Hi all!

I'm recovery several old qwk files from my ancient bbs (and anothers) from a friend that have backups of your downloads (most worldgroup systems)
I like (if possible) to try to import all messages to my actual SBBS setup.

i have, for example:

DOCKSUD.001
DOCKSUD.002
MHBBS.001
MHBBS.002
MILENIUM.001
MILENIUM.002
MILENIUM.003

etc..

All are qwk files (dowloaded in these days by my friend as normal user)

I have many questions about how to make this process.

first, any magic tool to do it? for example convert/export qwk to another format?

I thinking about setup as "fake qwk hub" for each system to permit inject these file into the message areas
but i see that have a internal number (1 to n) .
Can i have same internal conference number across two message group?

for each bbs
create message group
for each bbs packet
maybe can i create/update areas in that group with these internal id number?
import the qwk files
process next file
renumber the imported areas to avoid collision
process next "bbs"

do you it it possible change the conference number post creation and avoid collateral damages?

Any crazy idea will be apreciated!
=)

Saludos!

Ragnarok
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Re: importing qwk files
By: Ragnarok to All on Thu Dec 03 2015 12:05 am

Hi all!

I'm recovery several old qwk files from my ancient bbs (and anothers) from a friend that have backups of your downloads (most worldgroup systems)
I like (if possible) to try to import all messages to my actual SBBS setup.

i have, for example:

DOCKSUD.001
DOCKSUD.002
MHBBS.001
MHBBS.002
MILENIUM.001
MILENIUM.002
MILENIUM.003

etc..

All are qwk files (dowloaded in these days by my friend as normal user)

I have many questions about how to make this process.

first, any magic tool to do it? for example convert/export qwk to another format?

I thinking about setup as "fake qwk hub" for each system to permit inject these file into the message areas

Yes, that is how I would do it.

but i see that have a internal number (1 to n) .
Can i have same internal conference number across two message group?

No, but your *hubs* can have duplicate QWK conference numbers. So you just need to map the conference numbers used in the QWK packets with your sub-boards you want the message imported into. The QWK conference numbers you have set in SCFG->Message Areas will have no effect on this process, only those set in SCFG->Networks->QWK->Hubs.

for each bbs
create message group
for each bbs packet
maybe can i create/update areas in that group with these internal id number?

QWK conference numbers are not exactly "internal id numbers", but you.

import the qwk files
process next file
renumber the imported areas to avoid collision

You shouldn't need to renumber anything at this stage.

process next "bbs"

do you it it possible change the conference number post creation and avoid collateral damages?

You don't need to change any QWK conference numbers in SCFG->Message Areas.

Any crazy idea will be apreciated!

Not crazy, it's been done before. :-)

digital man

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Ragnarok
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Hello

I was going to check out your bbs but your telnet and http port is closed.

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El 03/12/15 a las 01:39, Digital Man escribió:

Re: importing qwk files
By: Ragnarok to All on Thu Dec 03 2015 12:05 am

Hi all!

I'm recovery several old qwk files from my ancient bbs (and anothers) from a
friend that have backups of your downloads (most worldgroup systems)
I like (if possible) to try to import all messages to my actual SBBS setup.

i have, for example:

DOCKSUD.001
DOCKSUD.002

thanks for the great info, i will try.!

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