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JC-QWK - A QWK Offline Mail Door for Remote Access
General help file
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This help file will go trough all options available on this door and will
be send with the first package you download with this door so you can browse
offline.
What is JC-QWK anyway?
JC-QWK is an electronic mail system designed to run on Remote Access
and compatible bulletin board systems.
Reading and replying to bulletin board mail is time consuming, often
taking up your entire allocated time on a BBS. If you read lots of
mail, spend a lot of time on-line replying to and entering new mail,
and/or have large phone bills from calling computer bulletin board
systems (BBS's), then JC-QWK may be of used to help!
With JC-QWK you can collect your mail and store it on yoyr PC, so you
begin reading your mail. However you will need a QWK compatible mail-
reader, available for download at this BBS.
JC-QWK will scan mail in all selected message areas. After scanning
it will show the size of the packet and ask to continue downloading.
Once you have downloaded the mail packet to your PC, you can log off
and use a QWK compatible mailreader to read and reply to your mail.
In summary, the JC-QWK lets you do the following:
a) Select your favorite mail conferences,
b) scan for your new mail
c) bundle the mail into common used QWK packet format
d) compress the bundle using your favorite archiver
e) transfer the packet to your PC using a standard file transfer
protocol such as Xmodem, Ymodem, or Zmodem
f) use a common available reader program after logging off to read
and reply to the new mail
g) log back on the same BBS to upload the reply packet if you have
created mail.
h) repeat from the beginning.
JC-QWK is fun to use but also has value by saving you time and
money. Try it out. Your electronic mailing will never be the same!
<D>ownload mail
Downloading means SCAN for new mail, pack it up, and send it to your
PC. When you select this option, JC-QWK will begin to scan your
selected mail areas for new mail. This is called the scanning process.
When it is done, it will show you the packet size and ask you if you
want to continue downloading of a file, for example, GETME.QWK. This
file is called the QWK MAIL PACKET.
When you press enter or Yes, it will begin to send the QWK file to you
using the file transfer method you selected.
<U>pload mail
When you use a QWK compatible mail reader on your PC to reply or create
new mail, the reader will create a file with the extension REP, for
example SENDME.REP. This is called the QWK REPLY file. To send mail
to JC-QWK, you must upload this reply file.
When you select this option, JCQWK will tell you to start sending your
mail using the FILE TRANSFER method you selected.
When the file transfer is completed, Silver Xpress will begin to
"toss" the mail into the appropiate mail areas.
<R>estore pointers (To last run)
This option will reset the mail pointers to the value(s) they had
at the previous succeesed mail run.
<M>odify pointers
This option will prompt you to enter a number of messages you wish to
receive per area in the next mail run. You can also do this with just
when asked if you want to keep on reading from last read message answer
NO. You will be prompted than for a number of messages for only that
area.
What are Last Read Pointers anyway?
The last read pointers are markers maintained by the BBS and by JC-QWK
to indicate where exactly in the mail system you last read your mail.
This allows for the BBS and JC-QWK to quickly find all new messages
beginning from the last one you read.
Normally, as a user, you do not need to play with your last read
pointers. However, there are times when you may want to alter the
last read pointers to either get MORE mail or get LESS mail or to
basically restart from the beginning.
<S>elect areas (Mail areas)
In this section, you define the mail areas of interest for mail scanning.
Bulletin boards usually carry a tremendous amount of mail areas.
But Xpress allows you to select the areas of interest and only those areas
selected are scanned for mail. The mail areas are numbered sequentially.
<I>ndex files toggle (*.NDX on/off)
Traditional QWK mail has index files for its mail. Some QWK readers
do not use or need them. Deselecting this option will tell JC-QWK
not to create the index files for QWK mail packets.
<N>ew files toggle
If you turn this option ON, JC-QWK will sent you a file containing
new (public) files available on the system during the last 30 days
With your offline mail reader, you will be able to read the new files
list and possibly use the file request system to download files.
(not available yet in this JC-QWK release)
<C>ompression method (ZIP ARJ LHA)
Your sysop has provided a list of available archiver programs.
Archivers are programs that compress and expand data. This allows
for reduction in transfer time. JC-QWK will use the archiver that
you choose from this list to compress and expand the mail.
Choose the one you would like to use and INTEND to use on your PC.
For instance, if you like the PKZIP archiver, choose PKZIP from the
list and configure your offline mail reader to use PKZIP.
<T>ransfer protocol (Z-Y-X-modem)
This option will list the available file transfer protocols for
selection. Use your favorite transfer protocol for downloading and
uploading messages.
ZMODEM is a very popular file transfer mechanism and is highly
recommended.
<Q>uit to BBS
Quit will take you back to the BBS.
<G>oodbye (Logoff)
Goodbye will log you of and hang up the phone.
Part of this file was based on the helpfile of Silver Xpress.