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ref:qwk [2021/01/16 13:06] – Mention the utf8 key in the "Character Set" section. digital manref:qwk [2021/04/05 23:57] – [Original QWK format] clarity around Conference Names digital man
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   * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMOLMRS/QWKDOCS.ZIP]]   * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMOLMRS/QWKDOCS.ZIP]]
   * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMMAXIM/MXMS_161.ZIP]]   * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMMAXIM/MXMS_161.ZIP]]
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 +==== Conference Names ====
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 +The message area (conference) names included in the ''CONTROL.DAT'' file are only used for reader information/display purposes. The conference *numbers* are references used to identify specific message areas between the reader (or QWKnet node) and the host/hub BBS.
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 +=== Length ===
 +According to "QWK Mail Packet File Layout" (qwklay) by Patrick Y. Lee (version 1.6 - December 19, 1992), the conference names are limited to "13 characters or less".
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 +According to "The Mysterious QWK-File Format" by Jeffery Foy (April 25, 1991), the conference names are limited to "10 characters or less".
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 +According to "QWKE Specifications 1.02" by Peter Rocca, "conference area names are no longer limited to 13 characters, they are limited to 255 characters now [in QWKE]".
  
 ===== Extended QWK (QWKE) Format ===== ===== Extended QWK (QWKE) Format =====

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