• qwk DOVE-NET

    From sampen@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:00:04 -0400
    From: sampen
    To: ALL
    Subject: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1393506004.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
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    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-net on win server 6.4
    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much there as well. any
    help would be apreciated
    Thanks Sam
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  • From FR COREY BLAKE@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:49:46 -0400
    From: FR COREY BLAKE
    To: sampen
    Subject: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1393609786.32.1393506004@winserver.com>
    References: <1393506004.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
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    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-net on win server 6.4 not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much there as well. any help would be apreciated
    Thanks Sam

    I would be interested too.
    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.
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  • From JERRY SEHL@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:00:23 -0400
    From: JERRY SEHL
    To: FR COREY BLAKE
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1393617623.32.1393609786@winserver.com>
    References: <1393609786.32.1393506004@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
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    Surely you jest on the qwk feature that has been one of the first and well used mail packet with systems. Ahh then you have never heard of the Silly Little Mail Reader :)





    On 2/28/2014 12:49 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to sampen:



    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-net on win
    server 6.4

    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much there as
    well. any

    help would be apreciated

    Thanks Sam



    I would be interested too.

    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.




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  • From FR COREY BLAKE@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:24:07 -0400
    From: FR COREY BLAKE
    To: JERRY SEHL
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1393622647.32.1393617623@winserver.com>
    References: <1393617623.32.1393609786@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 75

    On 2/28/2014 3:00 PM, JERRY SEHL wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:



    Surely you jest on the qwk feature that has been one of the first and
    well

    used mail packet with systems. Ahh then you have never heard of the
    Silly

    Little Mail Reader :)











    On 2/28/2014 12:49 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to sampen:







    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-net on win

    server 6.4



    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much there as

    well. any



    help would be apreciated



    Thanks Sam







    I would be interested too.



    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.











    nope. and dont call me shirley




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  • From MICHAEL PURDY@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:23:45 -0400
    From: MICHAEL PURDY
    To: FR COREY BLAKE
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1393626225.32.1393622647@winserver.com>
    References: <1393622647.32.1393617623@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 93

    As Jerry points out users interested in QWK Networking need to clarify
    whether they are talking about:

    1. Offline Reading of QWK Mail (OLX)
    2. Hub to Hub / Hub to Node QWK Networking

    DOVE-Net is a Synchronet centric QWK Network which does have some General Message Conferences

    http://vert.synchro.net/msgs/subs.ssjs?msg_grp=DOVE-Net

    Offline Mail reading and pulling mail using simple Telnet/FTP scripts is
    quite different to operating a QWK Network.


    On 2/28/2014 4:24 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to JERRY SEHL:

    On 2/28/2014 3:00 PM, JERRY SEHL wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:



    Surely you jest on the qwk feature that has been one of the first and
    well

    used mail packet with systems. Ahh then you have never heard of the
    Silly

    Little Mail Reader :)











    On 2/28/2014 12:49 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to sampen:







    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-net on win

    server 6.4



    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much there as

    well. any



    help would be apreciated



    Thanks Sam







    I would be interested too.



    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.











    nope. and dont call me shirley





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  • From sampen@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 10:25:48 -0400
    From: sampen
    To: MICHAEL PURDY
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1395069948.32.1393626225@winserver.com>
    References: <1393626225.32.1393622647@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 109

    What I want to do is pull dove-net into my computer running win server 6.4 sorry I have been away from bbs's for along time now so I have slept since then and don't remember. I know I have to have my computer call another computer to download packets of dove-net. So do I have to make a batch file
    to do that? it needs to have my login info with it also. So I guess Im
    asking for a little help with maybe a example and instructons. Any help
    would be appreciated may even give a reward say 100.00 well maybe not.
    Money is hard to get now a days. Thanks Sam
    On 2/28/2014 5:23 PM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:

    As Jerry points out users interested in QWK Networking need to clarify whether they are talking about:

    1. Offline Reading of QWK Mail (OLX)
    2. Hub to Hub / Hub to Node QWK Networking

    DOVE-Net is a Synchronet centric QWK Network which does have some
    General
    Message Conferences

    http://vert.synchro.net/msgs/subs.ssjs?msg_grp=DOVE-Net

    Offline Mail reading and pulling mail using simple Telnet/FTP scripts is quite different to operating a QWK Network.


    On 2/28/2014 4:24 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to JERRY SEHL:

    On 2/28/2014 3:00 PM, JERRY SEHL wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:



    Surely you jest on the qwk feature that has been one of the first
    and
    well

    used mail packet with systems. Ahh then you have never heard of
    the
    Silly

    Little Mail Reader :)











    On 2/28/2014 12:49 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to sampen:







    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-net on
    win

    server 6.4



    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much there
    as

    well. any



    help would be apreciated



    Thanks Sam







    I would be interested too.



    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.











    nope. and dont call me shirley






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  • From RUBEN FIGUEROA@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:22:44 -0400
    From: RUBEN FIGUEROA
    To: All
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1395158410.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 115

    First you create a Qwk account with Vertruen bbs. Name and login. Then
    create a batch file that has your login id and password in it and what
    message areas you want.

    give me email address and I will send a copy of my batch file to you.

    What I want to do is pull dove-net into my computer running win server 6.4 sorry I have been away from bbs's for along time now so I have slept since then and don't remember. I know I have to have my computer call another computer to download packets of dove-net. So do I have to make a batch file to do that? it needs to have my login info with it also. So I guess Im asking for a little help with maybe a example and instructons. Any help would be appreciated may even give a reward say 100.00 well maybe not. Money is hard to get now a days. Thanks Sam
    On 2/28/2014 5:23 PM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:

    As Jerry points out users interested in QWK Networking need to clarify whether they are talking about:

    1. Offline Reading of QWK Mail (OLX)
    2. Hub to Hub / Hub to Node QWK Networking

    DOVE-Net is a Synchronet centric QWK Network which does have some
    General
    Message Conferences

    http://vert.synchro.net/msgs/subs.ssjs?msg_grp=DOVE-Net

    Offline Mail reading and pulling mail using simple Telnet/FTP scripts is quite different to operating a QWK Network.


    On 2/28/2014 4:24 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to JERRY SEHL:

    On 2/28/2014 3:00 PM, JERRY SEHL wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:



    Surely you jest on the qwk feature that has been one of the first
    and
    well

    used mail packet with systems. Ahh then you have never heard of
    the
    Silly

    Little Mail Reader :)











    On 2/28/2014 12:49 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to sampen:







    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-net on
    win

    server 6.4



    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much there
    as

    well. any



    help would be apreciated



    Thanks Sam







    I would be interested too.



    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.











    nope. and dont call me shirley






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  • From sampen@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:17:21 -0400
    From: sampen
    To: RUBEN FIGUEROA
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1395159441.32.1395158410@winserver.com>
    References: <1395158410.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 133

    thank you
    penwright1166@gmail.com
    On 3/18/2014 9:22 AM, RUBEN FIGUEROA wrote to All:

    First you create a Qwk account with Vertruen bbs. Name and login. Then create a batch file that has your login id and password in it and what message areas you want.

    give me email address and I will send a copy of my batch file to you.

    What I want to do is pull dove-net into my computer running win
    server 6.4
    sorry I have been away from bbs's for along time now so I have slept
    since
    then and don't remember. I know I have to have my computer call
    another
    computer to download packets of dove-net. So do I have to make a
    batch file
    to do that? it needs to have my login info with it also. So I guess
    Im
    asking for a little help with maybe a example and instructons. Any
    help
    would be appreciated may even give a reward say 100.00 well maybe
    not.
    Money is hard to get now a days. Thanks Sam
    On 2/28/2014 5:23 PM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:

    As Jerry points out users interested in QWK Networking need to
    clarify
    whether they are talking about:

    1. Offline Reading of QWK Mail (OLX)
    2. Hub to Hub / Hub to Node QWK Networking

    DOVE-Net is a Synchronet centric QWK Network which does have some
    General
    Message Conferences

    http://vert.synchro.net/msgs/subs.ssjs?msg_grp=DOVE-Net

    Offline Mail reading and pulling mail using simple Telnet/FTP
    scripts is
    quite different to operating a QWK Network.


    On 2/28/2014 4:24 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to JERRY SEHL:

    On 2/28/2014 3:00 PM, JERRY SEHL wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:



    Surely you jest on the qwk feature that has been one of the
    first
    and
    well

    used mail packet with systems. Ahh then you have never heard
    of
    the
    Silly

    Little Mail Reader :)











    On 2/28/2014 12:49 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to sampen:







    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-
    net on
    win

    server 6.4



    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much
    there
    as

    well. any



    help would be apreciated



    Thanks Sam







    I would be interested too.



    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.











    nope. and dont call me shirley







    --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.1
    * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013)
  • From RUBEN FIGUEROA@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:54:05 -0400
    From: RUBEN FIGUEROA
    To: All
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1395252020.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 136

    Well send it shortly.
    Don't forget to mark your dove net message areas as qwk in wcconfig

    thank you
    penwright1166@gmail.com
    On 3/18/2014 9:22 AM, RUBEN FIGUEROA wrote to All:

    First you create a Qwk account with Vertruen bbs. Name and login. Then create a batch file that has your login id and password in it and what message areas you want.

    give me email address and I will send a copy of my batch file to you.

    What I want to do is pull dove-net into my computer running win
    server 6.4
    sorry I have been away from bbs's for along time now so I have slept
    since
    then and don't remember. I know I have to have my computer call
    another
    computer to download packets of dove-net. So do I have to make a
    batch file
    to do that? it needs to have my login info with it also. So I guess
    Im
    asking for a little help with maybe a example and instructons. Any
    help
    would be appreciated may even give a reward say 100.00 well maybe
    not.
    Money is hard to get now a days. Thanks Sam
    On 2/28/2014 5:23 PM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:

    As Jerry points out users interested in QWK Networking need to
    clarify
    whether they are talking about:

    1. Offline Reading of QWK Mail (OLX)
    2. Hub to Hub / Hub to Node QWK Networking

    DOVE-Net is a Synchronet centric QWK Network which does have some
    General
    Message Conferences

    http://vert.synchro.net/msgs/subs.ssjs?msg_grp=DOVE-Net

    Offline Mail reading and pulling mail using simple Telnet/FTP
    scripts is
    quite different to operating a QWK Network.


    On 2/28/2014 4:24 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to JERRY SEHL:

    On 2/28/2014 3:00 PM, JERRY SEHL wrote to FR COREY BLAKE:



    Surely you jest on the qwk feature that has been one of the
    first
    and
    well

    used mail packet with systems. Ahh then you have never heard
    of
    the
    Silly

    Little Mail Reader :)











    On 2/28/2014 12:49 PM, FR COREY BLAKE wrote to sampen:







    Anyone out have any instructions how to set up dove-
    net on
    win

    server 6.4



    not much info on install cd, check the fourms not much
    there
    as

    well. any



    help would be apreciated



    Thanks Sam







    I would be interested too.



    I didnt know wildcat even does qwk.











    nope. and dont call me shirley







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    * Origin: Prison Board BBS Mesquite Tx //telnet.RDFIG.NET www. (1:124/5013)
  • From GREG YOUNGBLOOD@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:08:21 -0400
    From: GREG YOUNGBLOOD
    To: RUBEN FIGUEROA
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1396274901.32.1395252020@winserver.com>
    References: <1395252020.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 22

    Hello Ruben

    If you don't mind I'd like to see a copy of your batch file, I have always wanted to try qwk myself but never have in all these years.

    admin@afterhours-bbs.com

    Thanks

    Greg Youngblood

    On 3/19/2014 11:54 AM, RUBEN FIGUEROA wrote to All:


    Then
    create a batch file that has your login id and password in it and
    what
    message areas you want.

    give me email address and I will send a copy of my batch file to
    you.

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  • From RUBEN FIGUEROA@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:49:52 -0400
    From: RUBEN FIGUEROA
    To: All
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1396303216.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 24

    Send email with this reques to rdfigueroa@gmail.com

    Hello Ruben

    If you don't mind I'd like to see a copy of your batch file, I have always wanted to try qwk myself but never have in all these years.

    admin@afterhours-bbs.com

    Thanks

    Greg Youngblood

    On 3/19/2014 11:54 AM, RUBEN FIGUEROA wrote to All:


    Then
    create a batch file that has your login id and password in it and
    what
    message areas you want.

    give me email address and I will send a copy of my batch file to
    you.

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  • From GREG YOUNGBLOOD@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:05:47 -0400
    From: GREG YOUNGBLOOD
    To: RUBEN FIGUEROA
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1397505947.32.1396303216@winserver.com>
    References: <1396303216.32.0@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 22

    On 3/31/2014 4:49 PM, RUBEN FIGUEROA wrote to All:

    Send email with this reques to rdfigueroa@gmail.com

    Hello Ruben

    I figured it out and now am hooked up with a qwk mail network.

    Thanks though for the offer to help.

    I am wondering if anyone here could or would make a script or mod to call
    out Wildcat telnet outbound to pick up qwk mail.

    I or anyone would then be able to edit/add the telent address the login
    name and password and then the keys to go to the message menu and then the
    qwk menu it would then auto upload the rep and download the qwk packet and
    put it in the WC5-7\qwk\in folder.

    Thank you

    Greg Youngblood

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  • From MICHAEL PURDY@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 20:37:06 -0400
    From: MICHAEL PURDY
    To: GREG YOUNGBLOOD
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1397522226.32.1397505947@winserver.com>
    References: <1397505947.32.1396303216@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 59

    If you just want to be a Node connecting to a particular Wildcat! host to Upload REP and Download QWK Packets then you can use Telnet scripting which
    is made easier if you use the Wildcat! fast login option [!] and enhanced scripting prompts.

    The problem is that Telnet scripting works on the basis of

    Read Data
    Write Data
    Read Data
    Write Data
    ...

    So if a Wildcat host has modified their screens/prompts you need to match
    your script to work with the site specific customization.

    In the real world the Read Write Data equates to scripting in the form of:

    expect [wait x]
    output

    Within established private Wildcat! QWK Networks FTP is used to overcome
    the Telnet scripting limitations.

    You can use any Telnet scripting language you want. Netterm is probably
    the most popular.

    http://www.securenetterm.com/

    Again just keep in mind that FTP and Telnet scripting is a non-compliant
    basic method suited to simple Node to Hub requirements, its not suitable as
    a model for running a QWK Network.


    On 4/14/2014 4:05 PM, GREG YOUNGBLOOD wrote to RUBEN FIGUEROA:

    On 3/31/2014 4:49 PM, RUBEN FIGUEROA wrote to All:

    Send email with this reques to rdfigueroa@gmail.com

    Hello Ruben

    I figured it out and now am hooked up with a qwk mail network.

    Thanks though for the offer to help.

    I am wondering if anyone here could or would make a script or mod to call out Wildcat telnet outbound to pick up qwk mail.

    I or anyone would then be able to edit/add the telent address the login name and password and then the keys to go to the message menu and then the qwk menu it would then auto upload the rep and download the qwk packet and put it in the WC5-7\qwk\in folder.

    Thank you

    Greg Youngblood


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  • From GREG YOUNGBLOOD@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:25:34 -0400
    From: GREG YOUNGBLOOD
    To: MICHAEL PURDY
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1397665534.32.1397522226@winserver.com>
    References: <1397522226.32.1397505947@winserver.com>
    X-WcMsg-Attr: Rcvd
    X-Mailer: Wildcat! Interactive Net Server v7.0.454.5
    Lines: 49

    Hello Mike

    I'll look into it, thanks for the info!

    Greg



    On 4/14/2014 8:37 PM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to GREG YOUNGBLOOD:

    If you just want to be a Node connecting to a particular Wildcat! host
    to
    Upload REP and Download QWK Packets then you can use Telnet scripting
    which
    is made easier if you use the Wildcat! fast login option [!] and
    enhanced
    scripting prompts.

    The problem is that Telnet scripting works on the basis of

    Read Data
    Write Data
    Read Data
    Write Data
    ...

    So if a Wildcat host has modified their screens/prompts you need to
    match
    your script to work with the site specific customization.

    In the real world the Read Write Data equates to scripting in the form
    of:

    expect [wait x]
    output

    Within established private Wildcat! QWK Networks FTP is used to overcome
    the Telnet scripting limitations.

    You can use any Telnet scripting language you want. Netterm is probably
    the most popular.

    http://www.securenetterm.com/

    Again just keep in mind that FTP and Telnet scripting is a non-compliant basic method suited to simple Node to Hub requirements, its not
    suitable as
    a model for running a QWK Network.

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  • From MICHAEL PURDY@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 03:28:59 -0400
    From: MICHAEL PURDY
    To: GREG YOUNGBLOOD
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1397719739.32.1397665534@winserver.com>
    References: <1397665534.32.1397522226@winserver.com>
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    Greg

    You should not have any difficulty scripting using virtually any telnet scripting language.

    If you are connecting to a Wildcat! QWK Network using FTPS make sure they
    have updated their Wildcat! install to account for the Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug.

    Mike


    On 4/16/2014 12:25 PM, GREG YOUNGBLOOD wrote to MICHAEL PURDY:

    Hello Mike

    I'll look into it, thanks for the info!

    Greg



    On 4/14/2014 8:37 PM, MICHAEL PURDY wrote to GREG YOUNGBLOOD:

    If you just want to be a Node connecting to a particular Wildcat! host
    to
    Upload REP and Download QWK Packets then you can use Telnet scripting
    which
    is made easier if you use the Wildcat! fast login option [!] and
    enhanced
    scripting prompts.

    The problem is that Telnet scripting works on the basis of

    Read Data
    Write Data
    Read Data
    Write Data
    ...

    So if a Wildcat host has modified their screens/prompts you need to
    match
    your script to work with the site specific customization.

    In the real world the Read Write Data equates to scripting in the form
    of:

    expect [wait x]
    output

    Within established private Wildcat! QWK Networks FTP is used to overcome the Telnet scripting limitations.

    You can use any Telnet scripting language you want. Netterm is probably the most popular.

    http://www.securenetterm.com/

    Again just keep in mind that FTP and Telnet scripting is a non-compliant basic method suited to simple Node to Hub requirements, its not
    suitable as
    a model for running a QWK Network.


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  • From JOHN GUILLORY@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:56:01 -0400
    From: JOHN GUILLORY
    To: MICHAEL PURDY
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1408506961.32.1393626225@winserver.com>
    References: <1393626225.32.1393622647@winserver.com>
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    DOVE-Net is a Synchronet centric QWK Network which does have some General Message Conferences

    http://vert.synchro.net/msgs/subs.ssjs?msg_grp=DOVE-Net

    Offline Mail reading and pulling mail using simple Telnet/FTP scripts is quite different to operating a QWK Network.

    Basically, you've got 3 steps. Really easy once you know how. Either
    create a quick script for ftp to download the QWK packet and upload the
    .REP, or use IFTP or IREXW setup to handle your downloading. Use WCQWK
    to import the mail. Synchronet uses mail groups in the 1000's. eg.
    your first message group is 1000, second is 20000. Dovenet is
    unfortuantly hard-coded to a different set of numbers, so you either
    need to look into synchronet bbs's cfg or find the text file that tells
    you what the numbers are... Though I've gotta warn you, I've found the
    numbers don't always match up to the text file like they're supposed to
    be!
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  • From MICHAEL PURDY@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 03:44:04 -0400
    From: MICHAEL PURDY
    To: JOHN GUILLORY
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1408520644.32.1408506961@winserver.com>
    References: <1408506961.32.1393626225@winserver.com>
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    John

    I'm not sure why you are posting to me?. Were you trying to contact the OP SAMPEN?

    Mike


    On 8/19/2014 11:56 PM, JOHN GUILLORY wrote to MICHAEL PURDY:

    DOVE-Net is a Synchronet centric QWK Network which does have some
    General
    Message Conferences

    http://vert.synchro.net/msgs/subs.ssjs?msg_grp=DOVE-Net

    Offline Mail reading and pulling mail using simple Telnet/FTP scripts is quite different to operating a QWK Network.

    Basically, you've got 3 steps. Really easy once you know how. Either create a quick script for ftp to download the QWK packet and upload the .REP, or use IFTP or IREXW setup to handle your downloading. Use WCQWK
    to import the mail. Synchronet uses mail groups in the 1000's. eg.
    your first message group is 1000, second is 20000. Dovenet is
    unfortuantly hard-coded to a different set of numbers, so you either
    need to look into synchronet bbs's cfg or find the text file that tells
    you what the numbers are... Though I've gotta warn you, I've found the numbers don't always match up to the text file like they're supposed to
    be!


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  • From JOHN GUILLORY@1:124/5013 to All on Thu Jan 31 19:12:12 2019
    Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 22:46:26 -0400
    From: JOHN GUILLORY
    To: MICHAEL PURDY
    Subject: RE: qwk DOVE-NET
    Newsgroups: win.server.program
    Message-ID: <1408589186.32.1408520644@winserver.com>
    References: <1408520644.32.1408506961@winserver.com>
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    I'm not sure why you are posting to me?. Were you trying to contact the OP SAMPEN?

    Probably, I kinda figured you knew how to do QWK networking, was
    wondering... Oh well, happens to all of us... ;-)
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