[drats_users] D-RATS 0.2.9b1

[Dave Cooley]

Cool. 
I don't think you need to do anything on the incoming piece. Having to
create an entry in your address book like N4DIB <davesrfgateway at gmail.com>
is not a big deal and may cut down on spam. 

I will be testing the Amber alert email setup tomorrow and let you know how
it works. The ability to tailor actions by account should provide enough
flexibility to accomplish all of this. 

Now for my Xmas wish list.

>Enable a "pull" trigger for emails received to a station set up for
incoming forms so that a mobile station can send a ping type request to the
gateway and receive those messages that have been received for them.  This
would allow the mobile user to retrieve emails when in range of a Dstar
gateway system.   (Store and Forward)  This would be possible using call
sign routing from the mobile station (assuming the gateway station has call
sign auto write turned on ). 

>Expand the levels for the Map Download utility to download to the street
level (level 17)

> Provide an information field in the static location database. 

> Enable a "right click" on a station and access the information field.
Extremely important when accessing information about the capabilities of an
emergency facility. 

>Provide for multiple recipients in the mail form (outgoing)

>Establish group send for incoming emails. ( sort of the inverse of above)
distribution list in the windows world

>Provide an audible action when a new message is received.

>Enable logic to automatically play received audio files. (send wav type
files to the sound card) This would allow NWS, EBS, and Amber alerts to be
announced when received.

>The kitchen sink :)


The DRATS community is growing exponentially.

Keep up the great work. 

Dave Cooley
N4DIB
Tampa Dstar Club





-----Original Message-----
From: drats_users-bounces at lists.danplanet.com
[mailto:drats_users-bounces at lists.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Dan Smith
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 11:31 PM
To: Discussion of D-RATS
Subject: Re: [drats_users] D-RATS 0.2.9b1


> 1. The selection of whether an incoming email is either directed to a 
> specific station or sent our in Braodcast (chat) mode is made at the 
> account level. Correct?

Yep.

> 2. The email access function allows the "Gateway Station" to set 
> permissions by call sign either incoming , outgoing or both. Correct?

Right, specifying whether a station can send email from RF->Internet,
receive mail from Internet->RF (automatically), or both.

Forms that come in for a station that doesn't have automatic forwarding
permissions can still be send manually via the usual method.

> 3. When an incoming email is received to an account that is set up for 
> "form" relay, an email form will be generated and sent to the station 
> in the "to" field of the email if that station is allowed incoming 
> email access. Correct?

Yes.

> 4. Given that the answer to the previous question is yes, incoming 
> mail can only be relayed as a "form" to a specific station if it is in 
> reply to an original outgoing message as the "to" header has that 
> stations call sign. Correct?

Right, the incoming mail processing logic has to have some way to know that
the email is destined for a specific station.

> 5. If I am following this correctly, there is no way to send a "form" 
> email to a specific station from a regular email client as the "to" 
> field would only have the account name (i.e. donotreply at danplanet.com) 
> in it and not KK7DS (donotreply at danplanet.com)

There is, if you're careful.  If you type the following into your address
field of your mail client exactly, then it should behave properly:

  N4DIB <davesrfgateway at gmail.com>

Then it will work.  I can work out some other ways to specify the recipient,
like a special tag in the subject, etc.  However, as you said, replies will
work as expected.

Further, if you add an address book entry and set the "name" field to
exactly the person's callsign, and the "address" field to the gateway email
address, then you should be set as well.

> I have not yet had time to test it, but will do so tomorrow. I will 
> let you know of my findings.

Great, thanks!

-- 
Dan Smith
dsmith#danplanet.com, s/#/@/
www.danplanet.com
KK7DS
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