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<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>G'day
Terry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>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...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>In my case
I've basically set the parameters as follow:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV> <BR>SMTP Server:<SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> My normal ISP server smtp address, eg:
mail.*.com (replace * with your ISP details) </FONT></SPAN><BR>Force SMTP
Reply-To:<SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> my
gmail email address, eg: <A
href="mailto:waffle1@gmail.com">waffle1@gmail.com</A> (note: this is not my
real gmail address)</FONT></SPAN><BR>POP3 Server:<SPAN
class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> The POP3
server I intend to use, eg: pop.gmail.com </FONT></SPAN><BR>POP3
Username:<SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> my
gmail POP3 username, eg: <A
href="mailto:waffle1@gmail.com">waffle1@gmail.com</A> </FONT></SPAN><BR>POP3
Password:<SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> my
gmail password </FONT></SPAN><BR>POP3 Poll interval:<SPAN
class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> I set this to
2 minutes for initial testing, then increased it to 10 minutes for day to
day stuff. </FONT></SPAN><BR>POP3 Port:<SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> Some POP3 systems requre usage of SSL
(Secure Socket Layers). For gmail.com set this to
995</FONT></SPAN><BR>Socket flush interval:<SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> didn't touch from initial
settings </FONT></SPAN><BR>Outgoing:<SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> didn't touch from initial
settings </FONT></SPAN><BR>Incoming:<FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=712503911-08102008> </SPAN>didn't touch
from initial settings</FONT></FONT><BR> <SPAN
class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff> <FONT face=Tahoma
color=#000000>> </FONT> </FONT></SPAN>Does the configuration change if
I'm connected to the internet vs. being in the field?<SPAN
class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>These
settings are only for the D-RATS station connected to the internet. The
field stations don't require anything in these</FONT> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>fields.</FONT></SPAN><BR><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>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...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=712503911-08102008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>davidt,
VK3UR</FONT> </SPAN><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>