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- QMP.EXE
- Revision 0.07
- November 1992
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- Copyright 1992 by RTFM Software and Richard W. Turenne
- Winnipeg, Mb.
- All Rights Reserved
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- All users are granted a limited license to try QMP for a
- reasonable evaluation period to determine its' suitability.
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- QMP is USER SUPPORTED. It is not Public Domain and is not
- free. This means, if you decide to use this program, please
- show your support by registering it with the author.
- Registration of this program is included when you register
- QCom.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of one floppy drive, 256K or more memory.
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- INTRODUCTION:
- QMP stands for QCom Mail Processor. It is designed for
- reading and answering QWK formatted mail systems.
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- FIRST TIME SETUP AND CONFIGURATION:
- First time execution of QMP puts you into the Configuration
- screen. Edit the filenames and paths to suit your needs.
- Note: Decompression utility should include the switches to
- extract and overwrite. Compression utility should include
- the switch to add or update files to the packet. Recommended
- settings are shown using PKZIP and PKUNZIP as examples at
- initial startup.
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- All configuration data is stored in the text file called
- QMP.CFG. If you wish, you can edit the file with any text
- editor providing these rules are adhered to:
- a)The sequence and number of items in the file must not
- be altered.
- b)Each line should be no longer than 80 characters.
- Longer lines are truncated to 80 characters.
- c)Comments, if used, must be kept behind semicolons.
- d)The editor must not insert any hidden formatting or
- control characters into the text. If in doubt about
- your editor, edit it within QMP by selecting "C"
- (Configure) at the first screen.
- e)Pathnames MUST end with a "\".
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- PROGRAM FEATURES:
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- Browsing :To advance to the next message press ENTER,
- SPACE or the grey plus key. To go to previous
- message use the grey minus key. Cursor keys
- allow scrolling long messages.
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- Ansi :Use A to display messages containing ANSI codes.
- "Ansi" music is supported.
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- Index :Press I to show a sorted (by subject) index of all
- messages in the current conference.
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- PROGRAM FEATURES CONTINUED...
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- Reply :Press R to reply to the message currently on screen.
- QMP will insert the current message text and append
- your signature file if one is present into a file
- called REPLY.TXT and then call the editor specified
- in QMP.CFG. When finished editing this text, exit
- and save. At this point if the To, From, Subject
- fields, etc. are acceptable, press F10. Replies will
- be compressed into any existing reply packet for the
- appropriate BBS. Be sure to erase any old reply
- packets (files with REP extension).
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- DOS :Press D to shell out to DOS temporarily.
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- Enter :Press E to create a new message. QMP will create
- a new blank message appending your signature file
- is one is present. After saving the editing file
- you can fill the Subject field and the To field.
- QMP will fill the From field and the Conference
- fields. If you wish to send the message to a
- different conference, change the Conference number
- to the one you want.
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- Print :Use P to print the current message.
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- Order :Press O to change the order in which messages are
- sorted. By default, they are sorted by subject.
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- Save :Use S to save the current message to disk.
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- TagLines :Press B. Taglines can be "Borrowed" (saved in a
- file call QMPTAGS.TXT) for future use.
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- Search :Use F to find messages containing specific text or
- messages To or From specific people. When text is
- found, pressing any key continues searching, ESC
- aborts the search. Currently, this function will
- only search one conference at a time.
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- Signature File:
- This is simply a text file created with a text editor that
- would contain any closing statement that you would normally
- want to appear in all your messages. After creating and
- saving your signature file, insert its' filename into QMP.CFG
- on the same line as the editor filename.
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- eg. "C:\UTIL\TED.COM SIGNATUR.TXT"
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- Comments or suggestions are always welcome and can be left on
- CompuServe, I.D. 72361,3117. Or drop me a note at the address
- below. Or call Programmer's Oasis BBS at 1-204-478-3562 and
- leave me (Richard Turenne) a message in the QCom Support area.
- When reporting a problem be to give the version number of the
- program in question.
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- DISCLAIMER:
- This software is provided "as is" without warranty either
- express or implied. The user assumes all responsibility in
- determining its'usefulness and or fitness for any purpose,
- and assumes all risks and liabilities including damages for
- loss of business profits, business interruption, or loss of
- business information arising from the operation of this
- software.
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- QMP REGISTRATION:
- If you use QMP, please register it. This software is the
- result of a great deal of time and effort. Please support
- its'continued development and the Shareware concept.
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- The one-time registration fee is a modest $20.00 which buys
- you registration of QCom as well. Two for the price of one.
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- To receive a copy of the absolute latest version on disk,
- send an additional $5.00 to cover cost of disk, packaging and
- mailing. Specify disk size desired and your current version.
- A quick mailer is provided in the file called Register.
- Send a check or money order, comments or suggestions to:
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- RTFM Software
- 108-Egesz Watson St.
- Winnipeg, Mb. Canada
- R2R 2E1
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- Again, your comments, questions, suggestions and bug reports
- are always welcome, whether or not you register. Many
- features included in this program are a direct result of user
- suggestions. To those who have taken the time to contribute
- their ideas, thank you!
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