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The QWK'n'Dirty Golem Mode
Copyright 1992 by
Anthony W. Hursh
In Hebrew legend, a golem is a sort of robot created to
perform simple tasks. The QWK'n'Dirty Golem Mode allows you to
automate calling and downloading of .QWK packets. You set a
"calling window" (the hours between which you want QWK'n'Dirty
to call the board) and an interval between calls. If, for example,
the calling window is set for 00:00 to 05:00, and the interval
between calls is set to 10 hours, QWK'n'Dirty will call if it is:
1) between midnight and 5 am, and
2) more than 10 hours since the last call.
To set Golem Mode for a system, use the edit command from the
dial/read menu. Choose "Enabled" for Golem mode, then set the
calling window and interval between calls. You must also have a
script written to handle the actual logon and download process.
ACTIVATING GOLEM MODE
Golem Mode can be activated in two distinct ways. The first
method is to type ALT-G from the terminal screen. QWK'n'Dirty will
begin cycling through all the systems endlessly until it finds
one which is in its calling window, and for which the proper
interval has elapsed. This process will continue endlessly
until you press a key.
The second method is used for enabling Golem Mode from
another program. If QWK'n'Dirty is invoked with the command
line:
QWKNDTY /G
it will come up in Golem Mode. QWK'n'Dirty will check each system a
maximum of one time, then exit (unlike activating Golem Mode from
the terminal screen, which loops endlessly). This lets you do
things such as run QWK'n'Dirty as a timed event from another BBS
program (handy for those sysops that never seem to have time to call
out).
Keep in mind that you need to load a FOSSIL driver unless you already
have one installed. You could make a TIMEQWK.BAT file using
OPQWK.BAT or BNUQWK.BAT as a model, and changing the QWKNDTY
command line to use the /G parameter. Of course, if you already
have a FOSSIL loaded to run a BBS you could simply run
QWKNDTY /G directly.