[drats_users] D-RATS 0.2.7b6 config help

[David Tilson]

G'day Terry,
 
It is very early days with the email interface on D-RATS, in fact less
than a week, but here's what is known so far...
 
You need to have an internet account that can be accessed through a POP3
(Post Office Protocol) server.  There are a number of these, but I don't
know whether or not winlink.org has one available.
 
So that I don't confuse my everyday email with email that I want to
receive via D-RATS (primarily during an emergency) I've setup a (free)
unique account on gmail.com.  Remember also that you want to ensure that
the traffic that could be passed across RF needs to be appropriate for
the amateur service and what-ever your local licencing conditions are.
 
In my case I've basically set the parameters as follow:
 
SMTP Server:   My normal ISP server smtp address, eg: mail.*.com
(replace * with your ISP details) 
Force SMTP Reply-To:  my gmail email address, eg: waffle1 at gmail.com
(note: this is not my real gmail address)
POP3 Server:  The POP3 server I intend to use, eg: pop.gmail.com 
POP3 Username:  my gmail POP3 username, eg: waffle1 at gmail.com 
POP3 Password:  my gmail password 
POP3 Poll interval:  I set this to 2 minutes for initial testing, then
increased it to 10 minutes for day to day stuff. 
POP3 Port:   Some POP3 systems requre usage of SSL (Secure Socket
Layers).  For gmail.com set this to 995
Socket flush interval:  didn't touch from initial settings 
Outgoing:  didn't touch from initial settings 
Incoming:   didn't touch from initial settings
  
If you setup something like a gmail address and you don't want to keep a
copy of the email on the POP server then make sure you configure the
account so that when you access it via POP (eg: through D-RATS) that it
deletes it from the POP server.  Otherwise your account may have many
messages stored on it that are no longer required.
 
 >  Does the configuration change if I'm connected to the internet vs.
being in the field? 
 
These settings are only for the D-RATS station connected to the
internet.  The field stations don't require anything in these fields.
 
I hope this helps.  I've certainly had basic emails successfully flow in
both directions across 2m simplex using D-STAR and D-RATS, thanks to
Dan's efforts, but remember it is still early days and there is still a
lot of development required...
 
Regards,
 
davidt, VK3UR 

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