FM> I will resend SHARES.ZIP with this mail. TIC00024.TIC contains

 FM> Area SPECIALR
 FM> Origin 3:711/934.24
 FM> From 3:711/934
 
Change this "From" to 3:711/934.24 and it works! 
 
 FM> File SHARES.ZIP
 FM> Desc An incredibly boring file on share prices for 5 stocks
 FM> Pw XXXXXXXX

 FM> Left out the CRC line (let's hope it works, I don't particularly want to
 FM> stuff around with that to send a file) and, of course, replaced XXXXXXXX
 FM> with FUCKYOU in the Pw line - let's hope *this* password doesn't get
 FM> compromised.
 
Yep, your proper password worked fine, and the CRC was not required! 

 FM> I'll grab FILES next day, don't normally bother d/l-ing it every day.

Yeah, if you don't need it, it means that the system is not
engaged for so long.

 PE>> BTW, I am now timing all time I spend on BBS work, Email, TV,
 PE>> writing code etc, in an effort to reduce the amount of time
 PE>> wasted.  BFN.  Paul.

 FM> Did you write the time tracking proggy in PD C? Or just use 123? :-)

text files here please.  And yeah, I haven't figured out how to 
make it add up automatically yet.  Perhaps it would have been a 
better idea to put it in a spreadsheet.

 PE>> P.S. In summary, please help me to make the BBS automated, so
 PE>> that I don't get frustrated, and you don't have to put up with
 PE>> delays and errors caused by the sysop having to touch the BBS.

 FM> I appreciate that you want to spend as little time as possible doing the
 FM> boring administrative shit. So do I. Like upgrading s/w. :-)

The software upgrade only requires you to copy the executable 
over your existing executable.  And means that you don't send
your password to random destinations.  BTW, I am still waiting
for a new password from you.  The others have already sent me
the replacements.  BTW, there's no problem if you only want to
upgrade to 222, but I'll send you 230 anyway.  Brenton is the
only one using it.  I'll also send you 202 if you are so 
worried about reliability that you want to use the version that's
in the longest use so far.  I think the config files changed
since 202 though, so you'll probably have a lot of trouble trying
to do that.  But I haven't seen Rod sending netmail to random
destinations yet.  Of course there is heaps of bugs in 202, I
fixed them.  Also the documentation is probably very wrong.
Please do one or the other.  You said you would upgrade a couple 
of weeks ago.  If you tell me the name of the directory you
have QWK2PKT.EXE in, I can tell you the exact syntax you need to
copy the file.  It's probably a good idea to copy PKT2QWK.EXE
too.

 FM> If you file attach to a public message in a normal echo (not netmail),
 FM> what happens? Or should this only be used with netmail?

I think this sort of thing is only meant to be done by netmail.
I am not sure how it works.  But I THINK that the only way you
can do this is if you make the subject of one of your messages
"SHARES.ZIP" and then set the file-attach flag.  Since you're
using a brain-dead QWK system instead of using proper point
software, the only way you will be able to set that flag is if
you zap the file-attach attribute in the PKT.  In order to do
this, I suggest you write one message, as above, and then 
export it.  Then you need to go and zap the *.PKT.  There will
be a fixed header in the PKT, followed by a fixed message
header.  The PKT header is 58 bytes.  Then another 2 bytes and
the attributes bytes start.  The low order starts first, so
if you first skip 60 bytes, then you will be ready to update
the low-order attribute.  Now bit 4 of the attribute word is
the file-attach bit, so if you OR the 61st byte with 0x10 you
will set that bit.  QWK2PKT probably puts in a fixed number
there (0x01 probably) normally for netmail, so all you need
to do is change this to 0x11.

It would be possible to enhance QWK2PKT so that on the "To:"
line, you could add some flags, e.g. "PVT", "File" etc.
Sounds like a job for Bob.  BFN.  Paul.

P.S. David, if you're reading this, I think I have set up my
system correctly so that you can file attach something to
someone else and it will automatically get forwarded.  Would
you care to send Frank a file via file-attach?
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