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QWK Mail Manager
Copyright (c) 1993 Harvey Parisien
FidoNet 1:249/114
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U S E R S G U I D E
OFFLINE a QWK mail manager
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, you save 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.
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 Colorado Springs, Colorado 1:128/77 2400, HST/DS
CANADA Kingston, Ontario (NEC) 1:249/1 HST/DS 16.8
CANADA Kingston, Ontario 1:249/114 ZyXEL 16.8
UK Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 2:254/71 9600/HST
UK Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 2:254/44 2400 CCITT
GERMANY Essen, Germany 2:245/100 HST
GERMANY Essen, Germany 2:245/8 V32Bis
HOLLAND Veldhoven, Holland 2:500/136
ITALY Milano, Italy (NEC) 2:331/300 HST DS/PEP
ITALY Milano, Italy 2:331/301 HST
THAILAND Bangkok, Thailand 6:608/10 2400
AUSTRALIA Brisbane, Queensland 3:640/306 2400 CCITT
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C O N T E N T S
PAGE
1. GETTING STARTED ................................... 3
a. FILES WITH OFFLINE ........................... 3
b. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................... 3
c. MAIL PACKETS & ARCHIVERS...................... 4
d. INSTALLING OFFLINE ........................... 4
2. A SAMPLE OFFLINE SESSION .......................... 4
a. STARTING OFFLINE ............................. 4
b. OBTAINING MAIL ............................... 4
3. A BIT ABOUT NETMAIL ............................... 8
a. DESTINATION ADDRESS .......................... 8
b. ADDRESSING NETMAIL ........................... 8
c. FINDING ADDRESSES ............................ 8
4. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ............................. 9
5. REGISTRATION & USER SUPPORT ....................... 10
REGISTRATION FORM ................................. 11
SUPPORT SITES ..................................... 12
BRIEF SPECS ....................................... 13
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY ............................... 14
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1. Getting Started.
a, FILES CONTAINED IN THE DISTRIBUTION PACKAGE
OFFLINE EXE main program
OFFLINE CFG (automatically created by OFFLINE)
OFFLINE HLP (online help files)
OFFLINE HLX (online help files)
OFFLINE HLT (online help files)
OFFLINE DOC (Documentation - Users Manual)
LIST COM simple file browser accessed by OFFLINE.exe
ED EXE simple file editor accessed by OFFLINE.exe
ED HLP (online help files)
ETERM EXE simple file terminal accessed by OFFLINE.exe
ETERMZ EXE transfer protocol used by eterm.exe
README (misc information)
WHATSNEW TXT (information only)
SAMPLE QWK (sample qwk packet for local testing only)
SAMPLE TAG (sample/optional tagline file - rename to
OFFLINE.tag if you want to use it)
b, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MS-DOS 2.11 or newer (do yourself a favor and upgrade to MS-DOS
6.0 or better)
Hard Disk (optional)
Printer (Laser or Dot matrix) (optional)
Mouse (optional)
LHA.EXE or other ARCHIVING systems
OFFLINE comes with a simple text editor suitable for messaging.
It is called ED, and OFFLINE will set itself up for use with ED.
The text editor can be any standard text editor such as QEDIT or
your dos editor. To change this go to your setup menu.
OFFLINE will require that you have ANSI installed. This is done
by adding a line in your computer's configuration file
CONFIG.SYS. Using any text editor, add the following if it is
not already there.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
Check your DOS manual for more details on the use of ANSI.SYS
and other devices.
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c, MAIL PACKETS & ARCHIVERS
Mail packets are sent and received in archived (compressed) form.
To be able to unarchive these packets, you will require at least
one archiving program. OFFLINE supports the following archive
utilities for archiving and unarchiving mail packets:
PKZIP/PKUNZIP, LHA, ARJ, ZOO & PKPAK. OFFLINE will automatically
detect the type of unarchiving system to use for incoming *.QWK
packets. Commonly, Bulletin Boards will use PKZIP and PKUNZIP or
LHA. You may have to contact the SysOp of the board you receive
your mail from to find out what archive software you will
require.
Mail packets usually have a root name defined by the bbs or host
system operator (sysop) and a filename extension of QWK.
d, INSTALLING OFFLINE
If you received OFFLINE on a distribution disk, enter the
following to INSTALL on your hard drive.
A: <press enter>
SETUP <press enter>
If you received OFFLINE in an archive, unarchive the system into
a subdirectory dedicated to OFFLINE.
2. A SAMPLE OFFLINE SESSION
a, STARTING OFFLINE
To begin your session, simply type OFFLINE at the DOS prompt.
b, OBTAINING MAIL
The QWK concept
The concept is really quite simple. You just download a QWK
packet usually called BBSNAME.QWK. OFFLINE unarchives this
packet and lets you read, reply, and/or write messages. It
creates a reply packet called BBSNAME.REP. You upload that to
your host BBS, and presto, it get's transferred into the BBS
message base automatically.
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Returning Mail
After you upload your *.REP file to your host (QWK source BBS),
delete it. OFFLINE will automatically append your *.REP each
time you select it's corresponding *.QWK packet file, until
you're ready to upload it. Once you upload the *.REP file, you
should delete it from your upload path (otherwise it will
continually get appended). This function was left as a manual
function, in order to provide you with the most flexibility. You
will be prompted to delete it every time you open a corresponding
QWK packet for the same host (this will make more sense later).
Downloading a Packet
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 ETERM, HTERM, or TELIX. Using ETERM or
HTERM press F4 and then enter to get a dialing directory. Using
your arrows select an entry, and press enter. (ETERM can be
configured to dial any entry in your dialing directory
immediately on entry). Once connected to such a Board, You must
go to the off-line mail menu. On this menu, you can select TAG
AREAS where you tag message areas of interest. All of the
messages that would normally be available to you online, 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 mail packet. You then download the newly
created mail packet using your terminal. Most terminals will
automatically start a ZMODEM (this is a transfer protocol)
transfer for you once you select D to download on the host
system.
OFFLINE comes complete with a sample mail bundle named SAMPLE.QWK
but why not download a real QWK packet now from your host BBS
which has some interesting mail.
Loading a Packet
After you exit your terminal, you will then 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 in
our examples, but you can use any QWK packet you wish. 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. The sysop
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of your host bbs decides whether to include these or not.
d, After reviewing notice boards and/or bulletins, go to the mail
menu and choose Select Message 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 (or any other area you wish) and select it
by pressing ENTER. Now OFFLINE puts you in the reading area.
This is where you can READ, REPLY or ENTER new messages. 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][ > ]
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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.
Please pass the original archive containing your OFFLINE
system to your friends.
Regards...
---
* OFFLINE 1.55 * I like my QWK OFFLINE reader!...
--- Maximus 2.00
* Origin: OFFLINE Systems (1:249/114)
- Figure 1 -
----------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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------------------------------------------------------------
[ 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. This is where you can
edit the message body. When you have completed editing, exit the
editor saving your message.
h, If you have a tag line file, 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, or using the ALT-S command to
steel taglines found in other messages - see on-line help for
details.) Taglines can be fun.
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.
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3. A BIT ABOUT NETMAIL
a, NETMAIL is a message sent from you directly from your Host's BBS
to a user at another BBS as indicated in the DESTINATION ADDRESS.
NETMAIL is usually a private message between 2 people, and does
not show up in public conferences, also called echo areas, or
just echos. Echos can be setup for a select user group where
they can confer privately and concurrently. This is usually the
most efficient way to communicate, but NETMAIL (direct mail) may
still be required at times.
b, ADDRESSING NETMAIL. This form of message handling is slightly
different. You will be required to place a destination address on
each message. OFFLINE handles this quite transparently for you.
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 network 249 being Kingston Seaway Net. The third
number is the Node, (114) indicates the node in that net.
When replying to netmail, the destination address will
automatically 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 the same as
ENTER on the keyboard or SELECT, and the right button is the same as
Esc on the keyboard. You need only point to the menu option or the
HOT KEY symbol illustrated in Figure 2.
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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
Terminal system. If your Terminal is in a different
directory, you could 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
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12. REGISTRATION.
OFFLINE is a copyrighted program. It is distributed shareware, and
in some cases under special licenses together with other systems.
If you are not preregistered, please fill out the enclosed
registration form.
DISTRIBUTION
Please feel free to distribute the original archive (or at least the
contents intact) to your friends or clients. This is how shareware
is distributed.
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
All payments to be made out in US Funds.
M A I L T O
------------
Harvey Parisien
Box 323 Station A
Kingston, Ontario
Canada K7M 6R2
USER SUPPORT
Registered users can access the author Harvey Parisien directly for
support at his netmail address of 1:249/114 any time.
Thank you for your support of OFFLINE, and we sincerely hope it
brings you many hours of enjoyment and productivity.
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OFFLINE REGISTRATION APPLICATION
TO: Harvey Parisien
Box 323 Station A
Kingston, Ontario
Canada K7M 6R2
Please find enclosed my registration fee of...
[ ] COMMERCIAL USE: $45.00 per installation is enclosed.
[ ] PRIVATE USE: $5.00 per installation is enclosed.
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: ________________
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Distribution
The latest version of OFFLINE is available from the following
nodes, or on your favorite SDS-BBS 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 SPEEDS
Bill Cassidy, SysOp (249 NEC)
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
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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 brief spec and limits...
o Maximum Areas = 32000
o Maximum Messages per Areas = 32000
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 Automatically detected archivers: PKZIP, LHA, LHARC, ARJ, ZOO, PKPAK
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
o Supports QSO File Transfer System
(see development history for more recent features)
Development history of OFFLINE...
The latest history is contained in a file called WHATSNEW.TXT.
v1.00 to 1.14 were development versions.
v1.14 Added date/time on QWK directory list (sorted by date/time).
v1.15 Added ability to change reply attributes Private/Public after
created.
v1.15 Added ability to define NETMAIL return destination line format...
Standard format is Maximus 2.00 compatible ie: To: z:net/node
Any other format is now possible ie: NET>z:net/node
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v1.16 Added ability to change subject line for reply mail.
Minor UI improvements, prior to first SDS release.
v1.17 Fixed internal ARJ extract command to E instead of X (which
expands subdirectories if included)
v1.18 Fixed Qemm/Dv problem (mouse routine)
Added FIND command in the Reading Area.
Added On-Line HELP.
v1.19 Made FIND command faster.
v1.20 Fixed mouse bug when using DOS5 editor.
v1.21 Added ability to turn Sound on/off
Added new documentation by Softwrite Docs.
v1.22 Fixed problems associated with Maxmail
v1.23 Improved file access/deletion routines.
v1.24 Added ^E and ^P to Export or Print from read screen (rather than
from the main menu).
Fixed bug when replying to a reply.
Added ability to change export file name on the fly.
SDS release.
v1.25 Minor memory optimization.
v1.26 Added lastread pointer file to retain reading position in old QWK
files.
v1.27 Changed archiver accessing methods, overcoming possible problems
associated with 4DOS.
v1.28 Changed bulletin and notice board display systems to display ansi
as per users requests.
v1.29 Increased number of messages per area to 600 from 400. (999 max
areas).
Now warns of existing REP files and prompts for deletion.
v1.30 Fixed problem that the REP file had with some QWK doors.
v1.31 Fixed problem deleting lastread pointer files.
SDS release.
v1.32 Fixed problem with area numbers in return packets (Didn't affect
use with Maximus v2.0)
Added busy screen (Calendar).
SDS release.
v1.33 Added FAST ACCESS mode (put F on command line) which immediately
loads *.QWK packets and goes to the reading area.
Removed busy screen (Calendar), and replaced it with DOS SHELL
command. (This function was in the Reading area. By user
request, the DOS SHELL can be accessed from the Reading area as
well as from the pull downs)
Enhanced the REPLY QUOTE line.
v1.34 Added ability to edit TO/FROM/SUBJECT fields while entering or
replying to messages.
Added automatic *._W? (lastread pointer file) age detection in
case QWK packets are deleted manually (and the user forgets to
delete the *._W? file).
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v1.35 Added ability to edit replies.
Added 43, 50, and 60 line screen modes.
Added optional packet renaming. For stupid zmodem
protocols/terminals.
Added optional forced upper case for From and To fields (required
by some QWK hosts).
v1.36 Added ability to display Hello and Goodbye screens from Areas
Pulldown.
Improved setup prompt for temp directory, and changed default to
OFF.CAP
Fixed problem with 43+ line modes where the *.REP file list was
not showing on exit.
Fixed a spealling rror on the Choose and Area menu... :)
Fixed LHA A command to LHA A -m so it doesn't prompt for
nonstandard file name extension.
Fixed reply quoting for bluewave to qwk conversions (line
wrapping).
Added date, and flag info to message list.
Changed reply packing methods to REMOVE KILLED MESSAGES FROM
PACKET.
v1.37 Added new display routine. Quotes are now highlighted. Colors
are user definable. Spell checking on it's way...
Added new Spell Checking option.
Increased number of Tag Lines allowed to 300 from 100.
Added ANSI animated message displaying
Added Random Tag Lines (or fixed or none)
Supports commands ADD, DROP message areas
Supports file REQUESTs from host
v1.38 Added new + read reply key
Added ^a pause support in ansi displays
Added ADDRESS BOOK (picklist) for netmail addressing.
Automatically build your list as you netmail.
Improved FIND routines. You can now search in the message header
(the To, From, and Subject fields), or complete message (header
and body).
v1.39 Changed the way OFFLINE accesses your terminal. OFFLINE is now
removed from memory while your terminal is run.
v1.40 Added auto ucase detect for reply mail to PCboard type systems
Changed pkunzip command to pkunzip -o for off spec QWK packets
Changed terminal recognition routine for new v1.39 terminal access
Fixed new v1.39 terminal access method to recognize command lines
v1.41 Fixed mouse bug.
v1.42 Improved user interface with hot keys.
v1.43 ADDED New improved online HELP.
ADDED CLEARBUF before actionbox on REPLY found
Fixed mouse background problem
ADDED Tag line stealer
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ADDED Highlighted Find text in message
v1.44 Fixed printer paging bug for DOT MATRIX printers
v1.50 ADDED Auto unarchiving detection for QWK packets.
Made version number series same as PPoint since both mail
management systems are developed parallel to one another.
v1.51 BETA RELEASE
ADDED User Reference Guide (print or export to text)
ADDED Alt-L for access to Vernon Buery's LIST in the READ AREA
Parked the mouse in bottom right corner.
ADDED browse for large file lists
Included simple free editor
v1.52 OFFICIAL RELEASE
v1.53 Changed message list routine, now allows unlimited messages in an
area>
NEW tearline format for RIME compatibility
Fixed conference area number bug (max is still 999 as per qwk
spec)
QSO support. IE Send/Request files user to user for TBBS!
v1.54 OFFICIAL RELEASE
v1.55 Tucked lastread point file and other pointer files into QWK
packet. This does away with the *._W? external marker files.
Automatically matches REP file archiver with QWK file original
archiver.
Added message read identifier (this is in addition to the book
mark).
Added message replied to identifier.
Added message marking & read marked messages functions.
Added ability to create a blank QWK packet for future use
Minor Menu Changes, including selection to print user & reference
guide.
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