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CCC AAA PPP TTTTT AAA III N N J SSS
C C A A P P T A A I NN N J S
C AAAAA PPP T AAAAA I N N N SSS
C C A A P T A A I N NN S
CCC A A P T A A III N N SSS
QQQ W W K K
Q Q W W K K
Q Q W W KK version 2.0e
Q QQ W W W K K
QQQQ W W K K
*USER MANUAL*
Copyright (c) 1993 by Dirk Hoeschen
STRUCTURE
=========
1 : SOME REMARKS
1.1: what's QWK
1.2: what is that programm for
1.3: shareware informations
2 : HOW TO USE
2.1: configuration (preferences)
2.2: the reader
2.3: the editor
3 : THE LAST WORD
3.1: trubleshooting
3.2: some special hints
3.3: back to the future
4 : THE END
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SOME REMARKS
============
1.1: What's QWK
QWK is an easy and cheap way, to read,enter and reply messages
in your BBS without being online. In lotsa BBS it's nowadays
possible to tag the messageareas you are intereted and invoke
the BBS to pack a QWK-mailbundle. These mailbundles are mostly
compressed with a standard archiver. The bundle contains
standard index and controlfiles, BBBlogos and bulletins and a
messagefile. The messagefile isn't pure ASCII, so you can't
read it with an ordinary editor. Now you'll understand, why a
special program is needed. Also if you want to enter a message,
you need a special QWK-reader, to generate the replybundle.
1.2: What is that program for?
Nearly for every computer, you can chose between several
QWKreader. for the ATARI there was only one program available.
It's called Maximiser and one of the worst programs I've ever
seen. So basically I made Captain's for my own. Then I decided,
to make a professional sharewareversion. The result is a easy to
handle, fast and (nearly) errorfree program. It is easy to use,
because I am myself a SysOp of a BBS and I know that most of my
users don't use QWK, because the other readers are to
complicate.
So don't wonder, if the documentation is so short. I've included
all neccecary funktions of a QWK_reader and some more.
For example:
- it works on any ST / STE / and TT
- it works in every resolution (exept 320 x 200)
- it works with speedups and graphiccards
- built in ANSI-emulator for BBS-Logos
- variable fontszizes and styles if using GDOS
- read, enter and reply messages
- print a single message
- ASCII export of single messages
- automatical metmailsupport if using MAX2.0
- editable funktionkeys for the editor
- start as an application
and so on.
1.3: Shareware informations
If you want to reply or enter a message, you'll see, that you
have to enter your full name every time. If you register, you'll
get your personal key. That key is a short file with your name.
Now your name will be inserted automatically.
I'm no materialist. I am a poor student. So send a Letter with
your name and 15$ or 10& or 80ff or 25DM to:
Dirk Hoeschen
Eiserne Hand 23
4300 Essen 1
GERMANY
You can also send a check or tranfer the money directly to my
bank:
Volksbank Essen AG ( BLZ 360 303 00 )
nr: 362 082
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Some people only need to send 3$ or 2& or 15ff or 5DM for
postage an package. These people are:
-all female users
(I'm no sexist, but I want, that more girls are interested in
computers)
-all people called Michal Jackson
-all little green people from outer space
-and everybody else, who (really) can explain me, why he is to
poor to pay.
HOW TO USE
==========
2.1: Configure Captain's QWK
Inside of the archive CCWKx_xx.LZH are the follwing files:
- CQWK.DOC the documentation
- CQWK.PRG the program
- CQWK.RSC the resourcefile
- CQWK.PRF the configurationfile
- CQWK.TAG the tagfile
- REGISTER.DOC use it for registration
- SAMPLE.QWK a example of a QWK-Mailbundle (LHARC 1.13)
Harddisc owners have to copy all these files into a single
directory. It'll be better if the directory is on the same
partition as the archivers and your downloadpath. Disclamers
should copy them to a single (formated) disc. Remember that the
you also need a packer like LHARC ARC ZOO or ZIP on that disc.
If you execute the program be shure that the disc isn't write-
protect. To work with a disc is a slow thing, because Captain's
has to access to the drive for every message. If you only have a
1/2 meg, remove all acessories and resident programs, to have
space for 2000 msg's (that is a compressed bundle of about
400k). Disc owners with a meg probabbly want to work with a
ramdisc. Remember that all files of captains excluding the
archivers and the mailbundles must be on the same disc.
Pleas look also to the Infofield iof the mainwindow. Wenever
you should do something, an explaination is shown there.
After executing Captain's you'll see a fileselector. Exit the
selector without chosing a file. Now you see a window and a
menubar with the following items.
CQWK FILES MESSAGES REPLIES EXTERNALS SETUP HELP
The title SETUP have the following comands:
____________________
/ | SETUP | \
----------------------
| Macrokeys... |
|---------------|
| QWK/REP-dir...|
| Bulletins... |
| Newfiles... |
|---------------|
| Archiver... |
| Ext. editor...|
| Ext. termin...|
| Settings... |
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The first command is MACROS. Here you can define the
functionkeys to use later in the editor, when you're entering a
message. You don't need them yet.
After invoking the command QWK AND REP-DIR you will see a
fileselector. Now define the path of the QWK-mailbundles and
the path for the replybundles. These are normally the up and
downloadpath of your terminalprogramm. Click on a *.QWK file and
press Return.
The next two points are the names of the bulletinfile and the
newfileslist of your BBS. You can define them, if you've opend a
bundle. The bulletines and the newfiles are only availiable, if
your BBS included them into the bundle.
Next, you have to define the location of the archiver(s)
(normally you will only need one of the standard archivers. They
ar availiable in your BBS.) and define the xtract and the
compresscomands to be send to the packer (better leave them
alone, bcause they are predefined!).
With External. Editor and Terminal, you choose the external
programs and the comandline you will start with. They should be
also GEM-programs and capable to get parameters. Look at (Exter-
nals) for more details.
Now chose the default archiver with SETTINGS. That's the kind
of archiver your BBS generates. The you can also choose the size
of your window, the date and time, teh size and style of your
font and if you want to