/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //// //// Q M M 2 . 1 0 //// //// The QwikMail Manager //// //// Copyright (c) Jack Mlynek 1988, 1989 //// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TABLE OF CONTENTS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SUPPORTED FEATURES.............................1 GETTING STARTED................................3 User Data Configuration.....................4 PCBoard Prompts Configuration Menu..........9 OPERATION......................................12 AUTOPILOT......................................14 GENERAL........................................15 Starting While Online.......................15 Password....................................15 Batch Operations............................15 Usage Log Stamping..........................16 MNP SETUP......................................16 COPYRIGHT......................................17 ORDER FORM.....................................i INDEX..........................................ii /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FEATURES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// QMM 2.10 supports the following features: 1. Automatic or manual option selection (Prompted Option Mode) 2. The option to stay online after a QMail session 3. The option to not Download new messages 4. The option to not Upload a new .REP file 5. The option to remain at the Main Conference after log-in and not enter the QMail Door 6. The ability to invoke QMM 2.10 while on-line 7. Easily configurable delays to prompts for simple customization to your system 8. Use of Telix's Dialing Directory for easy default and password maintenance 9. Disconnection of Dialing Directory associated scripts 10. Official QwikMail ID security is maintained making sure that you are Uploading and Downloading the correct .REP and .QWK files 11. Total on-line time with automatic hang-up is configurable for long-distance security 12. Automatic .QWK file renumbering can be switched on or off 13. Maximum number of .QWK files retained is configurable QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...1 14. Automatic .REP file renumbering can be switched on or off 15. Maximum number of .REP files retained is configurable 16. Complete drive and path support for your .QWK and .REP files 17. User-selectable protocols 18. Menu-driven configuration. No patching required 19. QMail BBS list maintenance 20. AutoPilot Mode 21. AutoPilot Mode Log creation 22. User-configurable PCBoard Prompts 23. Improved TELIX.USE log file stamping QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...2 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// GETTING STARTED /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// To start QMM 2.10 invoke Telix and enter -G QMM. Since this is your ini- tial use of QMM 2.10, you will be taken to the QMMSETUP screen. Enter the file name for the BBS configuration to create. For example, 2 different configura- tions for Canada Remote Systems might be CRS1 and CRS_HST. Since you can have different configurations for each BBS, you'll find it easier to put a descrip- tive with the name. QMM 2.10 uses 2 Configuration Menus. The first menu is the User Data Configura- tion Menu, where you will enter data about your name, system paths and prefer- ences. The second menu is the PCBoard Prompts Configuration Menu, where you can change the prompts to which QMM 2.10 responds. This is only necessary where a Sysop has customized his version of PCBoard. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...3 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// USER DATA CONFIGURATION MENU /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Press and you will be taken to the following screen: A.....Your Name for PCBoard : Jack Mlynek B.....QMail ID of the BBS : crs C.....QMail Directory : \qmail D.....QMail Drive : c: E.....Telix Dialing Directory Entries to Call: 1 2 F.....Main Conference Command to Access QMail: door 8 G.....Door to Open from the QMail Conference : open 8 H.....Language Option English = 1 French = 2 : 1 I.....PCBoard Graphics : n J.....Delay Time <10 = 1 second> : 1 K.....Maximum Time Online <600 = 1 minute> : 9000 L.....Prompted Option Mode : Y M.....Renumber *.QWK Files : Y N.....Maximum Number of *.QWK Files to Keep : 5 O.....Renumber *.REP Files : N P.....Maximum Number of *.REP files to Keep : 0 Q.....Protocol Z = Zmodem, 1 = Ymodem G = Ymodem-G, X = Xmodem : Z R.....AutoPilot Redial Attempt Limit : 40 S.....EXIT AND SAVE CHANGES TO DISK. T.....EXIT QMM CONFIGURATION WITHOUT SAVING CHANGES. [Editing CRS] Select or Press <2> for Next Page: This is the User Data Configuration Menu. To move to the PCBoard Prompts Con- figuration Menu press <2>. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...4 A: YOUR NAME FOR PCBOARD /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Enter the name you have registered with the BBS you are calling. B: QMAIL ID OF THE BBS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This must be the official Qmail ID of the BBS you are calling, since it will look for the .QWK and .REP files created by this BBS. If you are calling a board for the first time, you can obtain this information by doing a manual download first. The file you download will be in the form .QWK. C: QMAIL DIRECTORY /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The directory where you want your .QWK files to go and where your .REP files are located. Make certain that you start the name with the backslash <\>, but do not end it with the backslash: \QMAIL. D: QMAIL DRIVE /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Enter the drive where your Qmail directory is located. Make certain you end it with a colon <:>. For example, D: E: TELIX DIALING DIRECTORY ENTRIES TO CALL /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Enter the Dialing Directory Entries for the BBS you are configuring. Separate the entries with a space. You may use approximately 20 entries. Make certain that there is a linked script entry in the dialing directory, otherwise Telix will wait for you to press a key after it has made a connection. The linked script may be a dummy name, if you don't use a logon script for that entry. QMM.SLC is a good choice. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...5 F: MAIN CONFERENCE COMMAND TO ACCESS QMAIL DOOR /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This is the command to enter the Qmail Door from the Main Conference Prompt. Some BBSs require you to oin a Conference before opening the Door. In that case enter: J q, where x is the Conference to oin and q means no greet- ing is displayed. For example, to oin Conference 3, enter "J 3 q". If that is not required simply enter the command to open the appropriate door, usually DOOR or OPEN , where is the QMail Door number. Alternatively, you may use this entry to oin the Conference in which you wish to remain if you choose to stay online after the QMM session. For example, you wish to remain online after QMM but want to be in Conference 23. When you enter "J 23 q" here, you will logon, oin Conference 23 and then Open the QMail Door. After QMail is finished you will return to Conference 23. This feature is especially useful for those boards which have disabled the autojoin function. G: DOOR TO OPEN FROM THE QMAIL CONFERENCE /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// If the BBS you are configuring requires you to oin a Conference and then a Door, or you automatically logon to a specific conference, enter the door to . Enter a valid door here, because QMM looks at this entry if you start QMM online and you are in a Conference. H: LANGUAGE OPTION ENGLISH =1 FRENCH = 2 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Enter the Language of your choice. Although not listed in the configuration screen, you may enter any number between 0 and 9 supported by the board you are calling. I: PCBOARD GRAPHICS /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// If you want Graphics enter a "Y", otherwise enter "N". J: DELAY TIME <10 = 1 SECOND> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// You can control the delay time that QMM waits before sending the response to a prompt. Increase the value here if you find that QMM isn't responding to the prompts properly. A value of 10 is 1 second. The fastest speed is 1. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...6 K: MAXIMUM TIME ONLINE <600 = 1 MINUTE> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// In case you are left online, QMM will disconnect after the time you enter here. This is especially important when using AUTOPILOT unattended, since line noise or other problems may cause you to hang. The clock starts when you receive a carrier. Do not set this value too short or you may not be able to complete a full session. The value 9000 is 15 minutes. L: PROMPTED OPTION MODE /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Selecting "Y" here will enable the opening questions. Selecting "N" will disa- ble them. An AUTOPILOT run will automatically bypass the prompts whether or not you have selected Prompted Option Mode. It is a good idea to have one configu- ration with prompts and one without. M: RENUMBER *.QWK FILES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// You may choose to have your .QWK files saved and renumbered in order to keep previous messages. If you answer "N", your previous .QWK file will be deleted before a new download. Answering "Y" here will enable renumbering. For example: .QWK becomes 1.QWK 1.QWK becomes 2.QWK .QWK is deleted N: MAXIMUM NUMBER OF *.QWK FILES TO KEEP /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This sets the value for the renumbering of your .QWK files. If you select 5, then the highest file kept will be 5.QWK, allowing you to have 5 archives and one current file. O: RENUMBER *.REP FILES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// You may choose to maintain an archive of your .REP files in the same way as your .QWK files. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...7 P: MAXIMUM NUMBER OF *.REP FILES TO KEEP /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// This sets the value for renumbering your .REP files. Q: PROTOCOL Z = ZMODEM, 1 = YMODEM G = YMODEM-g, X = XMODEM /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Select the protocol you wish Telix to use here. Remember to configure the Qmail door with the same protocol. R: AUTOPILOT REDIAL ATTEMPT LIMIT /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// When in AutoPilot Mode, Telix will redial the numbers in the list to the maxi- mum number of redials you enter here. Should the numbers be busy and you enter a value of 20 here, Telix will redial the numbers on the list for a total of 20 attempts. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...8 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// PCBOARD PROMPTS CONFIGURATION MENU /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Pressing <2> from the User Data Configuration Menu will take you to this screen: A.....Graphics Prompt : (Enter)=no? B.....Name Prompt : st name? C.....Password Prompt : Dots will echo)? D.....More Prompt (Returns an ) : (Y), (N), (NS)? E.....Enter Prompt (Returns a ) : Press (Enter) to continue? F.....Last Read Prompt (Returns an ): (Enter)=yes? G.....Main Board Prompt : Main Board Command? H.....Conference Prompt : Conference Command? I.....Bulletin Prompt (Returns an ) : (H)elp, More? J.....Language Prompt : (Enter)=no change? [Editing EST] Select or Press <1> for First Page: To return to the first page press <1>. To save any changes or to leave the Configuration Menu you must return to the first page. ** CAUTION ** It is useful to capture a session to a file before making changes to the prompts, since a misplaced capital letter, comma or any other character will result in QMM waiting for non-existent text. Furthermore, unless you are using a modem with error correction such as MNP, keep the prompt as short as possible while still maintaining its uniqueness. The shorter the prompt segment, the less chance of noise becoming part of the prompt. Some prompts are very similar to others, so be careful to avoid improper responses. QMM is case sensitive. Make certain you have maintained the proper upper/lower case of the prompt. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...9 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// A: GRAPHICS PROMPT PCBoard's Prompt asking you whether you want graphics, colour, etc. QMM will return the value you entered in Page 1 - I: PCBOARD GRAPHICS. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// B: NAME PROMPT PCBoard's Prompt asking for your FIRST name. Since PCBoard allows you to enter your whole name here or at the LAST name prompt, make the entry ambiguous. This will let QMM respond to the LAST name prompt as well, should line noise cause an improper response. Both FIRST and LAST end with the letters ST, therefore the default prompt is "st name?". QMM will return the value you entered in Page 1 - A: YOUR NAME FOR PCBOARD /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// C: PASSWORD PROMPT PCBoard's Prompt asking for your password. QMM will return the value you entered in you Dialing Directory Password Field. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// D: MORE PROMPT (RETURNS AN ) PCBoard's Prompt at the bottom of a page requesting you to enter for YES, for NO or for NON-STOP for more information. QMM will always return an to this prompt. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// E: ENTER PROMPT (RETURNS A ) PCBoard's Prompt requesting you to press to continue. QMM will always return a or carriage return (the same as ) to this prompt. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...10 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// F: LAST READ PROMPT (RETURNS AN ) PCBoard's Prompt requesting you to press to Scan New Messages from Last Read. QMM will always return an to this prompt. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// G: MAIN BOARD PROMPT PCBoard's Prompt from the Main Conference. QMM will return the value you entered in Page 1 - F: MAIN CONFERENCE COMMAND TO ACCESS QMAIL. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// H: CONFERENCE PROMPT PCBoard's Prompt from the conference you selected other than the Main Confer- ence. QMM will return the value you entered in Page 1 - G: DOOR TO OPEN FROM THE QMAIL CONFERENCE. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I: BULLETIN PROMPT (RETURNS AN ) PCBoard's Prompt at the bottom of the page of the opening Bulletin. QMM will always return an to this prompt. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// J: LANGUAGE PROMPT PCBoard's Prompt for language of use. If the PCBoard you are calling does not have this option, leave it as it is. QMM will return the value you entered in Page 1 - H: LANGUAGE OPTION ENGLISH = 1 FRENCH = 2. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...11 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// WHAT QMM 2.10 DOES /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// QMM 2.10 will determine if you have a .REP file and/or a .QWK in your QMAIL directory which matches the QMail official ID of the BBS you entered in the QMMSETUP. It is imperative that this entry matches the official QwikMail ID for the BBS you are calling. If it does not match, qmm 2.10 will remain at the prompt and not continue with the upload and/or down- load. If you have enabled Prompted Option Mode in the configuration, you will be asked the following questions. "Do you want to stay online after QMail? : " You must enter a "Y" or "N". If you answer "Y", you will be returned to the Main Conference after your QMail session is complete. If you answer "N", you will be logged off after completing your QMail session. If you have a matching .REP file, you will be asked: "Do you want to Download any new messages? : " You must enter a "Y" or an "N". Should you NOT wish to Download any new mes- sages, enter "N". Entering "Y" will Download any new messages you may have waiting. You will then be asked: "Do you want to Upload .REP file? : " You must enter a "Y" or an "N". Enter "Y" if you wish to Upload your .REP file. If you enter "N" to both the Upload and Download ques- tions, the script will NOT open the Qwikmail Door, but will leave you at the Main Board. If you do not have a matching .REP file QMM will bypass the Upload and Download questions and assume you wish to download new messages from the BBS. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...12 Disabling Prompted Option Mode means that QMM 2.10 will perform the following: 1. Log-off after your QMail session 2. Upload any .REP files you may have 3. Download any new messages You may also start QMM 2.10 while online. QMM 2.10 will determine your on-line status. If it finds you are connected, QMM 2.10 will not dial the Dialing Directory numbers. However, QMM will still ask you the opening questions, if you have enable Prompted Option Mode. After the questions are answered, QMM will open the QMail Door and proceed with your instructions. Your old .QWK file will be deleted if there are new messages to download and you have entered "N" to renumber your .QWK files. Other- wise, QMM 2.10 will leave your .QWK file alone. If you do not have a .QWK file, it will continue with the download. QMM 2.10 will work with any protocol supported by QMail. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...13 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// AUTOPILOT /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// AutoPilot Mode allows you to preselect one or several BBS Configurations to call automatically. QMM will perform exactly as if you selected to call those BBSs interactively, with the exception that no prompted questions will be asked. AutoPilot also allows you to automatically exit Telix after a successful run, making it useful in batch and unattended operations. To select the Configurations for AutoPilot to call, start QMM and press to run QMMSETUP. At the prompt enter AUTO. You will be presented with a list of all your configurations. To remove a configuration from the AutoPilot list, simply enter the number. The final entry on the list is "EXIT". If you delete this, then AutoPilot will remain in Telix when it is completed. If you keep "EXIT", then AutoPilot will Exit Telix upon completion. AutoPilot will automatically open a Capture file called .LOG in the default Capture Directory you defined in the Filenames and Paths configuration in Telix. This file is useful to debug an unattended session which wasn't completed properly. To run AutoPilot, press -G then enter QMMAUTO. To start Telix in AutoPilot Mode from the DOS prompt enter "TELIX SQMMAUTO". Do not attempt to configure or start AutoPilot before Configuring the BBSs you wish to call. QMM 2.10 The QwikMail Manager...14 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// GENERAL /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// STARTING WHILE ONLINE You may start QMM 2.10 while online. The opening menu will appear. After se- lecting the configuration, QMM 2.10 will NOT dial the numbers, but continue to complete a QMail session from wherever you are in PCBoard. Do not attempt to start QMM 2.10 from a door other than QMail, since the prompts in the doors are different. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// PASSWORD Make certain that you have entered your password in the Dialing Directory Entry, since QMM 2.10 looks for it there. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// BATCH OPERATIONS Two batch files are included as examples of how QMM 2.10 can be used automati- cally. To use the time features, you will need to use a program such as WAIT.EXE which starts a program at a time you specify. MAIL.BAT will wait until