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I'm trying to determine if something is possible to do using D-Rats and
email.<br>
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Assume KK7DS is running D-Rats and wants to send an email to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yahoo-email@yahoo.com">yahoo-email@yahoo.com</a> over RF to KG5WU also running D-Rats.<br>
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Assume that KK7DS wishes to receive a reply from <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yahoo-email@yahoo.com">yahoo-email@yahoo.com</a>.<br>
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Assume KG5WU is configured with an SMTP Outgoing Email account of
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kg5wu-example@gmail.com">kg5wu-example@gmail.com</a>.<br>
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Assume KK7DS is configured with a POP Incoming Email account of
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kk7ds-example@gmail.com">kk7ds-example@gmail.com</a>.<br>
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So ... The email from KK7DS passes through KG5WU (via RF) then out
through <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kg5wu-example@gmail.com">kg5wu-example@gmail.com</a> and arrives in the inbox of
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yahoo-email@yahoo.com">yahoo-email@yahoo.com</a> and the person replies.<br>
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The question is: What is the path back to the D-Rats inbox of KK7DS ?<br>
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Here's my assumption: When the person at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yahoo-email@yahoo.com">yahoo-email@yahoo.com</a> clicks
"Reply", email should go to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kk7ds-example@gmail.com">kk7ds-example@gmail.com</a> and be received
into the D-Rats inbox of KK7DS via the POP account the next time it
polls.<br>
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For that to happen, the smtp-replyto address of the sender (KK7DS)
should be in the Reply-To header of the email arriving at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yahoo-email@yahoo.com">yahoo-email@yahoo.com</a>.<br>
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What I'm seeing is that the Outgoing Mail "Source Address"
(smtp-replyto) value of the pass-through station (KG5WU) is in the
Reply-To header instead.<br>
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When I remove the Source Address from the configuration, a different
email address appears in the Reply-To header: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:DO_NOT_REPLY@d-rats.com">DO_NOT_REPLY@d-rats.com</a>.<br>
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If I were to put <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kk7ds-example@gmail.com">kk7ds-example@gmail.com</a> in the configuration for
Source Address, then it would appear in the Reply-To header arriving at
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:yahoo-email@yahoo.com">yahoo-email@yahoo.com</a>. Of course, that's would not be done in practice.<br>
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A second question: Is it possible to receive a reply via RF? That is,
the reply comes back to the pass-through station via internet (KG5WU in
the example) and is auto-forwarded to the sending station via RF (KK7DS
in the example)? I know I can initiate a forward. But can D-Rats do
it without me?<br>
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Thanks !!! and 73 de Wayne/kg5wu<br>
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