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╤╫╦ ╨ACKET ┼XTRACTOR 128 ╓4.0
BY ╥USSELL ╨RATER & ╥OD ╟ASSON
╞OR USE WITH ╤╫╦╥╥128
13TH ╞EB 1994
╔╬─┼╪
1581 ╙UB-PARTITION (╬╧╘┼) 3
┴CCEPT ╤╫╦╥╥ ─RIVES 1
┴╥├ 1
┴UTO ╔NDEXING 1
├HANGING ─EFAULT ╙ETTINGS 2
├═─ ─RIVE ╨ATHS 3
├OPYRIGHT ═ESSAGE 1
├╙╪01.╙─┴ 1
├╙╪128.═╠ 1
─EFAULT ╙ETTINGS 2
╔NSTALLATION 1
═AXIMUS ╦LUDGE 1
╨URPOSE OF ╤╨╪ 2
╤╫╦ ╨ACKET ╬AME 1
╥UNTIME 3
╥UNNING THE ╨ROGRAM 3
╙AVING ┘OUR ─EFAULTS 3
╙UB-DIRECTORY ╒SEAGE (├═─) 3
╘IME OUT 3
╒SE ╤╫╦╥╥ ─RIVES 1
╤╨╪ V4.0 ─OCUMENTATION
╨╒╥╨╧╙┼
=======
╤╨╪ V4.0 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 ╤╨╪ IS THE ORIGINAL WORK OF ╥USSELL ╨RATER & ╥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.
╤╨╪ 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 ╤╨╪40 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.
╨AGE 1
╤╨╪ V4.0 ─OCUMENTATION
╔F ─$='N' THEN ╤╫╦╥╥ WILL PAUSE FOR THE DRIVE SELECTION AND THEN
PROCEED WITH THE ┴UTO-╔NDEXING.
─ : ╘HE DEFAULT DISK DEVICE WILL BE PEEKED FROM A LOCATION WHICH SHOWS
THE LAST DEVICE YOU ACCESSED. ├╙╪128.═╠ WILL BE LOADED FROM THAT
DEVICE. ╘HIS DEVICE NUMBER IS SAVED IN VARIABLE ─ AND ╤╨╪ IS PRESET TO
USE THIS FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING:
─╔ : ╘HE INPUT DEVICE, IS WHERE ╤╨╪ WILL EXPECT THE MAIL PACKET TO BE.
╨┴$: ╘HE INPUT DRIVE PATH - GENERALLY "0:" UNLESS USING A ├═─ DRIVE.
─╨ : ╘HE OUTPUT DEVICE, IS WHERE IT WILL PUT THE FILES AS IT DE┴╥├S
THEM.
╨╥$: ╘HE OUTPUT DRIVE PATH - GENERALLY "0:" UNLESS USING A ├═─ DRIVE.
─╤ : ╘HE DEVICE FROM WHICH IT WILL BOOT ╤╫╦╥╥128.
╨╤$: ╤╫╦╥╥128 DRIVE PATH - GENERALLY "0:" UNLESS USING A ├═─ DRIVE.
╬OTE. ┴T THE PROMPTS, LEAVING THESE FIELDS BLANK WILL ASSUME "0:",
AND IF "0:" IS USED THEN THEY ARE ╬╧╘ DISPLAYED AS PART OF THE
DEFAULTS.
├╘$: ╔F SET TO "Y" THEN ╤╨╪ WILL EXTRACT THE TIME FROM YOUR FRESHLY
DISSOLVED MAIL PACKET (CONTROL.DAT) AND OFFER THIS AS THE DEFAULT TIME.
╘HIS TIME IS IGNORED IF A ├═─ ╥╘├ EQUIPPED DEVICE IS ONLINE.
╘HE ONLY TIME THIS NEEDS TO BE SET TO "N" IS IF YOU SET THIS CLOCK VIA
OTHER METHODS (SUCH AS ╙MARTWATCH, OR EVEN LEAVING IT SET AFTER USING
─IALOGUE).
╙ETTING THE CLOCK IN THIS MANNER WILL NEVER GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE
DEFAULT, BUT WILL OFTEN BE "CLOSE ENOUGH" FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES,
ASSUMING THAT YOU DOWNLOAD AND UNPACK YOUR MAIL STRAIGHT AWAY.
┴S DELIVERED, THE PACKET NAME, ╥$, 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.
╨AGE 2
╤╨╪ V4.0 ─OCUMENTATION
┴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 PROCEED
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
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 PROCEED 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.
├═─ ─╥╔╓┼ ╨┴╘╚╙
===============
╙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 BE CHANGED BY ANSWERING "NO" TO THE "ACCEPT DEFAULTS" AND
CHANGING THEM.
┼╟. IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED YOUR MAIL PACKET TO PARTITION#3 IN A
SUBDIRECTORY NAMED "DOWNLOADS" YOU WILL NEED TO SET ╨┴$="3//DOWNLOADS"
─O ╬╧╘ ADD THE "/:" TO THE END OF THE FILE NAMES. ╘HIS WILL PRODUCE A
SYNTAX ERROR. ╤╨╪ WILL ADD THIS FOR YOU.
╨╥$ SHOULD BE SET TO MATCH THE PATH THAT YOU HAVE SET FOR THE
'MESSAGES' DRIVE IN ╤╫╦╥╥, USING THE SAME FORMAT AS ABOVE.
╨AGE 3
╤╨╪ V4.0 ─OCUMENTATION
╬OTE: YOU SHOULD ALWAYS START THE PATH NAMES WITH THE PARTITION NUMBER
AND TWO SLASHES "PN//".
╘HE SYNTAX FOR A ├═─ ╬ATIVE SUB-DIRECTORY DIFFERS FROM AND IS NOT
COMPATIBLE WITH THE 1581 MODE SUB-PARTITION (SUB-DIRECTORY) FUNCTION.
╨AGE 4