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▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ┌─────┐┌─────┐┌─────┐┌─┐ ┌─┐┌───┬─┐┌─────┐ │ ┌─┐ ││ ───┤│ ───┤│ │ │ ││ │ ││ ───┤ │ └─┘ ││ ┌───┘│ ┌───┘│ └───┐│ ││ │ ││ ───┤ └─────┘└─┘ └─┘ └─────┘└─┘└─┴───┘└─────┘ QWK Mail Manager Copyright (c) 1991 Harvey Parisien FidoNet 1:249/114 ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ The latest version of OFFLINE is available from the following nodes, or on your favorite SDS site. OFFLINE Support Sites use F/req name of: OFFLINE US Preston Smith, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1:128/77 2400, HST/DS CANADA Bill Cassidy, Kingston, Ontario (NEC) 1:249/1 HST/DS 16.8 CANADA Bill Cassidy, Kingston, Ontario (NEC) 1:249/50 ZyXEL 16.8 UK Cliff Jones, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 2:254/71 9600/HST UK Cliff Jones, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 2:254/44 2400 CCITT GERMANY Peter Kaszanics, Essen, Germany 2:245/100 HST GERMANY Peter Kaszanics, Essen, Germany 2:245/8 V32Bis HOLLAND Robert Borst, Veldhoven, Holland 2:500/136 ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy (NEC) 2:331/300 HST DS/PEP ITALY Giancarlo Cairella, Milano, Italy 2:331/301 HST THAILAND Gerald Williams, Bangkok, Thailand 6:608/10 2400 AUSTRALIA Peter Lane-Collett, Brisbane, Queensland 3:640/306 2400 CCITT ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ Documentation By Don Laverdure. Copyright (c) 1991 Softwrite Docs. 42 Leroy Grant Drive, Suite 407 Kingston, Ontario, CANADA K7K 6W8 ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ With OFFLINE you can read and reply to your favorite BBS mail at your own leisure. OFFLINE saves you from the pressures of on line time limits, and if you are not local to your HOST / BBS System, long distance calls. With Offline you can manage larger volumes of mail with relative ease. OFFLINE is fully compatible with any QWK generating utilities and provides unique NETMAIL abilities when used with MAXIMUS v2.00 systems. OFFLINE has many features including Mouse support, TAG LINES, printing, exporting, and On-Line HELP. OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ I N D E X PAGE 1. GETTING STARTED ................................... 1 a. ANSI ......................................... 1 b. FILES WITH OFFLINE ........................... 1 c. TEXT EDITORS ................................. 1 d. MAIL PACKETS ................................. 1 e. SUPPORTED ARCHIVERS .......................... 1 2. FILE MENU ......................................... 2 a. LOAD A .QWK FILE ............................. 2 b. DELETE FILES ................................. 2 c. EXPORT MESSAGES .............................. 2 d. PRINT MESSAGES ............................... 2 e. PACKET INFO .................................. 2 f. TERMINAL ..................................... 2 g. EXIT ......................................... 2 3. AREAS MENU ........................................ 3 a. LIST/GOTO AREAS .............................. 3 b. DISPLAY NOTICE BOARD ......................... 3 c. DISPLAY BULLETINS ............................ 3 d. DISPLAY NEW FILES ............................ 4 4. MESSAGES .......................................... 4 a. LIST/GOTO MESSAGES ........................... 4 b. READ MESSAGES................................. 4 c. REPLY TO MESSAGES ............................ 4 d. ENTER A MESSAGE .............................. 4 5. OPTIONS ........................................... 4 a. SHELL TO DOS ................................. 4 b. BLANK SCREEN ................................. 4 6. SETUP ............................................. 4 a. COLOR ........................................ 4 b. MONOCHROME ................................... 5 c. DIRECTORIES .................................. 5 d. PRINTER ...................................... 5 e. ARCHIVER ..................................... 5 f. EDITOR ....................................... 5 g. TERMINAL ..................................... 5 -i- OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ 7. CONFIGURING OFFLINE ............................... 7 8. A SAMPLE RUN ...................................... 7 a. OBTAINING MAIL ............................... 7 b. STARTING OFFLINE ............................. 7 c. LOADING A .QWK PACKET ........................ 7 d. LIST/GOTO AREAS .............................. 8 e. AREA NAME .................................... 8 f. REPLY TO A MESSAGE ........................... 8 g. THE EDITOR ................................... 8 h. TAG LINES SELECTING OF ....................... 8 i. ATTRIBUTES ................................... 8 9. A BIT ABOUT NETMAIL ............................... 9 a. DESTINATION ADDRESS .......................... 9 b. ADDRESSING NETMAIL ........................... 9 c. FINDING ADDRESSES ............................ 9 10. MOUSE OPERATION ................................... 9 11. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ............................. 10 12. REGISTRATION ...................................... 10 DISTRIBUTION ...................................... 11 LEGAL STUFF ....................................... 11 PAYMENT ........................................... 11 APPENDIXES REGISTRATION FORM ................................. A -ii- OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ 1. Getting Started. a, OFFLINE will require that you have ANSI installed. This done by adding a line in your computer's configuration file CONFIG.SYS. Using any text editor, add the following. DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS Check your DOS manual for more details on the use of ANSI.SYS and other devices. b, FILES CONTAINED IN THE DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE OFFLINE.EXE The main executable program OFFLINE.TAG Sample tag lines that you can edit. (this file should be renamed from sample.tag to offline.tag if you want to use them) OFFLINE.DOC This File. OFFLINE.HLP The OFFLINE help file. OFFLINE.HLX The OFFLINE help file. WHATSNEW.TXT Information file for you to read FREQ. List of File Requestable programs SAMPLE.QWK A sample .QWK mail packet. README Important information. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MS-DOS 2.11 or newer Hard Disk (optional) Printer (optional) Modem and Telecommunications Software Mouse (optional) ASCII TEXT EDITOR PKZ110.EXE or other ARCHIVE utilities c, You will require a TEXT EDITOR in order to enter or reply to any message. The text editor can be any standard text editor such as QEDIT. OFFLINE includes a very simple editor called ED, with limited features. d, Mail packets are sent and received in archived form. To be able to de-archive these packets, you will require at least one archive package. e, OFFLINE supports the following archive utilities for archiving return packets: PKZIP/PKUNZIP, LHA, ARJ & PKPAK. OFFLINE will automatically detect the type of unarchiving system to use for incoming *.QWK packets. It supports .ZIP .LHA .ZOO .ARC .PAK and .ARJ. Commonly, Bulletin Boards will use PKZIP and PKUNZIP. You may have to contact the SysOp of the board you receive your mail from to find out what archive software you will require. PAGE 1 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ OFFLINE uses the PULL DOWN menu system. By using your cursor arrow keys or a mouse, you may select any of the following options. 2. FILE MENU a, LOAD QWK FILE This will de-compress a .QWK compatible mail packet and prepare the system for mail management. Choose the mail packet that you wish to work with after selecting this option. b, DELETE FILES A convenient method of deleting old mail packets and reply packets. After uploading the reply packet you can select this option and delete that file. Otherwise this packet will be appended on your next session. This is a manual function that is required since the only time this file requires deleting is after you have successfully uploaded it. c, EXPORT MESSAGES Whenever you find a message that you would like to keep a copy of, Select this option. The message that is currently in use will be EXPORTED to the export file you specified in the configuration. This file will be created if it does not exist and appended if it does. d, PRINT MESSAGES This will send the current message to your printer. e, PACKET INFO If you would like to see where the current packet originated from and the date, select this option. f, TERMINAL Load the terminal program specified in your set up. This can be a direct call to the program or a call to a batch file used to run the program. See section 11. All the mail will be automatically packed up into bundles when this option is selected. PAGE 2 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ g, EXIT Leave OFFLINE. All the mail will be automatically packed up into bundles when this option is selected. You will then be placed back into DOS. 3. AREAS MENU a, LIST / GOTO AREAS This presents you with a list of message areas as selected from your host Bulletin Board. The first area (REPLY MAIL) is where your outbound mail is kept. b, DISPLAY NOTICE BOARD The SysOp may have special notices that he/she would like you to read. If this is the case, they will be available to you here. Please note that you will require ANSI in most cases to see these notices. c, DISPLAY BULLETINS The same as DISPLAY NOTICE BOARD except these will be BULLETINS posted for you to read. Bulletins may contain a variety of informative data such as upcoming events or rules and regulations. d, DISPLAY NEW FILES LIST Any new files that have been received by the Bulletin Board since your last call will be posted here. 4. MESSAGES a, LIST / GOTO MESSAGES This will present you with a list of messages in the current area. After you select a message, you will be automatically placed into the reading area at that message. b, READ MESSAGES Selecting this option will move you into the reading area and position you at the current message. c, REPLY TO A MESSAGE REPLY TO A MESSAGE will place you into the reading area where you will be prompted to optionally change the subject line. After that you will be passed to the editor you specified in the configuration. The message that is currently loaded will be passed to the editor in quoted format. PAGE 3 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ d, ENTER A MESSAGE This option is for those who wish to create a new message. After specifying to whom you would like to send this message, as well as the subject. You will be asked if this message is to be ECHO MAIL or NETMAIL. You will then be asked to choose an area for this message. If this is a NETMAIL message, be sure that the area you choose is in fact a NETMAIL area on your HOST Bulletin Board. If you select NETMAIL, you will be asked for a destination address (see section 9). Once this has be completed, you will then be passed to the editor specified in the configuration. You may begin to enter the body of the message at this time. e, SAVING YOUR MESSAGE Upon saving and exiting from the editor, you will be prompted to choose a TAG LINE. You may choose any of the available TAG LINES or the NO TAG LINE option. The next selection will be the message attributes. You may specify that the message be flagged as PRIVATE or PUBLIC at this point. A CANCEL option is also provided in case you decide against sending this message after all. 5. OPTIONS a, SHELL TO DOS Shell to DOS allows you to return to DOS without terminating OFFLINE. This is not the same as EXIT where OFFLINE is removed from memory and all mail is packed up. With SHELL TO DOS you will be presented with a DOS prompt. At this point you can perform various DOS operations with OFFLINE remaining resident (using aprox. 142k). To return to OFFLINE, type EXIT at the DOS prompt. b, BLANK SCREEN This option is used to BLANK THE SCREEN. It is ideal for those that get called away while reading a message. BLANK SCREEN will prevent BURN IN. The screen will be restored at the touch of any key. PAGE 4 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ 6. SETUP a, COLOR Here you can customize the screen color of OFFLINE to make the reading environment as comfortable as possible. b, MONOCHROME Select this option if you are using OFFLINE on a MONOCHROME environment such as a Black & White monitor, LCD or PLASMA display etc. c, DIRECTORIES If you should decide to change one of the directories used by OFFLINE, this option will change the paths you specified in the installation of OFFLINE. d, PRINTER This is where you may specify the type and location of your printer. The TYPE is either DOT MATRIX or LASER. LASER printers must be HP COMPATIBLE. If you are not sure of what type of printer you have select DOT MATRIX. Next you will be prompted to choose the location or port number of your printer. The most common port is LPT1. e, ARCHIVER Archive programs may vary between Bulletin Boards. OFFLINE supports the most common archive utilities. For more details, see section e) on page 1 of this manual. f, EDITOR Should you decide to choose an alternative editor at any time, you may effect this change by entering the path and name of the new editor through this option. If you don't have a favorite editor, try using the one that comes with DOS 5. The command is \dos\edit which should be entered in setup. PAGE 5 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ g, TERMINAL The default setting for TERMINAL is OTERM. OTERM is a simple yet powerful and free TERMINAL program. It is available on many Bulletin Boards and is produced by the author of OFFLINE. You may choose any terminal such as TELIX. See section 11. 7. CONFIGURING OFFLINE When you first unpack your OFFLINE package, simply type OFFLINE at the DOS prompt. You will be asked all the questions OFFLINE needs to know the first time you run the program. You may press F1 for the on line help screens, or refer to this document for an explanation. OFFLINE is very easy to configure and was designed with the novice in mind. 8. A SAMPLE RUN OF OFFLINE Now that we have become familiar with the menu options available. We can "walk through" a typical OFFLINE session. a, OBTAINING MAIL To obtain a mail packet, you must connect to a Bulletin Board that supports .QWK off line mail through the use of any regular terminal program such as OTERM or TELIX.. Once connected to such a Board, You must go to the off line mail menu. Once there You may flag areas of interest. All of the messages that would normally be available to you based on your security clearance, will be available to you through this service. The unread mail in the selected topic areas will be bundled up into a packet and place into an area ready for download. You then download the newly created mail packet using your regular terminal software. We can not go into more detail as systems may vary between Bulletin Boards. OFFLINE comes complete with a sample mail bundle named SAMPLE.QWK for those that wish to practice using OFFLINE. b, STARTING OFFLINE To begin your session, simply type OFFLINE at the DOS prompt. If offline is not configured, You will be asked a series of questions at this time that will guide you step by step through the configuration. PAGE 6 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ c, Once configured, you will be prompted to load a .QWK packet. Press ENTER. A list of available mail packets will be presented. We will use the sample packet called SAMPLE.QWK. Highlight this packet and press ENTER. You will then see the packet being de-compressed. After the de-compression is completed, you will be prompted to view notices and bulletins, if they were included in your packet. d, For now, we will just select LIST/GOTO AREAS. Once selected, you will be prompted to select a message area. The area number as well as the total messages contained in that area are presented. The first area, REPLY MAIL is the area where all of your replies and newly entered messages will be placed. Highlight USER_TO_USER and select it by pressing ENTER. Now OFFLINE prompts you to LIST/GOTO messages, READ the messages in the area you just selected, REPLY to a message in this area, or enter a new message in any area. For now we will select READ the messages in this area. Your screen will now look something like the example in Fig. 1. ----------------------------------------------------------- Area: USER_TO_USER Msg:1 10-25-91 2:21a Date: 10-31-91 19:02 (Public, Read) Active [ R ][ A ] From: Harvey Parisien [ E ][ M ] To: ALL [ 4][ < ] Subject: OFFLINE [ 6][ > ] ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ Hi. Welcome to OFFLINE the easy to use QWK Mail Manager. I hope you take the time to read the documentation, and fill out the registration. There is NO COST for non commercial use, but I would like to keep track of OFFLINE users. Please pass the original archive containing your OFFLINE system to your friends. Regards, Harvey Parisien FidoNet 1:249/114 ... OFFLINE * I like my QWK OFFLINE reader!... --- Maximus 2.00 x/11 * Origin: The Lighthouse BBS (1:249/114.1) -------------------- Figure 1 ------------------------ PAGE 7 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ e, The AREA NAME and message number now appear in the top left corner of your screen. In the top right you will find the current date and time as well as a box indicating the HOT KEYS as in Fig. 2. You may press any of these keys to perform different options directly from this area. If using a mouse, you simply place the cursor over the "HOT KEY" in the box and select it. If at any time you press ESC, or the right mouse button, you will be placed back on the pull down menus. ------------------------------------------------------- [ R ][ A ] [ E ][ M ] (current message)---> [ 1][ < ] (total messages)----> [ 3][ > ] R = REPLY to a message A = AREA LIST (or 1 or DEL) E = ENTER a message M = MESSAGE LIST (or 2 or INS) < = Move backwards > = Move forwards F1 = HELP F = FIND a message MOUSE LEFT BUTTON = ENTER or SELECT MOUSE RIGHT BUTTON = ESC HOME = Goto first message END = Goto last message REPLY AREA HOT KEYS INCLUDE K = KILL a message P = TOGGLE PRIVATE / PUBLIC - Figure 2.- --------------------------------------------------------- f, Let us now reply to the first message available. This is accomplished by pressing R. The subject line will now become HIGHLIGHTED. If you wish to change the subject, you may do so now. If not, simply press enter at this point. g, Now you will find yourself in the editor area. Here you can edit the message using your favorite editor. When you have completed editing, exit the editor with the save and exit command. h, Now you are presented a series of TAG LINES to choose from. You may select any of the TAG LINES available or select NO TAG LINE if you do not wish one in your message. (You may add to your library of TAG LINES by editing the OFFLINE.TAG file provided.) i, And finally you have the option to send your message as PRIVATE or PUBLIC. Private messages are only visible to the you and person to whom the message is addressed. Note that some Bulletin Boards do not allow PRIVATE messages in some areas. If this is the case your message might be changed to PUBLIC by the Host (Bulletin Board) system. PAGE 8 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ 9. A BIT ABOUT NETMAIL a, NETMAIL is distributed directly from your Host BBS to the other BBS specified in the DESTINATION ADDRESS line. b, ADDRESSING NETMAIL. This form of message handling is slightly different. You will be required to place a destination address on each message. The address is in the form of #:###/###.#. A good example would be the address to the author of OFFLINE. 1:249/114. The (1:) indicates the Zone, the (1) being North America. The (249/) represents the NET, 249 being Kingston Seaway Net . The third number is the Node. The (114) indicates the Bulletin Board in that Net. In this case it is The Lighthouse BBS. When replying to netmail, the destination address will default to that of the original message you are replying to. You will also note that this address is present on the first line while in the editor area. If you wish to change the destination address then you may do so by changing this line. If you do not wish to change the destination, Do not edit this line. c, FINDING ADDRESSES. If you wish to send a message via NETMAIL, you will require an address to place in the DESTINATION ADDRESS line. You can locate a person's address on the last line of an ECHO MAIL message, see the "ORIGIN LINE" in figure 2 above, or the "FROM" line in a NETMAIL MESSAGE. You will see a #:###/###.# format that tells you where this message came from. Your SysOp can assist you in this. If you are a Netmail user, you should become familiar with the address of the Bulletin Board you receive your mail from as it will become the address where you can be reached as well. 10. MOUSE OPERATION. Mouse operation is quite simple. The left button is ENTER or SELECT, and the right button is ESC. You need only point to the menu option or the HOT KEY symbol illustrated in Figure 2. PAGE 9 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ 11. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q. What is a "Compatible Text Editor"? A. With OFFLINE, you will need an ASCII text editor to edit the messages you enter. This can be any TEXT editor that will allow a command line entry. To test this, simply try several of your favorite text editors in the same way as I have below using Q.EXE (QEDIT). C:\>Q OFFLINE.DOC If the editor executes and loads OFFLINE.DOC automatically, it is COMPATIBLE. Your SysOp should be able to advise, and supply a text editor if you do not have one. Q. I tried to enter TELIX into the TERMINAL path but it could not find any of it's configuration files, What went wrong? A. Most users place OFFLINE in the same directory as their Telecommunications package. You could try this approach, or use a batch file to move into that directory during this operation. OFFLINE will move you back to it's originating directory automatically when you exit the terminal. Here is a simple batch file I called TERM.BAT: @ECHO OFF CLS CD\TELIX TELIX 12. REGISTRATION. Offline is a copyrighted program. It is available to non commercial users with no cost. To any commercial users, this means anyone who uses the software for commercial gain for a "for profit" organization, OFFLINE must be licensed. Please drop us a note with your complete identification (preferably letterhead) with a check for $45.00 US funds payable to Harvey Parisien, and fill out the registration form below. We will send you a commercial license via the postal system or netmail. For "not for profit" organizations, please send a note on your letterhead stating your cause, and this will establish registration with no cost. In either case, please fill in the registration form and mail it in, even if you are a no charge user. Thanks. PAGE 10 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ DISTRIBUTION Please feel free to distribute the original archive (or at least the contents intact) to your friends or clients. To include offline inside another shareware package, please send an example of the application on disk or NETMAIL to the address below. We will review and more than likely grant permission. LEGAL STUFF DISCLAIMER - This program is provided as is. You may use it at your own risk. There is no warranty of any kind or any form covering this program. The author may in no way be held liable for any damage of any form in connection or arising from the quality and/or use of this program and any associated files included with it. PAYMENT - Please send all license fees by mail to the address on the registration form.... Make all checks or International Money Orders payable to: HARVEY PARISIEN Any Money Orders or checks are to be made out in US Funds. M A I L T O ------------ Harvey Parisien FIDONET 1:249/114 (route via 1:249/1) Box 323 Station A, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M 6R2 PAGE 11 OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ OFFLINE REGISTRATION APPLICATION TO: Harvey Parisien Box 323 Station A, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M 6R2 FIDONET 1:249/114 (route via 1:249/1) Your OFFLINE license entitles you to use all FUTURE UPDATES FREE. [ ] COMMERCIAL USE: My registration fee of $45.00 per installation by [ ] check, [ ] money order in US funds, is enclosed. [ ] Send license via postal service (snail mail) [ ] Send license via private NETMAIL (FIDO NET) My FIDO NET Address is: ____________________ [ ] PRIVATE USE: No registration fee is required... FREE Date: _____/_____/_____ (mm/dd/yy) Organization: ____________________________________________ (if applicable) Users Name: ____________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________ City, State: __________________________________(________) Phone: ____________________________________________ Current Version you are using of OFFLINE: ________________ Fido Address where you can be contacted: ________________ Comments: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ APPENDIX A OFFLINE ════════════════════════════════════════════════════╡ ___ / /\Softwrite /__///\\\ Docs. DOCUMENTATION by Softwrite Docs. (c) 1991, Don Laverdure If you have an application that needs documentation. Call us, The documentation specialists. 1-(613)-548-3691 Bulletin Board Support Line FidoNet 1:249/124.0 Or mail a letter to: Softwrite Docs. C/O Don Laverdure 42 Leroy Grant Drive Suite 407 Kingston, Ontario. K7K 6W8 The latest version of OFFLINE is available from the following nodes, or on your favorite SDS site. Supports sites use a file request name of: OFFLINE US OFFLINE Support 1:128/77 Data Phone: 1-719-599-4568 2400 to HST/DS SPEEDS Preston Smith, SysOp Colorado Springs, US Canada OFFLINE Support 1:249/1 Data Phone: 1-613-548-7744 HST/DS 16.8 SPEEDS 1:249/50 Bill Cassidy, SysOp (249 NEC) ZyXEL 16.8 Bill Cassidy, SysOp (249 NEC) Kingston, ON Maximus Support 1:249/106 Data Phone: 1-613-389-8315 HST SPEEDS Scott Dudley, SysOp Kingston, ON UK OFFLINE Support 2:254/71 Data Phone: 044-0502-588505 9600/HST 2:254/44 Data Phone: 044-0502-518274 2400 bps CCITT Cliff Jones, SysOp Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, UK. Germany OFFLINE Support 2:245/100 Data Phone: 49-201-200381 HST 2:245/8 Data Phone: 49-201-232899 HST DS Peter Kaszanics, SysOp Essen, Germany Italy OFFLINE Support 2:331/300 Data Phone: 39-2-76006329 HST DS/PEP 2:331/301 Data Phone: 39-2-76006857 HST Giancarlo Cairella (Vertigo), SysOp (331 NEC) Milano, Italy Australia OFFLINE Support 3:640/306 DATA PHONE: 61-7-3984288 2400 bps CCITT Peter Lane-Collett, Sysop Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Thailand OFFLINE Support 6:608/10 Data Phone: 1-662-552-3837 2400 bps Gerald Williams, SysOp Bangkok, Thailand Other works by Harvey Parisien, OFFLINE Author RAD, dBASE III file compatible, BBS or REMOTE online database HLIST, HLIST File List Compiler for files.bbs systems OMENU, oMENU the Ultimate disk Menu System POINT, PPoint - Professional Point System - easy and automatic HARVEY, "Harvey the Robot" automated message mailer *.PKT format OFFLINE, The easy to use, QWK offline reader ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ OFFLINE the QWK Offline Mail Manager Copyright (c) 1991 Harvey Parisien Special thanks goes to certain people who have made OFFLINE possible in one way or another... First, every programmers nightmare is writing documentation to a project he/she is too close to. Thanks to Don Laverdure, of Softwrite Docs, Kingston, Ontario. Don wrote the OFFLINE.DOC included in the archive. Secondly, the major distribution sites as mentioned on the previous page, and all SDS site SysOps! Finally, there are the many beta testers who put offline through the paces and insure the final user gets a safe and quality product. Many thanks... Harvey Parisien Box 323 Station A, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA K7M 6R2 FidoNet 1:249/114 (route via 1:249/1) ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ OFFLINE brief spec and limits... o Maximum Areas = 999 o Maximum Messages per Areas = 600 o Maximum Lines per Messages = unlimited (max of 300 displayed) o Messages are not stripped of high characters allowing use on networks where they are allowed. o Supports the following archivers: PKZIP, LHA, LHARC, ARJ. o Provides access to a user defined Terminal. o Compatible with 4DOS and DesqView. o Supports HP Laser compatibles for printing. o Supports 43, 50, and 60 line screen modes. o Optional UPPER case To/From for PCBOARD o Supports ANSI animated message displaying o Fixed or Random Tag Lines (or none) o Supports commands ADD, DROP message areas o Supports file REQUESTs from host o Supports Spell Checking o Netmail Address Book For an up-to-date Reference Guide. Run OFFLINE and press F1 for a help screen. Select Help Index and select the last choice which is Print User Reference Guide. This will print a complete function by function guide to running OFFLINE. This guide is a complete printout of your online Help text.