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<body class='hmmessage'>Dan Smith wrote:<BR>
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"What we really need is for someone who is WinLink-savvy to<BR>create a wiki page for 'How to get D-RATS to work with WinLink'.<BR>
Would you be interested?"<BR>
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Of course, my solution for Winlink access, accomplishes the task in a round about way.<BR>
It works... but its probably not ideal. In a perfect world, D-rats would interface directly with<BR>
Winlink (PMBO) telnet servers, similar to Airmail. My approach makes use of a free Google gmail account <BR>
(wwww.gmail.com) to act as a transfer facility between the two products. I think this approach should be<BR>
incorporated into the existing Wiki (Internet Email HOWTO) as a method to Send and Retrieve email (to any address),<BR>
that just happens to work with Winlink. I'd be happy to submit some changes to the Wiki page, if you think it would help<BR>
to clarify how the process works.<BR>
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The Winlink Website has a FAQ that mentions that its possible to interface D-Star with Winlink 2000, but I'm unaware<BR>
of a packaged solution that would make it easy for everyone to implement.<BR>
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Per <A href="http://www.winlink.org/faq">http://www.winlink.org/faq</A>:<BR>
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<DIV class="faq_question faq_dt_hide_answer"><A href="http://www.winlink.org/node/160"><U><FONT face="" color=#0000ff>Q7080 Is the Icom D-Star equipment compatible with Winlink 2000?</FONT></U></A></DIV>
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A7080 Yes, it can be used with the Paclink MP software and Airmail using setups for Telnet connections with PMBOs, RMS/RMS Relay and CMS. Another way is to use Paclink MP as a POP/SMTP server in a high-speed D-Star LAN. D-Star users with DD mode can connect directly to the Paclink MP server using their e-mail client software with tactical e-mail addresses. With good design of the local high-speed network, extremely efficient and fast radio e-mail service can be expected.<BR><BR>Terry - N7EXB<BR>
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> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:38:57 -0700<BR>> From: dsmith@danplanet.com<BR>> To: drats_users@lists.danplanet.com<BR>> Subject: Re: [drats_users] D-RATS-0.2.7b11 (aka RC)<BR>> <BR>> > I executed some email tests using smtp.gmail.com port 587. I <BR>> > successfully sent messages to my hotmail and winklink accounts from<BR>> > my internet connected computer (with D-Rats, using no radio). All<BR>> > messages arrived as expected.<BR>> <BR>> Great!<BR>> <BR>> > I also sent a message directly to my winlink account from Packet<BR>> > radio, which in turn is automatically forwarded to my gmail account.<BR>> > Then, the POP3 function on D-Rats automatically grabbed the email<BR>> > from gmail, completing the loop. This configuration allows me to<BR>> > send and receive Winlink messages via D-Star & D-rats OR via Packet<BR>> > Radio & Airmail. Very nice...<BR>> <BR>> Also great! What we really need is for someone who is WinLink-savvy to<BR>> create a wiki page for "How to get D-RATS to work with WinLink". Would<BR>> you be interested?<BR>> <BR>> > Now the question is, how do I configure my machine so I can be a<BR>> > D-rats gateway for other stations? For example, someone sends me an<BR>> > email and wants my system to automatically forward it to the<BR>> > internet.<BR>> <BR>> Sounds like you're already there :)<BR>> <BR>> I still need to put access controls on the thing to restrict who can<BR>> send, but what you have should do it. Check out Dave's excellent<BR>> InternetEmail page on the D-RATS wiki:<BR>> <BR>> http://d-rats.danplanet.com/wiki/InternetEmail<BR>> <BR>> Thanks!<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Dan Smith<BR>> dsmith#danplanet.com, s/#/@/<BR>> www.danplanet.com<BR>> KK7DS<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> drats_users mailing list<BR>> drats_users@lists.danplanet.com<BR>> http://lists.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/drats_users<BR><BR></body>
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