diff --git a/utils/qwknet/qwk.ini b/utils/qwknet/qwk.ini
index 8e4fce2..e3dca64 100644
--- a/utils/qwknet/qwk.ini
+++ b/utils/qwknet/qwk.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [Main]
 Host = VERT
+Ftp server = vert.synchro.net
+Ftp user = username
+Ftp Password = password
 Message Path = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/msgs/dovenet
 Inbound = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/qwk/in
 Outbound = /home/andrew/MagickaBBS/qwk/out
diff --git a/utils/qwknet/qwknetftpc.py b/utils/qwknet/qwknetftpc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4828ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/qwknet/qwknetftpc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+from ftplib import FTP
+import configparser
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def dostuff(config_file):
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read(config_file)
+    host = config.get("Main", "Ftp Server")
+    username = config.get("Main", "Ftp User")
+    password = config.get("Main", "Ftp Password")
+
+    ftp = FTP(host)
+    ftp.login(username, password)
+
+    repfile = config.get("Main", "Outbound") + "/" + config.get("Main", "Host") + ".REP"
+
+    exists = os.path.isfile(repfile)
+
+    if exists:
+        file = open(repfile, "rb")
+        ftp.storbinary("STOR " + config.get("Main", "Host") + ".REP", file)
+        file.close()
+        os.remove(repfile)
+        print("SENT: " + config.get("Main", "Host") + ".REP")
+
+    qwkfile = config.get("Main", "Inbound") + "/" + config.get("Main", "Host") + ".QWK"
+    with open(qwkfile, 'wb') as file:
+        def callback(data):
+            file.write(data)
+
+        try:
+            ftp.retrbinary("RETR " + config.get("Main", "Host") + ".QWK", callback)
+            file.close()
+            print("RETREIVED: " + config.get("Main", "Host") + ".QWK")
+        except ftplib.error_perm:
+            file.close()
+            os.remove(qwkfile)
+        
+        
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage python qwknetftpc.py config.ini")
+        exit(1)
+
+    server = dostuff(sys.argv[1])
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diff --git a/utils/qwknet/qwkscan.c b/utils/qwknet/qwkscan.c
index 0927d2e..1405243 100644
--- a/utils/qwknet/qwkscan.c
+++ b/utils/qwknet/qwkscan.c
@@ -344,36 +344,40 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Exporting from base %d... %d exported\n", msgbases[i]->baseno, msgcount);
     }
 
-    snprintf(archive, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s.REP", outbound_path, hostid);
+    if (qwkidx > 0) {
 
-	char *b = buffer;
-	size_t blen = sizeof buffer;
-	for (const char *p = pack_cmd; *p != '\0' && blen >= 1; ++p) {
-		if (*p != '*') {
-			*b++ = *p;
-			--blen;
-			continue;
-		}
-		p++;
-		size_t alen = 0;
-		if (*p == 'a') {
-			strncpy(b, archive, blen);
-			alen = strlen(archive);
-		} else if (*p == 'f') {
-			snprintf(b, blen, "%s/%s.MSG", temp_dir, hostid);
-			alen = strlen(b);
-		} else if (*p == '*') {
-			*b++ = '*';
-			alen = 1;
-		}
-		b += alen;
-		blen -= alen;
-	}
-	*b = '\0';
+        snprintf(archive, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s.REP", outbound_path, hostid);
 
-    ret = system(buffer);
-    if (ret == -1 || ret >> 8 == 127) {
-        return -1;
+        char *b = buffer;
+        size_t blen = sizeof buffer;
+        for (const char *p = pack_cmd; *p != '\0' && blen >= 1; ++p) {
+            if (*p != '*') {
+                *b++ = *p;
+                --blen;
+                continue;
+            }
+            p++;
+            size_t alen = 0;
+            if (*p == 'a') {
+                strncpy(b, archive, blen);
+                alen = strlen(archive);
+            } else if (*p == 'f') {
+                snprintf(b, blen, "%s/%s.MSG", temp_dir, hostid);
+                alen = strlen(b);
+            } else if (*p == '*') {
+                *b++ = '*';
+                alen = 1;
+            }
+            b += alen;
+            blen -= alen;
+        }
+        *b = '\0';
+
+        ret = system(buffer);
+        if (ret == -1 || ret >> 8 == 127) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to run archiver!\n");
+            return -1;
+        }
     }
     recursive_delete(temp_dir);
 }
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