Document FMQWK 2.0 Documentation FMQWK Version 2.0 (C) 1993 by Francisco Moraes 1. New Features --------------- - Allows selection of Archiver - Bulletins added to the packet - Welcome, News and Goodbye screens added to the packet - New files file in the packet - Easier individual areas reset - Easier configuration - Help in the packet - Personal messages index to make reading easier - configuration through messages - new door configuration 2. What is this? ---------------- This is a QWK compatible door for TransAmiga BBS. In the shareware demo version, the program will restrict the number of messages in a packet to 10. 3. Requirements --------------- The program uses 500 bytes for each message conference you have. You should set a stack of 10k for it. The program will create temporary files at directory that you can choose now. It's a lot faster if you ram as path. Make sure you use a special directory for it because it'll delete everything inside the path. The path must be a valid AmigaDOS path, terminated either by : or by /. This program was compiled under an Amiga 1200 68030 based, with 8 M fast ram, 2 M chip ram. If you find any bug or problems with the program let me know. It uses the following programs to work: - copy - delete - makedir - trump It also needs traplist.library in order to allow netmails. See `Bugs and suggestions' 3. Installation --------------- Use the installer script provided. If you need to do installation manualy: - create a directory named fmqwk to hold the door and its files. - copy bin/fmqwk to your bbs bin directory (or fmqwk030) - copy doc/#?, config/#? to the fmqwk directory. - if you are a registered user, copy bin/fmqwk.key too. - copy text/fmqwk#? to your bbs texts dir - assign doors: to the directory where you created the fmqwk dir. - take a look at fmqwk.trans to see if the correct program version is being ran. 4. Configuration ---------------- The configuraton has changed! Beware. Make a config file before running the program! There's no need of the qwkarc file anymore. There is the option of choosing the commands for each archiver, so read this part carefully!!!! Up to now, I haven't finished my GUI configurator, so here is the description of what the fmqwk.cfg file should contain (use the provided config file as start, but remember to remove the comments). This file is a plain text file that can cointain comments after the needed strings (see the example config file supplied) in the format described below: 1: add the title screen to packet 0=No, 1=Yes 2: full path+filename of the title screen 3: add the news screen to packet 0=No, 1=Yes 4: full path+filename of the news screen 5: add the goodbye screen to packet 0=No, 1=Yes 6: full path+filename of the goodbye screen 7: add the newfiles file to packet 0=N0, 1=Yes 8: full path+filename of the newfiles file 9: Nodelist directory 10: allows netmail to unlisted nodes? 0=No, 1=Yes 11: default cost of netmail to unlisted nodes 12: privileged user access level 13: number of bytes compacted in a minute (for estimating compacting time) 14: message limit in a packet (due to space restrictions) 15: path to the bbs config directory 16: path to the temporary directory for packets and files 17: number of bulletins For each bulletin: 1: full path+filename of bulletin 18: number of archivers For each archiver: 1: archiver name 2: archiver add command 3: archiver extract command 4: wildcard to be used, since not all archivers support #? as wildcard The file must have all the data above to work correctly and don't crash the machine. If anyone send me a GUI configurator that works on all machines and that I can include in the distribuition disk will give a free keyfile of the door. Comments start with a ;. The read routine will remove all comments. So if you have an area that uses the ; then you'll get a incorrect name. 5. Registration --------------- If you register this program, you'll receive a disk containing the latest version of the program, together with a keyfile. With this keyfile you'll be able to upgrade to the most recent version and have all features enabled. All new versions will be uploaded to Aminet. To register fill out the registration form and send it togetehr with US$ 20,00 to: Francisco Inacio de Toledo Moraes R Eng Saturnino de Brito 93 ap 53 Vila Itapura 13023-916 Campinas-SP-Brasil You'll be sent the latest version avaiable, that'll include the upload option and many more that's being programmed. Sorry about this terrible doc, but I'm busy and I wanted to send it to Aminet as soon as possible. 6. Bugs and suggestions ----------------------- Send any bugs or suggestion of improvement of the program to the address above I can be reached by e-mail at following addresses: Internet: maestro@fee.unicamp.br (subject: Chico) Francisco.Moraes%12.1212.0@rbt.anrs.br (gateway to my BBS) Thanks for using FMQWK. Thanks to Mark May for the information on the QWK format. Thanks to Stephan Sürken for Text2Guide program. Special thanks to Carlos Almeida for the several tests he made for me.