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- TXT2REP 1.10 (19-Mar-1992)
- Copyright (C) 1991,2 Geoffrey Sy
- All Rights Reserved
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- TXT2REP is supported by:
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- Residence: Support BBS:
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- Geoffrey Sy The GRAFIX Connection
- 51 Wyatt Walk HST: (416) 287-9002
- Toronto, Ontario CANADA 2400: (416) 286-8734
- M5A 3T3
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- Be sure you are using the correct version of TXT2REP for your
- CPU. TXT2REP.88 is for 8086/8088 systems, TXT2REP.EXE is for
- all x86 CPUs with a brain, including the "brain-dead" 80286.
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- TXT2REP is a utility to create .REP messages for .QWK mail
- doors from text files from the DOS command line. Text files
- longer than standard message length are automatically chopped
- off and put in multiple messages. If replies packet already
- exist on disk, new replies will be appended to it.
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- To use TXT2REP, execute the command:
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- TXT2REP text_file bbs_id from to subject conference [/status]
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- text_file - The text file from which you want the message
- created.
- bbs_id - The .REP packet name of the BBS.
- from - This is where you'd put your name.
- to - Who the message is for (the receiver).
- subject - What the message is about.
- conference - Topic area number on the BBS for the message.
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- ** For the names and subjects, be sure to put semicolons ";"
- ** between words instead of spaces. For example:
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- Joe Smith = Joe;Smith
- H. G. Wells = H.;G.;Wells
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- Items for sale = Items;for;sale
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- [/status] - Optional: Message status. This option lets you
- control who can read your message. The default
- is PUBLIC which means everyone can read your
- message. These options may not be available on
- all BBSes and .QWK mail doors. I've found that
- these options worked with Qmail4 and PCBoard.
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- /PVT - Only the receiver of the message may read the message.
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- /PVT:password - SENDER PASSWORD: Only the receiver of the
- ───┬──── message with the correct password may read
- │ the message.
- │
- /GRP:password - GROUP PASSWORD: This is useful for private
- ───┬──── group discussions. Anyone with the correct
- │ password may read the message.
- │
- └─────- Replace this with the password to protect the
- message.
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- ** The system operator (SysOp) can read all message doesn't
- ** matter what status the message is set at.
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- Customized tagline is available by setting the environment
- variable 'TAGLINE'. To do this issue the command:
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- SET TAGLINE=This is my cute tagline ...
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- Execute TXT2REP without and parameter will list a few command
- line examples.
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- After successful execution of TXT2REP, the message(s) will be
- stored in a file named BBS_ID.MSG. Just compress this with
- PKZIP or whatever compression method that the BBS uses. Make
- sure the compressed file has the BBS_ID as the name and .REP
- as the extension.
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- Execute T2R.EXE for the full-screen interface, with context
- sensitive help, etc, etc version of TXT2REP if the command
- line version is too complicated. (TO BE RELEASED, SOON)
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- REGISTRATION:
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- This program is FreeWare, No registration is asked. Comments,
- suggestions, critiques, donations are welcome.
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- STANDARD DISCLAIMER:
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- This program is provided on an "AS IS" basis. No warranty of
- any kind is expressed or implied.
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- USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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- 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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- COPYRIGHTS:
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- QWK and Qmail
- - Copyrights of Mark "Sparky" Herring of Sparkware, the
- original creator of QWK.
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- 8088/8086/80*86
- - Copyrights of Intel Corporation.
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- PCBoard
- - Copyrights of Clarke Development Company.
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- PKZIP
- - Copyrights of Phil Katz of P.K. Ware Inc.
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- HISTORY:
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- 19-Mar-92 - Customized tagline option
- - Speeded up by 300%
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- 28-Dec-91 - Initial release
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