QMP.EXE Revision 0.15 Sep 1994 ------------------------------------------------------ Copyright 1992-1994 by RTFM Software and Richard W. Turenne Winnipeg, Mb. All Rights Reserved All users are granted a limited license to try QMP for a reasonable evaluation period to determine its' suitability. 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. ------------------------------------------------------- -Page 1- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Minimum of one floppy drive, 256K or more memory. INTRODUCTION: QMP stands for QCom Mail Processor. It is designed for reading and answering QWK formatted mail systems. 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. 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 "\". PROGRAM FEATURES: 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. Ansi :Use A to display messages containing ANSI codes. "Ansi" music is supported. Index :Press I to show a sorted (by subject) index of all messages in the current conference. -Page 2- PROGRAM FEATURES CONTINUED... 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). DOS :Press D to shell out to DOS temporarily. Enter :Press E to create a new message. QMP will create a new blank message appending your signature file is one is present. After exiting the editor you can fill the Subject field and the To field. QMP will fill the From field and the Conference fields. Note:If you wish to send the message to a different conference, edit the Conference number to the one you want. The conference name is not sent in the reply so it is not necessary to edit it. Print :Use P to print the current message. Order :Press O to change the order in which messages are sorted. By default, they are sorted by subject. Save :Use S to save the current message to disk. TagLines :Press B. Taglines can be "Borrowed" (saved in a file call QMPTAGS.TXT) for future use. 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. 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. eg. "C:\UTIL\TED.COM SIGNATUR.TXT" -Page 3- 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. 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. 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. The one-time registration fee is a modest $20.00 which buys you registration of QCom as well. Two for the price of one. 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: RTFM Software 108-Egesz Watson St. Winnipeg, Mb. Canada R2R 2E1 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!