BE DISTRIBUTED FREELY SO LONG AS IT IS
UNALTERED AND NO CHARGE IS MADE. ╔F YOU WISH TO MAKE USEFUL
MODIFICATIONS TO IT, DO SO. ╫E ONLY ASK THAT YOU USE AN ALTERED FILE
NAME AND DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR FILE IN THE ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE.
╘HIS IS TO AVOID CONFUSION.
╤╨╪ V2.5 REQUIRES ├╙╪128.═╠ (C) ├HRIS ╙MEETS. ├╙╪128.═╠ WILL BE FOUND
IN THE DISTRIBUTION FILE CALLED ├╙╪01.╙─┴. ╬O PART OF ├╙╪01.╙─┴ MAY BE
DISTRIBUTED IN ANY FORM EXCEPT THE ORIGINAL .╙─┴ WITHOUT THE EXPRESSED
CONSENT OF THE CURRENT COPYRIGHT HOLDER.
╬╧╘┼: ├╙╪01, ├╙╪128═╠, ├╙╪01.╙─┴ ARE *╬╧╘* PART OF THE ╤╫╦╥╥
DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE. ╘HEY ═╒╙╘ BE DOWNLOADED SEPARATELY.
╔╬╙╘┴╠╠┴╘╔╧╬
============
├OPY ╤╨╪ ╓2.5 AND ├╙╪128.═╠ TO A WORK DISK, PREFERABLY TO THE SAME DISK
AS ╤╫╦╥╥128. ╔T IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU USE JUST ╤╨╪ FOR THE WORK FILE
NAME AND THIS NAME WILL BE USED IF/WHEN YOU SAVE YOUR DEFAULTS FROM
WITHIN THE PROGRAM.
┴S DELIVERED, ╤╨╪ WILL NOT HAVE THE CORRECT DEFAULT ╤╫╦ FILE NAME AND
MAY NOT BE CONFIGURED WITH YOUR CHOICE OF INFORMATION TO BE PASSED TO
╤╫╦╥╥.
┘OU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE USER DEFINED VARIABLES ARE. ╬O CHECKS ARE
INCLUDED TO PREVENT YOU FROM ENTERING ERRONEOUS DATA EXCEPT TO SHOW YOU
WHAT HAS BEEN ENTERED AND OFFER YOU THE CHOICE OF ACCEPTING IT OR NOT.
╥$ : ╘HE NAME OF YOUR .╤╫╦ MAIL PACKET. ═OST OF US WILL USE THE SAME
NAME FOR MOST OF OUR MAIL. ╔F YOU ─/╠ WITH ┘-MODEM, THE ┬┬╙ WILL USE
THE FORM ┬┬╙╔─.╤╫╦, BUT WITH ╪-MODEM YOU CAN NAME IT WHAT YOU LIKE.
╦$ : ╔F YOU DOWNLOAD YOUR PACKET USING ─┼╙╘┼╥═ V2.00 FROM A ═AXIMUS OR
┼ZY├OM ┬┬╙ AND ╤╨╪ TENDS TO CRASH AFTER DISSOLVING ALL NECESSARY FILES,
ENTER "Y" FOR ╦$. ╘HIS ACTIVATES A PATCH WHICH COMPENSATES FOR A GLITCH
IN THESE ╤╫╦ PACKERS WHEN USED WITH ─┼╙╘┼╥═. ╔F YOU USE ─IALOGUE 128 OR
DO NOT DOWNLOAD FROM ONE OF THESE ┬┬╙ES OR IF YOU HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH
╤╨╪ FINISHING IT'S JOB AND BOOTING ╤╫╦╥╥, THEN LEAVE IT SET TO "N".
─$ : ┴CCEPT ╤╫╦╥╥ ─RIVES. ╔F THIS IS SELECTED AS 'Y' ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL USE THE
DRIVES DEFINED IN THE ╤╫╦.─┼╞┴╒╠╘╙ FILE. ╔F THIS FILE DOES NOT EXIST OR
YOU SET TO 'N' THEN ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL PAUSE AT THE ─RIVE SELECTION SCREEN FOR
YOU TO SELECT YOUR CHOICES.
╬$ : ─O YOU WANT ╤╫╦╥╥ TO ┴UTO╔NDEX THE MESSAGE PACKET IMMEDIATELY
AFTER BOOTING? ╩UST A YES OR NO CHOICE. ╔F YOU CHOOSE YES, ╤╨╪ WILL
DISSOLVE YOUR PACKET AND LOAD ╤╫╦╥╥. ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL THEN IMMEDIATELY INDEX
THE MESSAGES. ┘OU CAN GO GET A FRESH CUP WHILE ALL THE DRUDGERY IS DONE
FOR YOU.
╔F ─$='N' THEN ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL PAUSE FOR THE DRIVE SELECTION AND THEN
PROCEED WITH THE ┴UTO-╔NDEXING.
╨AGE 1
╤╨╪ V2.5 ─OCUMENTATION
─ : ╘HE DEFAULT DISK DEVICE WILL BE PEEKED FROM A LOCATION WHICH SHOWS
THE LAST DEVICE YOU ACCESSED. ├╙╪128.═╠ WILL BE LOADED FROM THAT
DEVICE. ╘HIS DEVICE NUMBER IS SAVED IN VARIABLE ─ AND ╤╨╪ IS PRESET TO
USE THIS FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING:
─╔ : ╘HE INPUT DEVICE, IS WHERE ╤╨╪ WILL EXPECT THE MAIL PACKET TO BE.
─╨ : ╘HE OUTPUT DEVICE, IS WHERE IT WILL PUT THE FILES AS IT DE┴╥├S
THEM.
─╤ : ╘HE DEVICE FROM WHICH IT WILL BOOT ╤╫╦╥╥128.
┴S DELIVERED, THE PACKET NAME, ╥$, IS "MAIL.QWK"; ╦$, THE ═AXIMUS
KLUDGE IS "N"; ╬$, ┴UTO╔NDEX IS "N"; AND ALL DEVICE NUMBERS ARE SET TO
BE EQUAL TO ─, THE DEFAULT DEVICE.
╘WO METHODS ARE AVAILABLE TO CHANGE THE DEFAULTS. ╧NE IS TO LIST LINE
100 AND SIMPLY TYPE IN YOUR PACKET NAME IN PLACE OF "MAIL.QWK", ENTER
╦$ AND ╬$ AS DESIRED AND TYPE YOUR SELECTION OF DRIVE NUMBERS OVER THE
─ IN EACH ─X=─. ╘HEN HIT RETURN TO ENTER THE NEW LINE 100 AND RESAVE
╤╨╪. ╘HE OTHER IS TO TO ENTER THEM WHILE THE PROGRAM IS RUNNING.
╥╒╬ ╘╔═┼
========
╫HEN ╥╒╬, ╤╨╪ WILL SHOW YOU WHAT DEFAULTS YOU HAVE SET UP. ┴FTER THE
CURRENT DEFAULTS ARE SHOWN, YOU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU ACCEPT THEM. ╚IT
ANY KEY OTHER THAN "N" TO ACCEPT. ╔F ANY OF THE DEFAULTS ARE NOT WHAT
YOU WANT, HIT "N" AND YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO CHANGE EACH DEFAULT OR TAP
<╥┼╘╒╥╬> TO ACCEPT AS SHOWN.
╘HE DRIVES WILL SHOW THE NUMBER OF THE DEFAULT DEVICE. ┘OU MAY ENTER A
DIFFERENT NUMBER AS 8, 9, ETC., OR YOU MAY JUST TYPE "D" TO SET THAT
DRIVE TO BE THE SAME AS THE DEFAULT DRIVE. ╫HEN FINISHED, YOU WILL BE
OFFERED THE "┴CCEPT ┘/N" AGAIN SO YOU CAN STILL CORRECT ANY ERRORS.
╫HEN IT IS CONFIGURED AS YOU WISH IT HIT ANY KEY OTHER THAN "N" TO
ACCEPT.
┴FTER YOU ACCEPT THE NEW DEFAULTS, YOU WILL BE ASKED "╙AVE NEW DEFAULTS
Y/╬". ╔F YOU HIT ANY KEY OTHER THAN "Y", THE SELECTIONS WILL BE
TEMPORARY FOR THAT RUN ONLY.
┴ "TIME OUT" FEATURE HAS BEEN ADDED. ╔N EITHER OF THE ABOVE CASES, IF
YOU DO NOT REPLY TO THE "┴CCEPT Y/N" BY THE TIME THE COUNTER REACHES
ZERO (APPROX 10 SECONDS) THE PROGRAM WILL ASSUME "YES" AND PROCEDE
ACCORDINGLY.
╔F YOU WANT THE CHANGE TO BECOME A PERMANENT PART OF ╤╨╪, THEN BE SURE
THE WORK DISK YOU LOADED ╤╨╪ FROM IS STILL IN THE DEFAULT DRIVE AND
THAT YOU HAVE NOT ADDRESSED ANY OTHER DRIVE SINCE LOADING. ╚IT "Y" AND
THE PROGRAM WILL BE SAVED TO DISK WITH YOUR SELECTIONS AS ╤╨╪,
OVERWRITING THE ORIGINAL AS LONG AS IT WAS CALLED ╤╨╪. ┴FTER THE SAVE
IS COMPLETED, ╤╨╪ WILL RE-RUN.
╔N EITHER CASE, ╤╨╪ WILL THEN LOAD ├╙╪128.═╠, REPORTING ANY LOAD ERROR,
AND ANNOUNCE THE NAME OF THE MAIL PACKET IT IS DE-┴╥├ING. ╤╫╦╥╥ ONLY
REQUIRES THAT THE .─┴╘ FILES BE DISSOLVED SO THE .╬─╪ FILES WILL NOT BE
DISSOLVED.
╘HE .╬─╪ FILES ARE NOT REQUIRED BY ╤╫╦╥╥, BUT ARE PROCESSED TO THE
EXTENT THAT THE ACTIVE CONFERENCE NUMBERS AND THE NUMBER OF MESSAGES IN
EACH WILL BE SHOWN ON SCREEN. ╘HE INFORMATION THAT WAS PASSED TO ╤╫╦╥╥
BY PREVIOUS VERSIONS IS NOW CREATED BY ╤╫╦╥╥ AS IT INDEXES.
╧THER FILES ARE SIMPLY SKIPPED. ╘HE NAMES OF THE SKIPPED FILES ARE
╨AGE 2
╤╨╪ V2.5 ─OCUMENTATION
PRINTED SO YOU CAN FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF ├╙╪128.═╠ IF YOU LIKE AND CAN
SEE IF ANY OF THE OTHER FILES IN THE PACKET ARE OF INTEREST TO YOU.
╫HEN THE DISSOLVE IS COMPLETED, ╤╨╪ WILL BOOT ╤╫╦╥╥128, DEPENDING ON
YOUR DRIVE AND INDEX SELECTIONS ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL PROCEDE ACCORDINGLY.
╔N OTHER WORDS, ONCE ╤╫╦╥╥ HAS BEEN SET UP AND YOUR DEFAULT DRIVES
SAVED YOU CAN SIMPLY RUN ╤╨╪ AND NOT WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER KEYPRESS UNTIL
YOUR MAIL IS READY FOR READING.
╨AGE 3
╤╨╪ V2.5 ─OCUMENTATION
├═─ ─╥╔╓┼ ╨┴╘╚╙
===============
╙INCE ╤╫╦╥╥ SUPPORTS FULL SUB-DIRECTORY WITH ├═─ DRIVES, PROVISION HAS
BEEN MADE IN ╤╨╪ TO CATER FOR THIS.
╘WO PATH STRINGS ARE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.
1. ╨┴╘╚$: ╘HIS IS THE PATH THAT ╤╨╪ EXPECTS TO FIND YOUR UNPACKED
(DOWNLOADED) MAIL PACKET
2. ╨╥╘╚$: ╘HIS IS THE PATH WHERE ╤╨╪ STORES THE UNPACKED MAIL.
(MESSAGES.DAT)
┬OTH PATHS ARE INITIALLY SET TO "0:" INDICATING THE CURRENT DIRECTORY
AND CAN ONLY BE CHANGED BY ╠╔╙╘╔╬╟ ╤╨╪ (AROUND LINE 130) AND CHANGING
THEM.
┼XAMPLES OF THESE CHANGES ARE GIVEN IN ╤╨╪ ITSELF AND CAN EASILY BE
EDITED TO YOUR NEEDS.
┼╟. IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED YOUR MAIL PACKET TO PARTITION#3 IN A
SUBDIRECTORY NAMED "DOWNLOADS" YOU WILL NEED TO SET
╨┴╘╚$="3//DOWNLOADS/:"
╨╥╘╚$ SHOULD BE SET TO MATCH THE PATH THAT YOU HAVE SET FOR THE
'MESSAGES' DRIVE IN ╤╫╦╥╥, USING THE SAME FORMAT AS ABOVE.
╬OTE: FOR RELIABLE OPERATION YOU SHOULD ALWAYS START THE PATH NAMES
WITH TWO SLASHES "//", AND THEY SHOULD ┴╠╫┴┘╙ END WITH "/:".
╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘: ╤╨╪ IS PRE-SET TO FIND ╤╫╦╥╥ IN THE SAME DIRECTORY AS ╤╫╦╥╥
ITSELF. ╔F FOR SOME REASON YOU WISH TO HAVE ╤╨╪ IN A DIFFERENT
DIRECTORY THEN SPECIAL STEPS MUST BE TAKEN. (EXAMPLES CAN BE FOUND IN
THE ╥┼═ STATEMENTS AT THE ┼╬─ OF THE ╤╨╪ PROGRAM.
╞IRSTLY, YOU MUST ╬╧╘ USE THE SYNTAX : ╥╒╬ "3//MAIL/QWKRR*",U(DV)
┴LTHOUGH THIS *WILL* LOAD AND RUN ╤╫╦╥╥, ╤╫╦╥╥ ITSELF WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO FIND ITS OWN SUPPORT FILES (DEFAULTS, FKEYS, ETC).
╘O GET THIS TO WORK CORRECTLY YOU MUST USE THE ├═─ COMMANDS "├╨" AND
"├─" TO MAKE THE DIRECTORY IN WHICH ╤╫╦╥╥ RESIDES AS THE ├╒╥╥┼╬╘
DIRECTORY.
╘HIS CAN OF COURSE BE DONE VIA ╤╨╪ ITSELF.
┴SSUMING YOU HAVE ╤╫╦╥╥ IN PARTITION #2, SUBDIRECTORY "MAIL" AND YOU
HAVE ╤╨╪ STORED ELSWHERE, YOU WILL NEED TO ADD THE FOLLOWING LINES TO
╤╨╪ :
OPEN 15,DV,15,"CP2": CLOSE #15
OPEN 15,DV,15, "CD//MAIL" :CLOSE#15
RUN "QWKRR*", U(DV)
┴S WITH ╨┴╘╚$ AND ╨╥╘╚$, EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN GIVEN SO THAT YOU CAN
SIMPLY TYPE OVER THEM.
╬╧╘┼ THE SYNTAX FOR A ├═─ ╬ATIVE SUB-DIRECTORY DIFFERS FROM AND IS NOT
COMPATIBLE WITH THE 1581 MODE SUB-PARTITION (SUB-DIRECTORY) FUNCTION.
╞INALLY, ╬╧╬┼ OF THESE PATHS AS SAVED WITH THE ╤╨╪ "SAVE ─EFAULTS"
OPTION. ╘O MAKE THESE CHANGES PERMANENT YOU MUST MANUALLY SAVE YOUR
MODIFIED VERSION OF ╤╨╪.
╨AGE 4