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--- ref:qwk [2021/01/16 13:06] – Mention the utf8 key in the "Character Set" section. digital man
+++ ref:qwk [2025/05/04 17:54] (current) – [MESSAGES.DAT] Mention that the kludge lines are deprecated digital man
@@ Line 144: / Line 144: @@
 == Synchronet Kludge Lines ==
-There are some additional Synchronet-defined kludge lines that may exist at the beginning of a message body:
+There are some additional Synchronet-defined kludge lines (now deprecated) that //may// exist at the beginning of a message body:
 ^ Kludge         ^ Description ^
 | ''@VIA:''      | Originating QWKnet address (full route) |
@@ Line 191: / Line 191: @@
 ^ Field          ^ Description ^
 | Utf8           | Header fields and body text use the UTF-8 character set (when ''true'') rather than CP437 (the default) |
+| Format         | Indicate if message pre-formatted ("fixed") or not ("flowed"), see {{rfc>3676}} for details |
 | 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 |
 | WhenExported   | Date/time/zone message was exported from the originating system's message base |
@@ Line 202: / Line 204: @@
 | 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) |
-| Reply-To       | Address to direct replies |
+| Reply-To       | The network address to direct replies to this message |
 | Subject        | Message subject |
 | To             | Message recipient name |
@@ Line 301: / Line 303: @@
 ===== 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 =====
-  * [[ftp://vert.synchro.net/main/BBS/qwke.txt]].
+  * [[http://vert.synchro.net/files/main/BBS/qwke.txt]].
@@ Line 315: / Line 328: @@
   * [[network:DOVE-Net]]
   * [[:ref:|Reference Library]]
+  * [[https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/22/qwk_swatting_death/]]
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