Subj : Re: Reading QWK in BBS
To   : ACMEBBS
From : Wall E. Weasel
Date : Thu May 19 2022 07:44 pm

-=> ACMEBBS wrote to All <=-

 AC> Have followed the steps to setup QWK networking with Mystic & have
 AC> attempted  to set up Telegard/Renegade under OS/2-ArcaOS. No matter
 AC> what the software  is...the software does not see the QWK packets I've
 AC> downloaded.

Neither of those BBS packages have a native QWK network function.  They
function only as a QWK door, meaning they import .REP files and produce .QWK
bundles.  That's exactly the opposite of what a QWK networking client does. 
You will have to follow a couple of extra steps to get things working.

You'll need to convert between the two packet types.  Grab the last version of
FidoQWK, which contains a module to convert QWK->REP.  It will also translate
the QWK index numbers between what's expected on the client BBS and what the
host (Mystic) is using.

Next you'll need to create or select an account on the client BBS for importing
the converted .REP file.  On Renegade this account will need SysOp ACS for the
messages area(s) you are importing to.  Telegard has a separate network ACS
that will be used instead.  If the user account doesn't have these ACS ratings,
all of the messages in the .REP file which are not from that user will get
discarded.  Log on to the client BBS as that user and set up the QWK area(s) to
include only the ones you're wanting to network.

Use FidoQWK to convert the .QWK file to the .REP file and copy the .REP file to
the client BBS local QWK directory.  You'll also need to rename it to what the
client BBS is set to use for its QWK ID.  So you have so far converted
MYSTIC.QWK -> MYSTIC.REP -> CLIENT.REP in the local client QWK directory.  Now
you can use the client BBS to "upload" the packet using the account you set up
earlier.

Exporting from the client BBS to the host is done in the opposite fashion.  Use
the "download" function of the client BBS to create a local .QWK packet for the
user you set up.  Use FidoQWK to convert the resulting .QWK packet to a .REP,
then upload that .REP packet to the host BBS.

 AC>  On the other hand...have no problem with reading the same
 AC> packets with Bluewave/Multimail.

That's to be expected.  Those are QWK readers which are meant to read .QWK
packets and produce .REP replies. 
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