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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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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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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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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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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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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To the brain fart? LOL!

Yes.
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Thanks guys!

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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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Re: Re: Silly question - QWK download
By: Gamgee to Fernweh on Wed Dec 03 2025 04:18 pm

Thanks guys!

For what?

For, you know, stuff. ;)

Nightfox

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A general thank you for all of the replies above. It applied to everyone, so the context wasn't added of the reply "to".

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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Re: Re: Silly question - QWK download
By: Fernweh to Gamgee on Thu Dec 04 2025 03:55 pm

A general thank you for all of the replies above. It applied to everyone, so the context wasn't added of the reply "to".

For what?

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

You posted your reply on the top, so the replies were actually below, not above, as you specified.. ;) On a BBS, generally the convention is to post your reply on the bottom of the quotes - so when someone replies on top, it feels a bit unexpected.

Nightfox

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Even back when I ran a BBS, a business, and spent 20 years as a CTO — I’ve always written BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front.

I lead with the relevant info. Inline comments only when the thread truly needs it.

Not trying to argue — this ain’t Fight-o-Net. 😉

I get what you're saying. Just a different communication style. It's not meant to be abrasive.

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A: Because it destroys the logical flow of a thread of comments,
and makes it difficult to keep up with a conversation.

Q: Why do so many people object to top posting?

A: Writing your reply to a message above what you are referring to
rather than below it.

Q: What is "top posting"?

A general thank you for all of the replies above. It applied to
everyone, so the context wasn't added of the reply "to".

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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I'm being snarky for humor only.

Look, when someone says thank you for a response or a bit of tech help, what's the point of quoting the entire conversation?

If you jumped in midstream and you're confused, here's a revolutionary idea: scroll up. It's all there. :^D This is also the reason threads go massively long at the individual message level, because people won't edit and quote irrelevant parts to their reply.

A thank you doesn't need a dissertation or a full-context replay like it's a courtroom transcript.

Now we’re dissecting posting etiquette like it's 1994 and Usenet just booted up.

It was two keywords: thank you. It didn’t need a 15-message committee review. ;)

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Fernweh wrote to Gamgee <=-

I'm being snarky for humor only.

No, you're doing it because you're ignorant. I'm trying to help you get
past that.

Look, when someone says thank you for a response or a bit of tech help, what's the point of quoting the entire conversation?

That's already been explained. In a word - "context".

If you jumped in midstream and you're confused, here's a revolutionary idea: scroll up. It's all there.

Wrong. Again because of ignorance. Have you ever heard of an echomail "Offline Reader"? Apparently not, or you'd not have made that statement above. Many folks, including me, use that method of reading/replying to messages.

This is also the reason threads go
massively long at the individual message level, because people won't
edit and quote irrelevant parts to their reply.

You're on a roll, wrong again. That is an entirely different issue,
which I sort of agree with you on. Correct quoting methods are indeed important, including removing irrelevant parts. Fully agree with that.
But that doesn't mean you don't quote at all.

A thank you doesn't need a dissertation or a full-context replay like
it's a courtroom transcript.

Yes, it does need context. The way you did it there was ZERO indication
as to who/what you were thanking, or why. Maybe not the entire previous conversation, but enough to be able to understand your reply.

Now weª€™re dissecting posting etiquette like it's 1994 and Usenet just booted up.

Posting etiquette hasn't changed since 1994. Now you know.

It was two keywords: thank you. It didnª€™t need a 15-message committee review. ;)

It did, and I've just explained why. Try to do better, please.




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Fernweh wrote to Nightfox <=-

Even back when I ran a BBS, a business, and spent 20 years as a CTO ª€” Iª€™ve always written BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front.

Common/accepted in email, in my experience. Not so with BBS messaging.

I lead with the relevant info. Inline comments only when the thread
truly needs it.

Then you are outside the norm of behavior.

Not trying to argue ª€” this ainª€™t Fight-o-Net. =f˜‰

Well, you *are* arguing, about things you appear to not know much about.

I get what you're saying. Just a different communication style. It's
not meant to be abrasive.

It's not the "accepted norm" for BBS message exchanging. You can
believe that, or not, but it's true regardless.

You're right on one thing - you can do it your way if you'd like. You
will likely find that you'll get pushback like this; or you'll be
ignored and not get replies that you want. Your choice.




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Re: Re: Silly question - QWK download
By: Fernweh to Nightfox on Thu Dec 04 2025 06:11 pm

Even back when I ran a BBS, a business, and spent 20 years as a CTO — Iâ always written BLUF: Bottom Line Up Front.

I lead with the relevant info. Inline comments only when the thread truly needs it.

Not trying to argue — this ain’t Fight-o-Net. 😉

I get what you're saying. Just a different communication style. It's not meant to be abrasive.

It would be helpful if you quoted what you're replying to. I don't remember what this was about.

Nightfox

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It would be helpful if you quoted what you're replying to. I don't remember what this was about.

All I said mid thread was "Thanks Guys:" and then someone decided to be pompous and "school me" and then degrade it to name calling.

Subject said it all. I forgot the process for FTP transfer and couldn't remember if that applied to *all* message downloads or only inter-BBS traffic.

We're all good. Thanks again! You and a couple others were more than helpful.

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No, you're doing it because you're ignorant. I'm trying to help you get
past that.

Wrong. Again because of ignorance. Have you ever heard of an echomail "Offline Reader"? Apparently not, or you'd not > have made that statement above. Many folks, including me, use that method of reading/replying to messages.

You're on a roll, wrong again. That is an entirely different issue,
which I sort of agree with you on. Correct quoting methods are indeed important, including removing irrelevant parts.
Fully agree with that.

Well, there's a small win. I'll take it.

But that doesn't mean you don't quote at all.

... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.

So this is how you reply? You belittle and misread the very thing you asked about - context. I clearly stated it was for snark and humor and you took it to a personal level. Not cool in the least and it goes (IMHO) against the very thing that BBSing used to be good at; Community.

The "thanks guys" needed zero context as it was a general reply to all who were helpful in the thread. If you're reading ALL New Messages, I can see how you would lose context, but that's not a me issue, that's threading not used on your end. *If* you genuinely were concerned with the topic, you could've simply moved into the correct group and followed along. Instead you decided to flame. I'll take the high road here and continue on in a constructive manner.

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Re: Re: Silly question - QWK download
By: Fernweh to Gamgee on Fri Dec 05 2025 04:40:19

Now we're dissecting posting etiquette like it's 1994 and Usenet just
booted up.

Nothing wrong with that. Social media could learn a thing or two about netequette.

It was two keywords: thank you. It didn’t need a 15-message committee review. ;)

Ah, gotta love hyperbole. Just post the most relevent part and call it a day.

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