QWK Support
QWK and QWK-Net Style Networks
As like all other networks such as FidoNet-Style (FTN) networks, ENiGMA½ considers QWK external to the system but can import and export the format.
Supported Standards
QWK must be considered a semi-standard as there are many implementations. What follows is a short & incomplete list of such standards ENiGMA½ supports:
- The basic QWK packet format.
- QWKE extensions.
-
Synchronet BBS style extensions such as
HEADERS.DAT,@kludges, and UTF-8 handling.
Configuration
QWK configuration occurs in the messageNetworks.qwk config block of config.hjson. As QWK wants to deal with conference numbers and ENiGMA½ uses area tags (conferences and conference tags are only used for logical grouping), a mapping can be made.
During a regular, non QWK-Net exports, conference numbers can be auto-generated. Note that for QWK-Net style networks, you will need to create mappings however.
Example:
{
messageNetworks: {
qwk: {
areas: {
general: { // local ENiGMA½ area tag
conference: 1 // conference number to map to
}
}
}
}
}
oputil
The oputil.js utility can export packet files, dump the messages of a packet to stdout, etc. See the oputil documentation for more information.
Offline Readers
A few of the offline readers that have been tested with QWK packet files produced by ENiGMA½:
| Software | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| MultiMail/Win v0.52 | Supported | Private mail seems to break even with bundles from other systems |
| SkyReader/W32 v1.00 | Supported | Works well. No QWKE or HEADERS.DAT support. Gets confused with low conference numbers. |
There are also many other readers for various systems.