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| ref:qwk [2020/04/09 01:01] – [NDX Files] digital man | ref:qwk [2020/12/24 15:29] – [Packet Naming] List the known synonyms for QWK-ID. digital man |
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| ===== Packet Naming ===== | ===== Packet Naming ===== |
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| A QWK packet filename is normally of the form: ''//ID//.QWK'' (or ''//ID//.qwk''), where //ID// is the unique QWK identifier (up to 8 valid MS-DOS filename characters, starting with an alphabetic character) of the system from where the messages were downloaded (received). | A QWK packet filename is normally of the form: ''//ID//.QWK'' (or ''//ID//.qwk''), where //ID// is the unique identifier (up to 8 valid MS-DOS filename characters, starting with an alphabetic character) of the system from where the messages were downloaded (received). This //ID// is commonly referred to as the "BBS ID" or "BOARD ID" in original QWK specifications and in Synchronet, often referred to as the system "QWK-ID" or "QWKnet ID". |
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| Similarly, a QWK Reply (REP) Packet filename is normally ''//ID//.REP'' (or ''//ID//.rep'') where //ID// is the QWK-ID of the destination system for which the REP packet is to be sent (uploaded). | Similarly, a QWK Reply (REP) Packet filename is normally ''//ID//.REP'' (or ''//ID//.rep'') where //ID// is the QWK-ID of the destination system for which the REP packet is to be sent (uploaded). |
| | ''HEADERS.DAT'' | Synchronet | Text file (in [[config:ini_files|.ini file format]]) containing detailed header information for every message in the packet | | | ''HEADERS.DAT'' | Synchronet | Text file (in [[config:ini_files|.ini file format]]) containing detailed header information for every message in the packet | |
| | ''VOTING.DAT'' | Synchronet | Text file (in [[config:ini_files|.ini file format]]) containing voting information (polls, ballots, up/down-votes) contained in the packet | | | ''VOTING.DAT'' | Synchronet | Text file (in [[config:ini_files|.ini file format]]) containing voting information (polls, ballots, up/down-votes) contained in the packet | |
| | ''CONTROL.DAT'' | QWK | CRLF text file containing metadata about the system (BBS) where the messages cam from including the names of the conferences where public messages may have originated | | | ''CONTROL.DAT'' | QWK | CRLF text file containing metadata about the system (BBS) where the messages came from including the names of the conferences where public messages may have originated | |
| | ''DOOR.ID'' | QWK | CRLF text file containing metadata about the software that created the QWK packet | | | ''DOOR.ID'' | QWK | CRLF text file containing metadata about the software that created the QWK packet | |
| | ''NETFLAGS.DAT'' | QWK | Binary file containing a 'net status' indicator (0x00 or 0x01) for each message conference | | | ''NETFLAGS.DAT'' | QWK | Binary file containing a 'net status' indicator (0x00 or 0x01) for each message conference | |
