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  • Silly question - QWK download

    From Fernweh@VERT to All on Mon Dec 1 18:48:23 2025
    What's the process again?

    Select groups/nets via telnet
    ftp connect
    Change to where?
    get filename
    (put wherever locally)
    mm
    ftp upload rep packet

    I seem to remember this, but can't find the old cribsheet Rob or someone posted. Maybe my search foo is getting bad as I age ;) Ubuntu/mm if that helps. No problem scripting it out for automation, I just can't remember the process.

    [Or was ftp for BBS side? I used to carry DOVENet years ago.]
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Fernweh on Mon Dec 1 23:58:46 2025
    Re: Silly question - QWK download
    By: Fernweh to All on Mon Dec 01 2025 06:48 pm

    What's the process again?

    Select groups/nets via telnet
    ftp connect
    Change to where?

    You don't need to change directory, if that's what you're asking.

    get filename
    (put wherever locally)

    The downloaded QWK file should go in the Synchronet "data" directory.

    mm
    ftp upload rep packet

    I seem to remember this, but can't find the old cribsheet Rob or someone posted. Maybe my search foo is getting bad as I age ;) Ubuntu/mm if that helps. No problem scripting it out for automation, I just can't remember the process.

    this? https://wiki.synchro.net/howto:fidonet
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  • From Fernweh@VERT to Digital Man on Tue Dec 2 03:54:02 2025
    That was me having a brain fart. :)

    I mixed up getting a qwk packet personally and Dove-Net packets when I had my board years ago.

    Can personal qwk be ftp'd?
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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to Fernweh on Tue Dec 2 08:27:52 2025
    Re: Silly question - QWK download
    By: Fernweh to Digital Man on Tue Dec 02 2025 03:54:02

    Can personal qwk be ftp'd?

    Yes, it can. Log into the BBS ftp interface as your user and then GET <bbsid>.QWK or PUT <bbsid>.REP.
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Fernweh on Tue Dec 2 13:10:01 2025
    Re: Silly question - QWK download
    By: Fernweh to Digital Man on Tue Dec 02 2025 03:54 am

    That was me having a brain fart. :)

    I mixed up getting a qwk packet personally and Dove-Net packets when I had my board years ago.

    Can personal qwk be ftp'd?

    Yes.
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  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to Fernweh on Tue Dec 2 17:34:10 2025
    Hey Fernweh!

    On Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:48:22 -0800, you wrote:

    What's the process again?

    Select groups/nets via telnet

    At the beginning of my 'getpkt' script, I change to the mmail/down directory.

    ftp connect
    Change to where?

    Binary mode.

    get filename
    (put wherever locally)

    mm looks for it in the mmail/down directory by default. Then when you have saved written messages, the REP packets ends up in the mmail/up directory by default.

    mm

    At the beginning of a second 'putpkt' script, I change to the mmail/up directory.

    ftp upload rep packet

    Then here I change back to the mmail directory, where the two scripts are located.

    I seem to remember this, but can't find the old cribsheet Rob or someone posted. Maybe my search foo is getting bad as I age ;) Ubuntu/mm if that helps. No problem scripting it out for automation, I just can't remember
    the process.

    I was one of the people that posted about it, but I don't remember where we were talking about it, either. You're definitely on the right track, though. ;)

    Regards,
    Nick

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  • From Fernweh@VERT to Digital Man on Tue Dec 2 17:02:29 2025
    To the brain fart? LOL!


    Yes.
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  • From Fernweh@VERT to Digital Man on Wed Dec 3 03:57:23 2025
    Thanks guys!
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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to Fernweh on Wed Dec 3 16:18:17 2025
    Fernweh wrote to Digital Man <=-

    Thanks guys!

    For what?

    Please quote some of the message that you are replying to, so folks have
    some "context" and can follow the conversation thread.




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