                        Current QWK Related Products
                              Utilities Edition
                               by Jim Hanoian
                               August 5, 1995

This compilation is maintained, published, and Copyright 1994 by James A.
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I would like to thank all the people who have assisted me in keeping this
list current.  Please help by sending corrections/additions to me rather
than distributing a modified version of the list.  Although I do follow
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contact points for me are:

     RIME: ->NOFRILLS (#1299) in the OFFLINE MAIL Conference

           ->LUNATIC (#1282) in the Mail Doors, Software Reviews
                                       and Shareware conferences.

     Internet: jim.hanoian@lunatic.com

The entire file is updated monthly and is available as QWKPyymm.ZIP.

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QWK Packet Utilities               Filename Filedate Author
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BugMail 1.05                                         Mark Lussier

     TXT -> REP utility.  Originally written and designed for supporting
     commercial software by reading a specific file filter (*.*, etc.)
     like error reports for uploading to a support BBS.

Blue Wave to QWK 2.2               BW2QWK22 92-03-06 Ronald E. Raikes

     Blue Wave <-> QWK convertor program - use your favorite QWK reader
     with BlueWave mail packets.  Converts REP back to BlueWave format.

BlueQWK 1.55                       BLUEQ155 94-12-11 Geoffrey Sy

     Read/reply to Blue Wave mail packets with your favorite QWK reader.
     Integrates seamlessly with many QWK readers.

ByteBros QWK Scan 3.0              BBQWK30  91-01-01 Byte Brothers

     Utility to scan QWK or REP packets to preview messages based on
     search text.  Can save messages to file, printer or back into QWK
     in a newly created conference.  Also has twit features.

CatQWK 2.20                        CATQWK22 92-02-09 Patrick Lee

     Combines multiple QWK files into one.  Command line driven, supports
     wildcard filenames, and selectable archivers.  Can create PERSONAL.NDX
     file.  It can be set up in under a minute and best of all, is free!

CISqwk 2.0b                                          Mark Lussier

     Bidirectional tosser between TapCis/OzCis and QWK readers.  Supports
     binary email, fax, and Internet routing.  Tosses mail, forums, and files.

CleanQWK 1.0                       CLQWK100 94-04-28 Joe Malkin

     QWK pre-processor.  Strips unwanted headers and lines from incoming
     Internet/Usenet messages and kills duplicate messages in similar
     newsgroups or conferences.  Has twit features and can create NDX files.

Complete Tagline Remover 2.01      CTLRV201 90-12-15 Dave De Wald

     Removes taglines based on ASCII list of lines to kill.

Conf. Participation Tracker 1.40   CPT140   95-08-03 David Daniel Anderson

     Maintains a detailed text data file of conference activity.  Freeware,
     with Pascal source code.  Fast, full-featured.  Protected mode version
     included.

DeTag 1.23                         DETAG123 93-04-02 Rd Thomas

     Removes taglines & subject prefixes from QWK archives.  Handles FIDO
     & RIME tags, has read-only mode for tagline stealing, does wildcards,
     processes .REP files, can back up QWKs before processing, more.

EZ-Utility 1.03                    EZUTL103 90-02-19 Eric Cockrell

     Converts a ProDoor ZipM mail packet into QWK format and then the REP
     into text to upload back into ProDoor.  Freeware.

FidoQWK 1.25                       FIDOQ125 94-10-23 Geoffrey Sy

     Echomail processor for any FidoNet systems to transfer mail with any
     QWK host systems.  Also includes utilities for QWK -> REP to enable
     QWK-based networking.

Filter 1.62                        FILT162  91-04-08 Patrick Lee

     Re-creates the index files so that they skip (twit) messages from a
     list of up to 50 users.  Freeware.

GEnie QWK 1.1                      GENIEQ11          David Goodenough

     Scripts/programs to allow a QWK interface to the GEnie on-line service.

Get Tag 1.0                        GETTAG10 92-07-19 Ryan Cramer

     Steals taglines from QWK packets and saves to a file.

Index Pro 9                        NDXPRO_9 93-07-20 W.R. Smith/T. Van Dinter

     Makes index for QWK and REP packets for corrupted or net packets.

Kill QWK Dupes 1.10                KQDUP110 92-08-06 Cody Gibson

     Removes duplicate messages from QWK and REP packets, even across multiple
     packets.  Compatible for multi-BBS, multi-door and multi-node operations;
     can be used by users, Sysops and netmail Sysops.  Maintains its own CRC
     file which is smaller than one used by most other dupe checking mail doors.

LocalQWK 1.0                       LCLQWK10 92-02-01 Randy Blackmond

     Creates QWK packets from command line for Remote Access BBSs.  Allows
     Sysops to create mail packet for users immediately after mail polling.
     This is similar to the feature Pre-scanning available on some doors.

Log2Qwk                                              Michael Schaefer

     Converts capture log of WWIV messages into a QWK packet, then generates
     a Procomm script for uploading the REP packet.

MailDB 1.0a                        MAILDB10 92-12-22 Carlos G. Batista

     QWK message database that works as an add-on to conventional QWK-format
     mail readers.  Tosses QWK packets into database as specified by conference,
     by search text, with exclusions (twit filter), etc.  Supports all major
     archivers.  It also does TXT-to-REP conversion.

Make Rep 1.1                       MAKEREP  92-08-01 David Chester

     TXT -> *.MSG, just zip it up manually to make a REP.

McGrath's Offline Utilities 3.1    MOU31    95-04-08 Steve McGrath

     Collection of utilities to add, index and search QWKs, convert
     QWKs to TXT and to add REPs.  Older versions of the stand-alone
     utils may be available as ADDQWK, CVTQWK, SQWK and ADDREP.

MessageFilter 2.00                 MF200    92-02-10 Robert Hoffmann

     QWK packet pre-processor, archives, removes, or personalizes messages
     based on message headers.  Removes (R) and RE: prefixes from subject lines.

MMIMP                              MMIMP1            Michael May

     Converts QWK packet into REP packet.

MNet 2.10                          MNET210           Makai Software

     QWK -> REP converter.  Enables a BBS with QWK/REP to network with other
     BBSs.  Converts "net status" QWK packets from the host BBS into a REP
     packet for the node BBS.  Converts node's QWK to host's REP for return.

NoTag 2.20                         NOTAG-22 91-12-14 Thom Little

     Strips Deluxe2 tag-lines from reply messages.  Allows the user to
     either add his own tag-line or leave the message without a tag-line.

pdQWK for Builder 1.0b                               Mark Lussier

     Function library and tutorial for manipulating QWK packets in the
     Builder language from HyperKinetix.  It does not support MKS$ numbers
     due to integer limitation in Builder.  Freeware.

pdQWK for Clipper 1.02                               Mark Lussier

     Function library for Clipper programmers to manipulate and use QWK
     packets.  Comes as function library or class(y)/oClip library.  It
     even supports MKS$ real numbers.  Freeware.

PKT Converter                      PVERT    92-01-01 Unidentified Author

     QWK <-> PKT converter for FidoNet boards.  C source code.

QHead 1.00                         QHEAD100 95-05-12 David Daniel Anderson

     Writes QWK message headers to a text file.  Freeware with Pascal
     source code.

QRep 2.0                           QREP20   95-05-03 Brian Showalter

     Automatically generates public, private, or password protected messages
     from ASCII text.  Tracks last sent date and resends after a specified
     number of days.  Can send on specific day of the week or month.  Splits
     long messages.  Makes QWK or Fido taglines.  Ideal for conference hosts,
     vendors, or others who send a constant message at regular intervals.

QTXT 1.01                          QTXT101  95-03-14 David Daniel Anderson

     Converts QWK packets to text files.  Similar to many other QWK to Text
     convertors, but can be turned *back* into QWKs with other utilities
     from the same author.  Freeware, with Pascal source code.

QWacK 0.96                         QWACK096 92-04-09 Cutting Edge Computing

     QWK <-> BlueWave convertor program - use your BlueWave reader with
     QWK packets.  Converts *.NEW to REP packet for upload into QWK door.

QWKBase 1.2a                       QBASE12A 94-02-20 Nick Onoufriou

     Add-on to conventional QWK-at-a-time reader to turn it into a databased
     reader.  Configuration items to age and purge news, files, bulletins and
     messages independently.

QWKDump 1.20                       QWKDMP12 94-02-28 Geoffrey Sy

     Dumps any conference or all messages from your QWK mail packet into
     text files similar to PCBoard message capture.

QWKgate 0.92                       QGATE092 94-10-12 S. Tullos/J. Butler

     QWKgate serves as an e-mail gateway between a LAN-based BBS and the
     Internet.  Converts QWK/REP-format files (from a BBS) into SMTP-format
     (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) files to be transfered to the Internet.

QWKGrab 1.0                        QWKGRAB  94-08-19 Schellin & Schellin

     Converts QWK (or selected messages) to a REP for a different BBS-ID.
     Does not use conference translate tables and forces all messages into
     conference #1.

QWK Index 1.1                      QWKIDX11 94-02-28 Geoffrey Sy

     Makes or replaces missing or munged index files for QWK/REP packets.
     Uses SOUNDEX scheme to search for misspelled personal messages.

Qwkit 1.0b                         QWKIT10B 93-05-17 Lyman Epp

     Provides tag-line manager, twit filters, signatures, and strips subject
     prefixes such as Re: and (R).  Supports OLX, SLMR, MegaRead, and others.

QwkMan 1.0                         QWKMAN10 92-05-24 Keith Brown

     QwkMan is a QWK packet manager and merger.

QWKMerge 1.05                      QWKM105  92-04-05 Mike King

     Combines QWK packets from any one BBS into a single master QWK packet.
     Can delete dupe messages or KingQWK kill-flagged messages.  "Untrashes"
     QWK files altered by some other readers.  Configurable by BBS and by
     conference.  Scripting language for unattended operation.

QWKNet                             QWKNET00          Steve Hughes

     Bidirectional QWK <-> Squish-compatible tosser.  Takes a QWK packet and
     tosses the messages into a Squish-compatible message base.  Exports new
     messages into a BBS_ID.MSG file to make into a *.REP packet.

QWKNet 1.2                         QWKNET12 93-03-23 Keith Yox

     QWK -> REP converter.  Enables a BBS with QWK/REP to network with other
     BBSs.  Converts "net status" QWK packets from the host BBS into a REP
     packet for the node BBS.  Converts node's QWK to host's REP for return.

QWK Prune 1.12                     QPRN112  94-05-12 David Harden

     Removes unwanted messages from QWK packets based on message headers.  Can
     tag messages for processing by KingQWK and QWKMerge; remove (R) and Re:
     prefixes (and 10 user-defined ones) from subject lines; repair some non-
     standard message headers; and repair QWK packets damaged by EZ-Reader.

QWKSlice 1.03                      QWKSL103 94-05-24 Chad Wagner

     Splits QWK packets up by size, messages per packet, and/or messages per
     conference.  Supports a maximum of 10,000 conferences.
 
QWK Strip 1.4                      QWKSTR14 94-03-10 Bob Ray

     Strips excess Internet header (routing, etc) from messages to move the
     message text up to where it can be read in a mail reader's first screen.

QWKText 4.6                        QWKTXT46 93-12-25 Jeffery Foy

     QWK -> ASCII text file.  Public domain with C source.  It is useful
     for archival purposes and supports more than 6,000 conferences.

QXL 1.0                            QXL10    94-03-08 Anthony Summy

     REP -> REP converter.  Uses translate tables to convert a REP from
     one BBS-ID to another.  Useful for satellite operations where the
     source BBS-ID (the satellite) is not the BBS that receives replies.

Read REP                           READREP  95-06-18 None listed

     Permits reading messages in a REP with option to delete the REP.
     Does not format headers very well, but the message text is legible.

Reply Utilities 6.0                REPUTIL6 93-12-19 Frank Y. Yates

     Text <-> REP.  Bidirectional utility to convert a batch of text messages
     into a REP packet or back.  Freeware.

Robomail to QWK 1.02               ROBOQ102 95-02-24 David Daniel Anderson

     Convert Robomail text files to pseud-QWKs, suitable for scanning by CPT.
     This archive was distributed in CPT136.zip, but *may* be available
     separately too.  Freeware, with Pascal source code.

RPost 1.01                         RPOST101 91-07-26 Robert Vostreys

     RPost is a pre- and post-processor for QWK and REP packets.  It can
     delete duplicate messages and spy/copy messages.

SLMR to QWK 1.00                   SLMRQ100 95-02-24 David Daniel Anderson

     Convert SLMR text files to pseud-QWKs, suitable for scanning by CPT.
     This archive was distributed in CPT136.zip, but *may* be available
     separately too.  Freeware, with Pascal source code.

SpeedQWK 1.0                       SPEEDQWK 94-05-22 Joe Malkin

     Convert SPEED databases to QWK format.  Exports the Speed messagebase
     for use in a different QWK reader.  Freeware.

SPEED to QWK 1.03                  SRQ103   95-06-04 David Daniel Anderson

     Convert SPEED text files to pseud-QWKs, suitable for scanning by CPT.
     This archive was distributed in CPT136.zip, but *may* be available
     separately too.  Freeware, with Pascal source code.

Strip QWK                          STRIPQWK 91-12-23 Ron Janorkar

     Replace strings anywhere in a QWK/REP packet.  Thus, the user can delete
     tag-lines entirely or replace selected portions of tag-lines.

Strip RE                           STRIPRE           Patrick Lee

     Strips Re: and (R) from the beginning of subject lines.  Public domain
     with Turbo Pascal source code.  It runs very fast and is a snap to use.

Tag 3                              TAG3     91-10-28 Unlisted Author

     Removes non-Fido-type tag-lines from QWK-format message packets.  It
     also includes utilities to sort tag-lines and remove duplicates.

Tag Grab 1.5                       TAGRB150 94-02-22 James Goss

     Steals taglines from QWK packets and integrates them into your own
     tagfile after dupe checking and alphabetizing the tagfile.

Tagline 1.09                       TAG109   90-03-01 Tony Tortorelli

     Steals taglines from QWK or REP.

Tag-X Pro 1.20                     TAGX120  95-06-02 Ron Janorkar

     Steals taglines from QWK, BW and OPX packets.  Full-fledged management
     with sorting, deleting, etc.  Uses advanced technology to select
     context-sensitive taglines.  Groups taglines.

TextMail 1.12                                        Mark Lussier

     Command line driven utility to process ASCII files into REP packet.
     Automatically splits files into multiple messages at user defined
     number of lines and supports any packer and both QWK and Fido-style
     tag-lines.  TextMail will also append to existing REP file.  Freeware.

Text to REP 1.2                    TX2REP12 94-02-28 Geoffrey Sy

     Converts ASCII text file -> REP packet.  Command line driven, will
     automatically create multiple messages if needed.  Freeware.

Twit 2.10                          TWIT210  92-05-25 Matthew Briggs

     Twits messages in QWKs and MegaMail DL packets by name or subject with
     wildcard characters.  Maintains log of changes.  Freeware.

Uqwk 1.8                           uqwk18   94-02-17 Steve Belczyk

     Collects unread Internet email or USENET news and creates QWK packet.
     Reply packets can be mailed (if mailer understands "mail -s"), or posted
     (if B-news type of inews that understands -n and -t is in use).  C source
     and compiles with ANSI C compilers.

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