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- QWK2FD v1.0b (c)1992, GGM Data
-
- Reads statistics on Zmodem file transfers with a .QWK network from
- DSZ (tm) log file.
-
- Stores results into Front Door 2.00 (and later) or InterMail 2.10
- format statistic & log files.
-
- ***
- Warranty : This program is guaranteed to take up space on the
- storage medium of the users choice.
-
- : If QWK2FD (herein after referred to as "it"), or anything
- else relative to its use breaks, the user owns all the
- pieces to it and everything else that fell apart.
-
- : Authors liability shall be limited to an amount equal
- to users donations to authors expense of development.
-
- : this is GUILTWARE - donations equaling the amount of a
- users conscience soothing funding are directed to any
- charity of the users choice.
-
-
- ***
- Function : Reads .DAT file (sample enclosed) to determine :
-
- a) Mail system in use (FD or IM)
- b) Mail system log filename
- c) Number of possible .QWK Network(s)
- d) Name(s) of :
- Network(s)
- Host BBS
- Root .QWK & .REP files
-
-
-
- ***
- It Does : write to LASTCALL.(FD or IM), OUTBOUD .HIS, and the mailer
- system log. Result is displayed on mailer wait screen.
-
- : some minor error checking, not much, but enough to be OK.
-
-
-
- ***
- It Does not : Update mailer "wait screen" with date/time of last call,
- or add "call duration" & "cost factor" into history file.
-
- : provide a Zone:Net/Node.Point to a .QWK network system.
-
- : eat hard drives as it leaves this development site.
-
-
-
- ***
- Requires : PC, DOS, etc ... as normaly expected. If you are
- looking at this, you got most of all that you need!
-
- : Use of DSZ (tm) for Zmodem file xfers with .QWK network.
-
- : Environment variable "SET DSZLOG=[filename]"
-
- : Operation from the Mailer SYSTEM directory.
-
-
-
- ***
- Usage Syntax: QWK2FD [networkname] [B D or U]
- ^ ^ ^ ^ : on last call :
- | | | |-- Uploaded .REP only
- | | |------Downloaded .QWK only
- | |-----------Both of the above
- |---------self explanatory - see sample .DAT
-
-
- e.g: QWK2FD W-Net B
-
- : Implies that the last call was to W-Net, and there was
- both an Upload of a .REP and Download of .QWK
-
-
- ***
- format of .DAT file explained : this matches the sample (with comments)
-
- IM <--- using InterMail
- C:\IM\LOGS\IM.LOG <--- InterMail's log file name
- 2 <--- there are TWO .QWK networks listed below
- W-Net <---- a) Network 1 Name (to be used on command line)
- Hal_9000 BBS <--/ b) Host BBS
- Hal_9000 <--/ c) Root of .QWK and .REP packet names
- RecoverNET <---- a) Network 2 Name (to be used on command line)
- LifeLine <--/ b) Host BBS
- Life <--/ c) Root of .QWK and .REP packet names
- <------- etc as desired
-
-
- ***
- Kudos : the programming environment was QB4.5, a product of
- MicroSoft corp.
-
- : DSZ is a product of Omen Technology
- : Front Door is a product of Advanced Engineering sarl
- : InterMail is a product of InterZone Software
-
- without these, the program QWK2FD would not exist
-
- ---
- * Origin: 08/05/92 (1:120/636)
-