home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
BBS Toolkit
/
BBS Toolkit.iso
/
gt_power
/
bgqwkb20.zip
/
BGQWK.HLP
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1991-12-23
|
6KB
|
137 lines
$newuser
Welcome to the world of QWK! Be sure to configure your setup through
the C)onfig menu and select your conferences through the S)elect menu.
$main
BGQWK is a door program designed for use with the GT Power host mode.
It will collect new messages from any conference you are joined into and
bundle those messages into a standard QWK packet. This door is similar
in function to the Qmail door for PCBoard systems. I recommend using
EZ-Reader or the Silly Little Mail Reader as your QWK reader.
C)onfig S)elect R)eset L)ist H)elp D)ownload U)pload G)oodbye Q)uit:
C)onfig will allow you to change certain defaults. Anything you
change is saved. H) will request additional help on that menu.
S)elect will allow you to select conferences for downloading. Anything
you change is saved. H) will request additional help on that menu.
R)eset allows you to change all message pointers quickly and at the same
time. You have the option on this menu to reset all pointers to the
lowest message number, the highest message number, or to upload the .PTR
file and reset pointers based upon information contained in that file.
Also, if you wish to upload a duplicate reply packet, selecting the dupe
function will allow you to do.
L)ist will list all users that have used the door. This is available to
give you an overview of the door activity.
The H)elp option displays this file.
D)ownload will begin the mail packing process. Before the packet is
compressed, you may hit ESC to abort this process. If you have tagged
files while in the board, those files will be attached to your packet if
you are using a batch transfer protocol. If your first download is
unsuccessful, you may select D)ownload again to begin the transfer
again. If the download was successful, selecting D)ownload again will
generate a new QWK packet.
The U)pload command allows you to upload any new messages or replies
you entered using the reader.
If you wish to send a netmail message in the netmail message area, be
sure to have the destination Net/Node by itself on the first line of
the message.
The G)oodbye command may or may not appear on the main menu. It is
controlled by your sysop. If it does appear, however, you can use the
G)oodbye comamnd to log off the board. It will drop carrier.
Finally the Q)uit command will exit from the door and return you to GT.
GT Power is copyright by P&M Software Company. Qmail is a trademark of
Sparkware and is copyright by Mark "Sparky" Herring. PCBoard is
copyright by Clark Development Corporation. EZ-Reader is a trademark of
Thumper Technologies and is copyright by Eric Cockrell. Silly Little
Mail Reader is copyright Greg Hewgill and Technique Computer Systems.
Moby Turbo is a trademark of Omen Technology, Inc. PKZIP is a trademark
of PKWARE, Inc.
$config
T) Transfer protocol
Available protocols include Xmodem, Ymodem, Ymodem Batch, and
Zmodem. If the sysop has Ymodem-G enabled, that option will appear
on the screen as well. Moby Turbo will be used on Zmodem downloads
if the sysop enables such. If you haved tagged files while in the
board, you will be given the option to download them via this door
if you use the Zmodem or the Ymodem Batch/G protocols.
A) Perform unattended download
If you are using a communications program with Zmodem autostart such
as GT Power, I would recommend setting this to 'YES'. Basically,
this means once you select [D]ownload from the main menu, you can
walk away from the computer and take a nap. BGQWK will
automatically bundle messages, download them, and logoff the board.
N) Check board for new uploads
When this is set to 'YES', a file called NEWFILES.DAT will be
included in the QWK packet with a list of new files and their
descriptions. Please note that BGQWK checks only the time/date
stamp of files uploaded to the board, not the uploaded date. Please
note that this option may not appear if the sysop has it disabled.
R) Read NEWS files
This option allows you to read the news ALWAYS or WHEN UPDATED.
W) Read WELCOME/GOODBYE files
This option allows you to view the welcome and goodbye files ALWAYS
or NEVER.
B) Check board for new bulletins
When this is set to 'YES', any new bulletin files will be included
in the QWK packet.
C) Maximum messages per conference
M) Maximum messages per QWK packet
These are self explanatory. Please note that the sysop may have set
a "limit" and you cannot enter numbers higher than that limit.
S) Maximum size of MESSAGES.DAT
MESSAGES.DAT is the heart file of the QWK system. It contains the
message headers and message texts. I would recommend setting this
option to no more than 1024K, but you are free to do so if you wish.
Remember that this file is compressed with PKZIP, so the actual QWK
packet will be much, much smaller than the maximum size.
P) Priority conferences
A maximum of three priority conferences may be set. Priority
conferences are always bundled first.
D) Brief conference definition
On conferences flagged as 'BRIEF', you can tell BGQWK whether you
want only your messages or your messages as well as messages
adressed to 'All'.
Selecting Q)uit at the selection prompt returns you to the main menu.
$select
N)ext will take you to the next screen of conferences. Pressing ENTER
on the selection prompt will also take you to the next screen. P)rev
will take you back to the previous screen of conferences. J)oin will
allow you to join another conference. U)njoin will allow you to unjoin
a conference you are currently joined into. L)stRd allows you to
change the last read pointer of a conference. F)lag allows you to
toggle the ALL/BRIEF flag for a conference. Q)uit returns you to the
main menu.
$selcon
This is where the sysop needs to put information about the difference
networks he or she carries and the rules of each if desired.