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==========================================================================
FILE2MSG v1.4x Last Changes: 02 Apr 94
==========================================================================
(c) Stephan Slabihoud
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S H A R E W A R E
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For shareware details refer to AVALON.TXT
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If you have any ideas and bug reports directed at manual and program,
please send them directly and per crashmail to me!
INTRO
=====
<One morning, after a FIDO session>
"Ah, respond files in my Inbound!"
<leaves AVALON, starts editor, reads respond files, leaves editor, kills
respond file, starts AVALON... ;-)>.
Well, perhaps your boss has a new version of BINKLEY and sends you *.PKTs
as respond files. But what about text files that want to be forwarded to
other FIDO users? In such cases, FILE2MSG can make it easier for you.
FILE2MSG converts any text files in the FIDO messagebase format that e.g.
is used by LED (TheBox compatible). After that, such files can be read
easily by LED.
START
=====
I guess you've never seen such an easy-to-use commandline:
FILE2MSG <file> <msgbase> <addr> [<from> <dest-addr> <to> <subj> <mode>]
<infile> - File(s) to be converted.
<msgbase> - Whereto should FILE2MSG write the converted file(s)? Give
the area filename without extension (like in AREAS.BBS)!
<address> - Your FIDO address (4d).
The converted original file will be deleted afterwards!
The message then gets the following header:
From : File2Msg Vx.xx Sent Pvt
To : Sysop
Subj.: FILENAME
Nodes often want to forward files to their points. In such a case,
FILE2MSG will take additional parameters:
<from> - Your name (that shall appear in the "From:" field)
<dest-addr> - The target address (4d).
<to> - The receiver ("To:").
<subject> - The subject.
If you use "*filename*" as subject, the filename of the
converted file will be used as subject.
<mode> - 0 = The message flags "Sent" and "Local" are set, i.e. it
will not be exported.
1 = The message flag "Local" is set, i.e. it will be
exported (use this mode for echomails).
2 = The message flag "Local" and "Private" are set, i.e.
it will be exported (use this mode for netmails).
3 = Set "Local","Private" and "KillSend".
4 = Set "Local","Private" and "Crash".
5 = Set "Local","Private","KillSent" and "Crash".
If these parameters are not given, the original file is not deleted (in
the case that it can be sent to other persons as well).
ATTENTION <ah, a little action after all;-)>
=========
LED can only show files that are not longer than 32768 bytes; FILE2MSG
converts files with a length up to 65535 bytes, so this feature cannot be
used with the current version of LED.
EXAMPLES
========
FILE2MSG E:\FIDO\INBOUND\*.RSP E:\FIDO\MSGS\SYSTEM 2:2401/208.6
- All respond files (*.RSP) are written to the area SYSTEM of your
messagebase.
FILE2MSG E:\FIDO\INBOUND\LISTE.LST E:\FIDO\MSGS\NETMAIL 2:4711/80.0
- The file LISTE.LST is written to your NETMAIL area.
FILE2MSG E:\TEXT.TXT E:\FIDO\MSGS\NETMAIL 2:2401/208.6
"Stephan Slabihoud" 2:2401/53.0 "Guenther Paczia" "Info about AVALON" 1
- The text file TEXT.TXT is written to your netmail and gets the
following header:
================================================
From : Stephan Slabihoud on 2:2401/208.6 Pvt
To : Guenther Paczia on 2:2401/53
Subj.: Info about AVALON
This message can now be exported.
HISTORY
=======
V1.00 - First official version.
V1.10 - Converts up to 10 times faster.
V1.20 - Converts error-free <;-)>.
V1.30 - Addtional options.
V1.40 - Now with MSGID.
V1.41 - More flags possible.
V1.42 - PID implemented.
V1.43 - *filename* as subject can be used.
V1.44 - Little changes.
V1.45 - Summertime is used when necessary.