1. VQWK
2. VQWK.EXE Command Line Usage
3. Setting Up QWK Conference Numbers
4. VCONFIG Set-Up for QWK Nets
5. Setting Up QWK Net Message Bases
6. Advanced Options

                VQWK.EXE is dual-purpose program; it is an advanced QWK
         mail door for you and your users to use to read mail offline
         in the popular QWK format, and it is also capable of functioning
         as a network interface (ie passing QWK packets between BBS's).

               Virtual Advanced features an extremely sophisticated
         version of VQWK.EXE which can easily gate messages between itself
         and any other network type also supported by Virtual Advanced.

               With VQWK, when used in QWK networking, it is easy to gate
         messages:

         VQWK <--> VirtualNET-type                    (messages only)
         VQWK <--> FIDOnet                            (messages only)
         VQWK <--> Internet                           (messages only)

               Note that <ch> refers to Virtual Advanced Channel Number,
         and that <x> refers to the NETWORKID #, as defined by file
         DATA\NETWORKS.LST.

         As a DOOR:

         VQWK.EXE <ch>

         (Example: VQWK %1)

         The default Virtual Advanced set-up already includes references
         to VQWK.EXE in the default function blocks provided.  Knowing
         the commandline usage is important, though, if you wish to
         customize how the QWK door is accessed on your system, such
         as running it from a script (example: DOOR "VQWK %1").

         As a NETWORK INTERFACE:

         Step 1. Generate Packet To Exchange (Send To) Other QWK net BBS

         VQWK 0 /EXPORT=<path and filename>,<user #> NETWORKID=<x>

         <path and filename> QWK Format File To Be Created
         <user #>            Dummy User # Assigned To This QWK Net Connect

         Step 2. Get Packet From Remote BBS
                 Send Packet Created In Step 1 to Remote BBS

         How this part is accomplished is up to you and the remote sysop.

         Typically, this is done by using a script-driven comm program
         such as Telix or Telemate to call, login, and download a QWK
         packet. After that, the packet created in step 1 is uploaded.

         Step 3. Get The Messages Onto Your BBS

         VQWK 0 /IMPORT=<path and filename>,<user #> NETWORKID=<x>

         <path and filename> QWK Format File To Be Imported
         <user #>            Dummy User # Assigned To This QWK Net Connect

         Note: The <user #> dummy account is used for its "new-scan"
         pointers, allowing your BBS and another BBS to exchange QWK
         mail without duplicates, so long as each QWK net BBS you
         exchange mail with has its own, consistent dummy account to use.

               Defined by the QWK standard, each message base (or
         conference as they are sometimes called) has associated with it
         a number between 1 and 32767.  This number helps QWK offline
         readers, and QWK mail programs, track messages and make sure
         everything gets put into the right place.

               Up to 4000 of the message bases you set-up under Virtual
         Advanced can be made available to your callers to download through
         the QWK door.  They will be able to download new messages when they
         call in, and optionally upload their offline-written replies as well.
         It does not matter what network or netowkrs a message base "belongs"
         to, the QWK door can provide access to it for your callers.

               Of the up to 4000 message bases, you can use QWK numbers 2 to
         32767 to identify them.  VCONFIG can automatically assign QWK
         numbers to message bases for you, if you like, or you can do
         it manually.

               IMPORTANT: So far the discussion has dealt with QWK numbers
         as used with VQWK operating as a DOOR.  It is important to note that
         VQWK, when operating as a NETWORK INTERFACE, maintains a SEPARATE
         set of QWK conference numbers for each separate QWK type network.
         That way, if you have sub "100 IBM Discussion" on one QWK net,
         and sub "100 Intelligent Conversation" on another QWK type net,
         there is no conflict.  For setting up of QWK net conferences,
         see the section titled "SETTING UP QWK NET MESSAGE BASES" below.

               QWK nets are extremely easy to set-up.   Just select
         from within VCONFIG to turn a network on.  No configuration
         information (ie node address, directories, etc) is required.

                QWK net Message Bases can be quickly and easily set-up
         using the included VMB utility program.  Make sure you have
         QWKLIST.??? set-up in your DATA directory.  (Example:
         For NETWORKID=54, the file would be QWKLIST.54)

                An alternative method to message base set-up is to use
         VCONFIG to manually set-up/edit each database entry.  In this
         case, you would use the DATABASE CONFIGURATION portion of
         VCONFIG to display/edit a MESSAGE AREA DATABASE CONFIGURATION ENTRY.

         At this point, selecting the field "(G) Networks Configuration"
         would let you manually do what VMB does automatically.
         A typical message base number is in the range 1 to 32767.

                To GATE a Message Base, you merely set-up its
         DATABASE COFIGURATION ENTRY to show that the field
         "(G) Networks Configuration" shows multiple networks --
         the QWK net, and the other network(s) you want to GATE to/from.
         For example, you might see:

              CRS=100
              VirtualNET=100000

                The features described hereafter are optional, and unneeded
         in most cases.