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- QPack v1.00 (01-July-1992)
- On-Demand Qmail Prepack System
- Copyright 1992 by Geoffrey Sy
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- QPack is supported by:
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- Residence: Support BBS:
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- Geoffrey Sy Simple Solutions Software
- 51 Wyatt Walk HST: (416) 287-9002
- Toronto, Ontario CANADA HST/2400: (416) 286-8734
- M5A 3T3
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- ═════[INTRODUCTION]══════════════════════════════════════════
- QPack provides on-demand pre-pack of QMail QWK packets. This
- saves toll charges for long distance users because they don't
- have wait online while Qmail scans and compress messages.
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- ═════[OVERVIEW]══════════════════════════════════════════════
- There are 2 modules to the QPack package:
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- QPSETUP.EXE - Edits the QPack configuration file.
- QPACK.EXE - The main door module.
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- And some text/data files:
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- ONDISK - Message to inform the user when a prepack is
- waiting on disk to be downloaded.
- WELCOME - Logon Instruction for the user.
- MENU - Main menu for QPack
- HELP - Help data file
- GOODBYE - Logoff Instruction for the user.
- QPACK.CNF - QPack configuration file.
- QPACK.DOC - QPack documentation (you're reading it).
- QPACK - Example QPack door script (optional).
- QMAIL4 - Example of the modified QMAIL4 door script.
- REGISTER.FRM - For sending your contribution to the author.
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- ═════[INSTALLATION]══════════════════════════════════════════
- 1) Put QPack into a sub-directory on the hard drive.
- 2) Tell QPSETUP the name of your file editors. To do this key
- in QPSETUP /s, that's QPSETUP with a "/" and a small "s".
- 3) Run QPSETUP.EXE to edit the QPACK configuration file.
- 4) Edit QMAIL4 door script file logic to branch to QPack when
- it is requested:
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- ORIGINAL SCRIPT:
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- │ @ECHO OFF
- │ SET QMAIL4=C:\DOORS\QM4\QMAIL4.DAT
- │ %PCBDRIVE%\DOORS\QM4\QMAIL4
- │ BOARD%PCBNODE%
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- MODIFIED SCRIPT:
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- │ @ECHO OFF
- │ SET QMAIL4=C:\DOORS\QM4\QMAIL4.DAT
- │ If (%PCBDOOR%)==(QPACK) GOTO QPACK
- │ %PCBDRIVE%\DOORS\QM4\QMAIL4
- │ GOTO END
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- │ :QPACK
- │ \DOORS\QPACK\QPACK \DOORS\QPACK\QPACK.CNF %PCBDIR%
- │ GOTO END
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- │ :END
- │ BOARD%PCBNODE%
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- CHANGE DETAILS:
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- │ @ECHO OFF
- │ SET QMAIL4=C:\DOORS\QM4\QMAIL4.DAT
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- │ If (%PCBDOOR%)==(QPACK) GOTO QPACK <= Add
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- │ %PCBDRIVE%\DOORS\QM4\QMAIL4
- │ GOTO END <= Add this
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- │ :QPACK <= Add these
- │ \DOORS\QPACK\QPACK \DOORS\QPACK\QPACK.CNF %PCBDIR%
- │ GOTO END
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- │ :END <= Add this
- │ BOARD%PCBNODE%
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- To run QPack, issue the QPACK parameter when open the Qmail
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- QMAIL4 QPACK
- OPEN QMAIL4 QPACK
- OPEN # QPACK
- └── That's the QMail door number.
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- That's all that's required. The door is self maintained - no
- maintenance is required. The menus, welcome/goodbye, help
- screens can be customized to your heart's desire.
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- To shorten the length of the command the user has to type in,
- a separate door script for QPack is required. To do this,
- create an entry in your door security list:
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- USER DOOR
- Filename Password Sec Login SYS SYS Shell
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- QPACK 0 N N N Y
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- Put the following information into the script:
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- @echo QMAIL4 QPACK>PCBSTUFF.KBD
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- ═════[REGISTRATION/SUPPORT]══════════════════════════════════
- If you have questions, bugs, comments or suggestions, please
- contact me. I may be reached on the PCBoard, Doors, OffLine
- conferences on City2City(tm), Intelec(tm), and ILink(tm). I
- also monitor the PCBNet conference on FidoNet(tm). I can also
- be reach on my support BBS or by snail-mail to the above
- address. Registered users of any one of my shareware packages
- may contact me using the voice number in the registration
- document.
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- Since this is user supported software, I don't expect you to
- register if you don't like it or if it doesn't meet your
- needs. Just stop using it after a reasonable trial period
- (1-2 weeks). The program is not crippled in any way, there is
- only a short delay at the start of the program.
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- If you like the program and use it regularly, please register
- it. The registration cost is a one-time fee of $10.00. With
- the registration you'll receive unlimited voice support and
- upgrades. Your registration encourages further development,
- enhancement and my continued support of the product. Please
- send your registration in the form of a Money Order, Personal
- cheque, or Cashier's cheque to the above address. I'm sorry
- that I cannot process credit card registrations at this time.
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- ═════[STANDARD DISCLAIMER]═══════════════════════════════════
- This program is provided on an "AS IS" basis. No warranty of
- any kind is expressed or implied. YOU USE THIS PROGRAM AT
- YOUR OWN RISK. I take no responsibility for any damage caused
- directly or indirectly from the use or the inability to use
- this program.
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- ═════[CREDITS/COPYRIGHTS]════════════════════════════════════
- QWK, QMail4:
- Copyrights of Mark "Sparky" Herring of Sparkware, the
- original creator of QWK.
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- PCBoard:
- Clarke Development Company, Inc.
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- Respected copyright holders.
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