User`s guide

All of the above would be uploaded in "binary" mode.
Text which is intended to be readable on-line should be uploaded as plain
Text in "ASCII" or "Text" mode or, on most sites today, in binary mode.
Whenever you upload a game, utility, etc. to an ftp site, it's a good idea
to also upload a brief Text file with a description of the uploaded item. For
example, after uploading NARFGAME2.SHK (in binary mode), you could upload a
brief description in a Text file named NARFGAME.TXT (in Text or binary mode).
II. Asimov and other Apple II emulator ftp sites
Upload files will, generally, be individual DOS 3.3 or ProDOS disk image
(.DSK) files created on an Apple II by DSK2FILE or ASIMOV. Upload in binary
mode.
III. Comp.binaries.apple2
Programs, etc. posted to this newsgroup are normally .SHK files which have
been Binscii'd-- i.e. after Shrinking, the file is changed to Text form via a
binscii utility.
IV. Comp.sources.apple2
Source files posted to this newsgroup are normally plain Text.
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From: Brian Hammack
006- How can I read & send email and newsgroup messages
with my Apple II?
You can use a program by Tom Larson named "2qwk!". Many PC-based BBS's and
other servers have hidden among the door programs a "maildoor," which will
package all unread messages in a user's chosen news groups and make them
available for download as a single compressed file, called a QWK packet. (Hence
"2qwk", QWK access for Apple II; get it?!)
So, you have a QWK packet sent to your machine, which takes a few seconds
to a few minutes depending on how fast the modem is and how many messages there
are. Then, you can go off-line and launch 2qwk!. Selecting "Archiver" lets you
start the utility of your choice (such as Angel 0.81b, available separately) to
unpack the QWK packet and return to 2qwk!.
Now, you may select "Messages" to view your news groups, scan messages by
author and subject, and, finally, read individual messages. When you find a post
that needs a reply, you can decide how much of the message to quote and type-in
your words of wisdom. You can also haul in text from disk and, even, pick just
the right tagline (snappy words at the very end of many messages seen on-line
nowadays). Naturally, 2qwk! allows complete freedom to change a message title
along with the group to which it is
to be posted and to originate new messages.