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FidoQWK - FidoNet(tm) <=> QWK Echomail Processor
= [ v1.11 ] ====================================================================
08-Oct-1992 - Partially completed the QWK to REP (QWK2REP.EXE) conversion
module.
! Please run CONVERT.EXE included in this package to update your
configuration files before using this version.
+ QWK to REP conversion is useful in environment where the
FidoNet *.MSG isn't desired. QWK2REP can convert the host
BBS's QWK packet into a .REP packet for uploading to the local
BBS. It's working, but not quite complete, 2 separate BBS
setup is required if you want to use this module now.
+ Had to do a quick fix on the tag that I put on imported/sent
messages. It was being erased by Maximus when the message was
replied to. This caused FidoQWK to pick these messages up as
new messages.
The tag now uses the "Originate Node" and "Cost" field in the
*.MSG header. I don't see any BBS software using these fields,
but let me know if it interferes with the BBS software. It
may have to be visible if I can't use the message header to
store it.
Thanks to Bill Dykstra for mentioning this.
= [ v1.10 ] ====================================================================
26-Sep-1992 - I was hoping for a major update for this version number, but
this tiny item came up.
+ Properly updates the extra date/time fields that Opus and
Maximus uses.
= [ v1.09 ] ====================================================================
09-Sep-1992 - Guess I'm back.
+ Reworked the SysOp name translation functions. This function
will be used on the command line for now:
To translate "SYSOP" to "GEOFFREY SY" in all the "FROM:"
field in the messages, use: /TF:SYSOP=GEOFFREY;SY
To translate the "TO:" field, use: /TT:SYSOP=GEOFFREY;SY.
Both the /TF and /TT functions work with both MSG2REP as well
as QWK2MSG.
+ The PURGE.EXE utility is used to remove all the *.MSG files
and reset the high-water marks to 1.
- If you've been using the /IS (ignore sent) switch, you should
stop using it now. This version of FidoQWK no longer observes
or uses the "sent attribute". If the /IS switch is used, all
messages, including messages created with FidoQWK will be sent
to the .REP packet.
= [ v1.08 ] ====================================================================
20-Aug-1992 - It's weird that there are more phone calls for me when I'm
being hit with a fever. It's also weird that I caught a fever
in the middle of summer.
+ Forgot to update FQSETUP on the last release. FQSETUP is now
updated to use the FidoNet standard of storing the echomail
message pointers.
! To the person from (Syracuse, NY) who left me the numbers
1-216-966-####, I couldn't connect. With this fever and
head-ache I'm having, I probably wrote down the wrong number.
I checked the area codes listing and noticed that 216 is not
in Syracuse, even with my head-ache, it's not possible for me
to miss the area code by this magnitude.
= [ v1.07 ] ====================================================================
12-Aug-1992 - There goes another ten thousand strands of hair.
- I screwed up version 1.06 when I added the line-wrap routine.
The buffer in the line-wrap routine didn't get flushed, this
caused the same message to be sent many times.
PLEASE DELETE VERSION 1.06. IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY!
- I had some time to do some more reading on the FTSC and some
other FidoNet notes. I've found that the 1.MSG is used for
storing echomail high-water mark. FidoQWK will now follow
this standard of maintaining echomail pointers. This should
help those who had to reset the pointers manually when the
message base was renumbered, purged, or reset. If you had
been using the /IP switch you can stop doing that now, unless
really want to scan the message base from the first message.
= [ v1.06 ] ====================================================================
05-Aug-1992 - ...
- Added line-wrap function. This only affects *.MSG -> .REP
conversion, only MSG2REP.EXE is updated.
= [ v1.05 ] ====================================================================
01-Aug-1992 - Am I wasting my time on this??
- The alias 'SYSOP' didn't get translated to the real name on
outgoing messages.
Thanks to Andrew Badi for pointing this out.
- Renamed the executables for planned support of other FidoNet
message formats. I'm looking into supporting Squish and Fido
packet 2 format in the near future. Currently only the Fido
*.MSG format is supported.
FID2REP has been renamed to MSG2REP
QWK2FID has been renamed to QWK2MSG
- The lock up problems caused just prior to shelling out to the
compression program may have been caused by the EMS check on
some machines. This version of FidoQWK will no longer check
for EMS when shelling out.
Thanks to Darcy Otto and
Daniel Cameron for reporting these.
Hopefully the following options will fix this problem:
- Use the /SWAP or /EMS option if swapping to disk or EMS when
executing the compression program is desired.
- Use /FS to tell FidoQWK to use Full-Screen when executing the
ZIP and unZIP programs.
- Added the /NS (No Shell) option. Use this switch to tell
FidoQWK not to run the compression/decompression programs.
When this option is used, QWK2MSG expects that the QWK packet
had already been unpacked into the work directory.
With this option enabled, MSG2REP will create the BBS_ID.MSG
file in the current directory. This BBS_ID.MSG packet needs
to be manually compressed into BBS_ID.REP before sending to
the QWK mail door.
- The /IT switch is no longer supported, I've been informed that
it is not for used the way I had used it.
Thanks to Jeff Smart for mentioning this.
- The /IS (Ignore Sent) switch was added. Use this switch to
ignore the "Sent" attribute on the *.MSG files. I'm not sure
if this attribute bit needs to be checked or not. I didn't
find any information in the FTS drafts on the use of these
attributes. If someone knows anything about these bits I'd
appreciate any information.
I might add some code to update the *.MSG files' "Sent"
attribute. Let me know if this is desirable or necessary??
Because the *.MSG packets are normally created as a temporary
process so I don't see it necessary to update this attribute.
- Normally MSG2REP will scan *.MSG files from the highest number
it scanned last. This may not be desirable in some cases, so
I've added a switch to ignore this "last scanned pointer" and
scan all available messages. To ignore this last scanned
pointers, use the /IP switch on the command line.
Can't remember who asked for this one.
Please use the /IS, /IP switches with caution because re-dumping
messages back to the net can cause you to loss your mail feed
privileges.
- Tip: Mail import & export are very disk intensive operations.
The use of delay-write cache such as the new SMARTDrive 4 and
HyperDisk with the staged write option enable will speed up
these operations as well as easing the stress load on the hard
drive. To enable delay-write on HyperDisk use the S T:n option
on the command line. Change the T:n to a value that gets the
best performance on your system, T:1 worked best for me, but
I'm using SMARTDrive 4.0 which is even better.
A tip from Geoffrey Sy, the overworked programmer.
= [ v1.03 ] ====================================================================
07-Jul-1992 - Programmer's job is never done.
- Tearlines weren't being properly appended to incoming messages.
- Mis-calculation of a string length caused it to go into never,
never land.
= [ v1.02 ] ====================================================================
04-Jul-1992 - Minor Maintenance
- The date on the .REP messages wasn't formatted correctly.
- Removed the extra CR between the taglines.
- FidoQWK will now ignore Kludge lines.
= [ v1.01 ] ====================================================================
03-Jul-1992 - Option removed in v1.05.
= [ v1.00 ] ====================================================================
26-Jun-1992 - Intital Release.
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