[OZAPRS] RE: Findu can't find me

[Tony Hunt]

Hamish.. To use the EMAIL servers

send a APRS message TO EMAIL
The message content needs to start with a valid email address and its
assumed that the first space after the email address terminates the email
address and begins the actual message content.. As you can see only small
messages can be sent.. The ACKs for this dont actually come back from the
callsign of EMAIL but are the correct ACK for the original message sent
addressed to the sender and from the callsign of the email server..

As regards Johns comments that a station would only send Emails to a
station
it can see on a map.. Not so.. I use it at times when travelling
interstate
to try to re-establish HF skeds that are broken via terestrial Nets or
even
via ISS/PCSAT .. I would never expect an ACK back from ISS etc but an ACK
from the terestrial nets would be nice..

The EMAIL.. Well things certainly do vary..

Using UI-View logged onto 10153 second.net.au I dont get a ACK tonight on
my
own server whereas I used to.. I changed to the 10152 global feed and
tried
again and still No ACK .. So far NO email deliverly either.. I suspect the
Email servers are down.. This happens from time to time apparently.. So
another good argument for a VK based server.. Sombody said Roger G4IDE was
running a server but in all my time Ive never had a email back via his
server.. Its generally WU2V I think (one of the Sprowl Brothers) or
another
one in the USA..

The Digi Bit being set or not set.. Yes it definitly depends on what
software/application your viewing it with.. We also have Ui-Digis in
Adelaide predominantly and using One app it appears the digi bits remain
set
once they are set but using a dumb terminal on a TNC produces different
results.. Perhaps they just cheat with the TNC and try to cut out what
appears to be obvious.. Just because the * isnt displayed doesnt mean the
digi bit isnt set after all.. Its just a visual display/representation of
the packet..



Tony Hunt  VK5AH


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hamish Moffatt" <hamish at cloud.net.au>
To: "OZ-APRS Mial-list" <ozaprs at marconi.ics.mq.edu.au>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 23:27 PM
Subject: Re: [OZAPRS] RE: Findu can't find me


> On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 11:00:47PM +1030, Tony Hunt wrote:
> > Now using a RF path to get into my server and sending a EMAIL message
I
get
> > no ACK .. A few days ago I actually saw an ACK come back on the server
but
> > probably due to the Q construct which I think was a qAO it didnt get
to
RF
> > .. That was my guess..
> > The explanation for the qAO construct  is .. qAO - (letter O) Packet
was
> > received via a client-only port and the FROMCALL does not match the
login.
> >
> > Now somethings changed..
> >
> > I suspect sombodys changed the config on the national APRSD servers as
I
> > dont even see the ACK come back on the Server this time..
>
> Well I have two questions:
>
> Firstly can somebody tell me where to find instructions on the email
> gateway so I can try it myself;
>
> Secondly can someone tell me if this is working from VHF in Melbourne
> through the VK3SB gateway? I can get a second RF station going or try
> it from the D700 in the car but I figure someone else has probably tried
> it already.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Hamish
> --
> Hamish Moffatt VK3SB <hamish at debian.org> <hamish at cloud.net.au>
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