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--- howto:dove-net [2012/10/27 14:31] – [Step 2: Create a QWKnet Account] proper wiki-syntax digitalman
+++ howto:dove-net [2019/09/26 20:23] – [Step 2: Create a QWKnet Account] Mention the '*' login prefix option, to change password digital man
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 Remember the password you used to create this account, you'll need it later.
+If you ever need to change your password in the future, you can login to Vertrauen with your QWKnet account without being limited to the ''QWK:'' prompt by prepending an asterisk '*' onto your user name (QWK-ID) at the login prompt. Then you should be able to use the normal means of changing your account password (i.e. via the User (D)efaults/Configuration menu).
 When you get to the ''QWK:'' prompt, you need to (C)hange Packet Configuration
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 ==== QWK Settings ====
-  [A] Ctrl-A Color Codes            : Leave in
+  [A] Ctrl-A Color Codes           : Leave in
-  [T] Archive Type                  : ZIP
+  [T] Archive Type                 : zip
-  [E] Include E-mail Messages       : Un-read Only
+  [E] Include E-mail Messages      : Un-read Only
-  [I] Include File Attachments      : Yes
+  [I] Include File Attachments     : Yes
-  [D] Delete E-mail Automatically   : Yes
+  [D] Delete  E-mail Automatically : Yes
-  [F] Include New Files List        : No
+  [F] Include New Files List       : No
-  [N] Include Index Files           : No
+  [N] Include Index Files          : No
-  [C] Include Control Files         : No
+  [C] Include Control Files        : No
-  [H] Include HEADERS.DAT File      : Yes
+  [V] Include VOTING.DAT File      : Yes
-  [Y] Include Messages from You     : No
+  [H] Include HEADERS.DAT File     : Yes
-  [Z] Include Time Zone (TZ)        : Yes
+  [Y] Include Messages from You    : No
-  [V] Include Message Path (VIA)    : Yes
+  [Z] Include Time Zone (@TZ)      : No
-  [M] Include Message/Reply IDs     : Yes
+  [P] Include Message Path (@VIA)  : No
-  [X] Extended (QWKE) Packet Format : No
+  [M] Include Message/Reply IDs    : No
+  [X] Extended (QWKE) Packet Format: No
+If you are using an older version of Synchronet (or some other BBS software), you may want to exclude (set to "No") the ''VOTING.DAT'' and ''HEADERS.DAT'' files. Support for the ''VOTING.DAT'' file was added in Synchronet v3.17a (November, 2016). If your BBS sends a REP packet to VERT which includes either of these files (at any time), the respective QWK setting will be automatically turned back on for your QWKnet account.
+If your BBS software supports ''HEADERS.DAT'' (e.g. Synchronet v3.15 and later), then you do not need to include the QWK "kludges" for Time Zone (@TZ), Message Path (@VIA), and Message/Reply IDs (@MSGID and @REPLY). The ''HEADERS.DAT'' also makes the QWKE extensions unnecessary for QWK networking purposes.
+If your BBS software does not support [[custom:Ctrl-A codes]], then you'll want to set "Ctrl-A Color Codes" to either ''Strip'' or ''Expand to ANSI''.
 You may also want to take this opportunity to (S)elect Areas to Scan
 from the ''QWK:'' prompt and set all the DOVE-Net sub-boards to "On".
-It is important that you do NOT use a regular user account for QWK packet
+It is **important** that you do NOT use a regular user account for QWK packet
 transfers.
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 Synchronet SCFG->Networks->QWK->Hubs->VERT:
+<file>
-|Hub System ID              |VERT                                       |
+╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
-|Pack Command Line          |%@zip -jD %f %s                            |
+║                        VERT QWK Network Hub                        ║
-|Unpack Command Line        |%@unzip -Coj %f %s -d %g                   |
+╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
-|Call-out Command Line      |*qnet-ftp %s dove.synchro.net //YOURPASS// |
+║ │Hub System ID              VERT                                   ║
+║ │Pack Command Line          %@zip -jD %f %s                        ║
+║ │Unpack Command Line        %@unzip -Coj %f %s -d %g               ║
+║ │Call-out Command Line      *qnet-ftp %s dove.synchro.net YOURPASS ║
+║ │Call-out Node              1                                      ║
+║ │Call-out Days              All                                    ║
+║ │Call-out Frequency         4 times a day                          ║
+║ │Include Kludge Lines       No                                     ║
+║ │Include VOTING.DAT File    Yes                                    ║
+║ │Include HEADERS.DAT File   Yes                                    ║
+║ │Include UTF-8 Characters   Yes                                    ║
+║ │Extended (QWKE) Packets    No                                     ║
+║ │Exported Ctrl-A Codes      Strip                                  ║
+║ │Import Conferences...                                             ║
+║ │Networked Sub-boards...                                           ║
+╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
+</file>
 Replace //YOURPASS// with the password you used when creating your QWKnet account.
-|Call-out Node              |1                |
+Replace //qnet-ftp// with //qnet-http// or //qnet-http -s// if you wish to use [[module:qnet-http|HTTP or HTTPS]] instead of FTP.
-|Call-out Days              |All              |
-|Call-out Frequency         |4 times a day    |
 ==== Networked Sub-boards ====

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