[OZAPRS] some comments re the ongoing findu discussion

[John Williams]

On 18 Mar 2004 at 19:34, geoff wrote:

I can't see anything wrong with implementing another email server.
There are two already mentioned and are invoked via different aliases.
So something like VKMAIL would not conflict and another server would just
be another option 
to use. Relying on servers that are not 24/7 and perhaps not always
reachable suggests that 
there is room for improvement and room for another server. After all we
have local packet BBSs 
rather than try to telnet to some out of area BBS. Ok perhaps not quite
the same thing, but 
distributed servers are a good thing.  We have two national servers
already for aprs.
 
Damien and Geoff have the bandwidth it seems and enough processor cycles
left over to run 
more stuff by the sound of it.

There are enough coders on this list as well to come up with something.
 
As Geoff mentioned lets get some standards outlined.

Cheers

John

> 
> > What is involved in setting up an aprs email server. May be one 
> > could be run within VK. If the available software is able to run on 
> > a linux box. I could look at running it on our gate or perhaps Geoff 
> > could run it at the national server.
> 
> I bit of scripting involving a 'listener' application, sniffing the data

> stream from one of the relevent ports on the server, with a bit of
string 
> manipulation...   Want to have a play John ??  :-)
> 
> I could definatley implement such a system on ONE of the national
servers, 
> provided a standard was agreed upon within the region (VK/ZL), since
sending 
> to the common EMAIL address would result in a flood of emails from the 
> various servers already out there. I think it was mentioned that there
is 
> one in the UK as well as the US based server already??
> 
> Geoff
>

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