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OFFLINE Reference Guide 02-12-1993
R E F E R E N C E T O P I C S
001: PROGRAM INFORMATION
002: FILE: Load QWK File
003: FILE: Delete Files
004: FILE: Packet Info
005: FILE: Rename Packets
006: FILE: Terminal
007: FILE: Exit
008: HOST: Display Notice Board
009: HOST: Display Bulletins
010: HOST: Display New Files list
011: HOST: Display Hello Screen
012: HOST: Display Goodbye Screen
013: HOST: Add Message Area
014: HOST: Drop Message Area
015: HOST: File Requests
016: MAIL: Select message area
017: MAIL: Read messages
018: MAIL: Reply to a message
019: MAIL: Enter a message
020: MAIL: Export messages
021: MAIL: Print messages
022: OPTIONS: Shell to DOS
023: OPTIONS: Blank Screen
024: OPTIONS: Edit Taglines
025: SETUP: Color
026: SETUP: Monochrome
027: SETUP: Directories
028: SETUP: Printer
029: SETUP: Archiver
030: SETUP: Editor/Spell Checker
031: SETUP: Terminal
032: SETUP: Sound
033: SETUP: Screen Length
034: SETUP: UPPER CASE
035: Operational Keys in the Reading Area
036: Address Book
Copyright (c) 1993 Harvey Parisien, Kingston, Canada 1:249/114
User Reference Guide Page: 1
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001: PROGRAM INFORMATION
OFFLINE - Copyright (c) 1991 Harvey Parisien
Box 323 Station A, Kingston, Ontario, CANADA K7M 6R2
Other software by Parisien...
Magic FREQ names for 1:249/1 Canada, 1:128/77 US, 2:254/71 UK.
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
HARVEY = Harvey the Robot automated message mailer *.PKT format
OFFLINE = The easy to use, QWK offline reader.
To create an up-to-date User Reference Guide, 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 contains the complete contents
of your online Help System.
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002: FILE: LOAD QWK FILE
This option will un-archive the required mail bundle and prepare
it for processing. You will first have to choose a bundle to work
with by highlighting the choice on the menu using your arrow keys,
and pressing enter. OFFLINE will automatically detect the archive
system required for unarchiving the packet.
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003: FILE: DELETE FILES
This option will delete old mail packets, or old return mail packets.
Packets you received have an extension of QWK, and packets you return
have an extension of REP.
Once you've finished with a QWK packet, you should delete it to
optimize your systems disk space.
Once you return a REP packet you should delete it, or it will
continually be appended (added to).
OFFLINE creates a file with an extension of _WK which relates to
your *.QWK packet file. This holds your lastread pointers (keeps
track of what messages you've read in a packet so far). You should
delete files from the OFFLINE menu and not from DOS to insure the
correct lastread pointer files are deleted.
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004: FILE: PACKET INFO
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This displays information about your current QWK mail packet, and your
HOST system.
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005: FILE: RENAME PACKETS
This is where existing packets can be renamed. Most Zmodem protocols
automatically rename your packets if an existing packet has the same
name. However, if this is not the case, you would normally use this
function before uploading. This function will prompt you to select a
packet, and automatically suggest a unique name. Then it will prompt
you to rename that packet.
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006: FILE: TERMINAL
This allows you to run your terminal from OFFLINE. You can download
or upload your mail packets and return to this menu. OFFLINE is
removed from memory allowing your terminal to operate efficiently.
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007: FILE: EXIT
This choice exits to DOS.
(see also: PROGRAM INFORMATION)
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008: HOST: DISPLAY NOTICE BOARD
Your HOST system can optionally send information to you which would be
presented here.
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009: HOST: DISPLAY BULLETINS
Your HOST system can optionally send Bulletins to you which would be
presented here.
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010: HOST: DISPLAY NEW FILES LIST
Your HOST system can optionally send a list of it's Newest files,
which would be presented here.
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011: HOST: DISPLAY HELLO SCREEN
Your HOST system can optionally include a Hello Screen which would be
presented here.
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012: HOST: DISPLAY GOODBYE SCREEN
Your HOST system can optionally include a Goodbye Screen which would
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be presented here.
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013: HOST: ADD MESSAGE AREA
This is where you can ADD a message/conference area to your future QWK
host packets. This applies to the current HOST as identified in the
bottom left of your screen. This feature is only available if your
HOST System supports it.
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014: HOST: DROP MESSAGE AREA
This is where you can DROP a message/conference area from your future
QWK host packets. This applies to the current HOST as identified in
the bottom left of your screen. This feature is only available if
your HOST System supports it.
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015: HOST: FILE REQUESTS
This is where you can REQUEST files from your host system. For more
details on this feature, consult your HOST System Operator. This
feature is only available if your HOST System supports it.
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016: MAIL: SELECT MESSAGE AREA
This is the area (or sometimes called conference) where you read
and/or reply to mail. You can list areas, and messages from the
READING AREA, as well as export or print messages.
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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017: MAIL: READ MESSAGES
This choice takes you to the Reading area. This is where you will
read your mail.
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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018: MAIL: REPLY TO A MESSAGE
This allows you to reply to the current message. You can do this from
the Reading area as well, but pressing R.
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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019: MAIL: ENTER A MESSAGE
This allows you to enter a message in any area. You can do this from
the Reading area as well, but pressing E.
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(see also: Address Book)
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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020: MAIL: EXPORT MESSAGES
This choice appends a text file (which you setup as your export file)
with the contents of the current message.
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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021: MAIL: PRINT MESSAGES
This choice prints the current message.
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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022: OPTIONS: SHELL TO DOS
This allows you to shell to DOS. To return from DOS, type EXIT at
your DOS prompt and press ENTER. If you change directories while in
DOS, OFFLINE will automatically place you back on the directory you
originally shelled from.
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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023: OPTIONS: BLANK SCREEN
This blanks your screen for whatever reason you can think of. Press
any key to return to OFFLINE.
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024: OPTIONS: EDIT TAGLINES
This allows you to edit your tagline file. This is a simple text file
containing upto 300 taglines which will be appended to your OFFLINE
tearline at the bottom of messages. If you have > 10 taglines in this
file, taglines will be presented RANDOMLY for your selection.
When reading messages, you can copy tag lines (or any text for that
matter) from a message by pressing Alt S, then moving the cursor to
the start of the line of text you wish to capture, press enter. The
line can then be edited. Press enter again and it will be appended
to your tagline list.
(see also: Operational Keys in the Reading Area)
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025: SETUP: COLOR
This lets you choose the main Color scheme used by OFFLINE.
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026: SETUP: MONOCHROME
This sets OFFLINE to operate in black and white.
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027: SETUP: DIRECTORIES
This is where you setup various directory paths. Each prompt
identifies the purpose of each area. See your manual for more
information.
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028: SETUP: PRINTER
This allows you to select DOT MATRIX printers or a basic HP compatible
LASER setup for printing messages. You will also be prompted for the
applicable parallel port it is connected to. It is not necessary to
have a printer attached to set this up.
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029: SETUP: ARCHIVER
This is where you choose your upload archiving system. We recommend
using PKZIP for optimum performance. OFFLINE will automatically
detect the archive system required for unarchiving the packet.
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030: SETUP: EDITOR/SPELL CHECKER
This is where you choose the editor you will be using to enter or
reply to mail. If you have DOS 5.0 or better, you can use the
\dos\edit command. If you have QEDIT, we strongly recommend it.
QEDIT is a great shareware editor. You also have the option to use an
independent spell checker. If you are looking for one, we recommend a
shareware system called ShareSpell.
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031: SETUP: TERMINAL
This is where you setup your terminal startup command. Just put the
exact command you would need to enter at the DOS prompt if you were in
the current directory.
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032: SETUP: SOUND
This is where you can turn sound prompts on or off.
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033: SETUP: SCREEN LENGTH
This is where you can choose 25, 43, 50, or 60 line screen mode. You
can also choose AUTO DETECT which will automatically default to the
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current screen mode.
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034: SETUP: UPPER CASE
This is where you can set input for the From and To fields in replies
to always be UPPER CASE only. This is only required on some systems,
check with your QWK host for details. It is usually preferred to use
Upper Lower case, so avoid this setting if possible.
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035: OPERATIONAL KEYS IN THE READING AREA
The following keys display the AREAS LIST: A, or Del.
The following keys display a MESSAGE LIST: M, or Ins.
The Arrow keys move to next or previous messages.
PgDn will page down one screen at a time to the bottom of a message.
ENTER is like PgDn but will go to the next message if at the bottom.
The Esc key or Mouse Button 2 exits this area.
+=Move to next message in current area with the same subject.
R=Reply to the current message.
E=Enter a message.
F=FIND a message.
Home=Goto the First message.
End=Goto the Last message.
^E=Export current message to a text file.
^P=Print current message.
^A=Displays message using ANSI.
Alt+L invokes LIST by Vernon Buerg.
F10 SHELLS TO DOS (and clears the screen).
Alt+S=Copy Tag Lines (see info below)
Additional keys available in the REPLY AREA ONLY...
C=Change/Edit a reply.
K=Kill the current message.
P=Toggles Private on/off.
Alt+S=Copy Tag Lines
When reading messages, you can copy tag lines (or any text for that
matter) from a message by pressing Alt S, then moving the cursor to
the start of the line of text you wish to capture, press enter. The
line can then be edited. Press enter again and it will be appended
to a file called OFFLINE.TAG in the current directory. This is a
tagline list used by OFFLINE or PPOINT. Both are mail management
systems by Harvey Parisien.
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036: ADDRESS BOOK
If you have an address book in place (the system creates this for you)
it can be accessed for NETMAIL or ECHOMAIL by pressing F4 when you are
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ENTERING a message, placing text in the TO: field. Your address book
is built by the system. Every time you enter a NETMAIL message, it
prompts you as to whether or not you would like to add the current
entry to the address book. It will only prompt you for entries that
do not currently exist. This way you build an address book while you
use the system, as opposed to sitting down and typing in 50 names.
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