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ref:qwk [2021/01/16 13:06] – Mention the utf8 key in the "Character Set" section. digital manref:qwk [2023/12/12 20:54] (current) – [Original QWK format] Convert FTP links to HTTP digital man
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 | Utf8           | Header fields and body text use the UTF-8 character set (when ''true'') rather than CP437 (the default) | | Utf8           | Header fields and body text use the UTF-8 character set (when ''true'') rather than CP437 (the default) |
 | Message-ID     | RFC822-style unique message identifier | | Message-ID     | RFC822-style unique message identifier |
-| WhenWritten    | Date/time (in ISO-8601 format) and timezone (in hexadecimal [[http://cvs.synchro.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/src/smblib/smbdefs.h|SMB format]]) |+| In-Reply-To    | RFC822-style message ID of message that this message is a reply to, if relevant | 
 +| WhenWritten    | Date/time (in ISO-8601 format) and timezone (in hexadecimal [[https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/blob/master/src/smblib/smbdefs.h|SMB format]]) |
 | WhenImported   | Date/time/zone message was imported into the originating system's message base | | WhenImported   | Date/time/zone message was imported into the originating system's message base |
 | WhenExported   | Date/time/zone message was exported from the originating system's message base | | WhenExported   | Date/time/zone message was exported from the originating system's message base |
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 | SenderProtocol | Name of protocol used by sender (e.g. "Telnet", "SSH", "RLogin", "SMTP, "NNTP", "HTTP", etc.) | | SenderProtocol | Name of protocol used by sender (e.g. "Telnet", "SSH", "RLogin", "SMTP, "NNTP", "HTTP", etc.) |
 | Organization   | Name of sender's organization (e.g. BBS) | | Organization   | Name of sender's organization (e.g. BBS) |
-| Reply-To       Address to direct replies |+| Reply-To       The network address to direct replies to this message |
 | Subject        | Message subject | | Subject        | Message subject |
 | To             | Message recipient name | | To             | Message recipient name |
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 ===== Original QWK format ===== ===== Original QWK format =====
-  * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/BBS/QWKSPC11.ZIP]] +  * [[http://vert.synchro.net/filse/Main/BBS/QWKSPC11.ZIP]] 
-  * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMNETML/QWKINFO.ZIP]] +  * [[http://vert.synchro.net/files/modem.madness/SMMNETML/QWKINFO.ZIP]] 
-  * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMNETML/QWKLAY16.ZIP]] +  * [[http://vert.synchro.net/files/modem.madness/SMMNETML/QWKLAY16.ZIP]] 
-  * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMOLMRS/QWKDOCS.ZIP]] +  * [[http://vert.synchro.net/files/modem.madness/SMMOLMRS/QWKDOCS.ZIP]] 
-  * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/modem.madness/SMMMAXIM/MXMS_161.ZIP]]+  * [[http://vert.synchro.net/files/modem.madness/SMMMAXIM/MXMS_161.ZIP]] 
 + 
 +==== Conference Names ==== 
 + 
 +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. 
 + 
 +=== 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"
 + 
 +According to "The Mysterious QWK-File Format" by Jeffery Foy (April 25, 1991), the conference names are limited to "10 characters or less"
 + 
 +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 =====
-  * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/BBS/qwke.txt]].+  * [[http://vert.synchro.net/files/main/BBS/qwke.txt]].
  
    
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   * [[network:DOVE-Net]]   * [[network:DOVE-Net]]
   * [[:ref:|Reference Library]]   * [[:ref:|Reference Library]]
 +  * [[https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/22/qwk_swatting_death/]]
  
 {{tag>qwk}} {{tag>qwk}}
  
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