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QWKTXT45 - Public Domain as of March 28, 1992.
Introduction
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QWKTXT45 takes a .QWK mail archive downloaded from a BBS & converts the
messages into an ASCII text file. The file containing the messages will
be named MESSAGES.TXT.
Why would anyone want such a program? Well, I wrote it so I could backup
my QWK files into monthly text archives. I also wrote it as a method
of learning about the format of the MESSAGES.DAT and *.NDX files that
various mail doors produce.
How to run QWKTXT45
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Type the following to convert BBS.QWK to ASCII text:
QWKTXT45 BBS.QWK<enter>
After QWKTXT45 has processed the .QWK file, you will be left with a
file called MESSAGES.TXT. There are no work files to delete anymore.
With this release, QWKTXT45 automatically checks the .QWK file to
determine the archiving method that was used to compress it. It then
calls an appropriate decompression program based upon its findings.
Compression methods and programs supported are as follows:
.ARC format - ARC.EXE [from ARC602 .EXE]
.ARJ format - ARJ.EXE [from ARJ230 .EXE]
.LZH format - LHA.EXE [from LHA213 .EXE]
LHARC.EXE [from LH113C .EXE]
.ZIP format - PKUNZIP.EXE [from PKZ110 .EXE]
UNZIP.EXE [from UNZIP42.ZIP]
.ZOO format - ZOO.EXE [from ZOO210 .EXE]
Note that any trademarks in the above listing are the property of their
owners.
Remember that the unarchiving program(s) must be located somewhere along
the path or QWKTXT45 will die most horribly.
QWKTXT45 is hereby placed into the Public Domain as of July 22, 1992.
You are free to do with it whatever you wish. If you make any speed
improvements, please drop me a line detailing how you did it.
With this PD release of QWKTXT45 comes full Microsoft C 6.00a source.
A request
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If you use this program at all I'd appreciate hearing about it. I've
heard from less than five people who actually use this program. And only
one person has asked about making changes to the program. Please let me
know if you're using this program. Should I not receive any responses,
I'll take that to mean that no one is interested in it.
Drop me a postcard, letter or electronic mail at the address(es) below.
Jeffery Foy
c/o Jiffy Software
14509-8th N.E.
Seattle, WA 98155-6945
Internet: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu
Intelec: French Connection (206) 778-3685 -or
(206) 672-1198