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<p class=MsoNormal>Dan, Debbie, Mike,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks so much for your replies. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I now understand ( I hope). I was thinking D-Rats email
was similar to WinLink and that it had the predefined ability to connect to a
message mailbox that would rout emails out to the web, and then back as the
case may be. I was hoping that I could do my testing and learning using a
single radio and do it on my own and not have to work/bother others as I “Tinkered”
at things. Likewise I don’t like tying up the B Node of the repeater
for too long at a time for non emergency activities (though I have never heard
anyone on that node). It looks like to get play time with D-RATS and the
like, I need a second D-STAR radio.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>So my understanding of email message handling is this:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Local Simplex:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>D-RATS
Client1 <---> RADIO1 <****> RADIO2 <---> D-RATS Client2 (with
network connection) <===> Forward email</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Local email using Repeater:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>D-RATS
Client1 <---> RADIO1 <****> Repeater <****> RADIO2 <--->
D-RATS Client2 (with network connection) <==> Forward email</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Email through a Gateway:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>D-RATS
Client1 <---> RADIO1 <****> Repeater/Gateway <==> Repeater/Gateway
<****> RADIO2 <---> D-RATS Client2 (with network connection <==>
Forward email<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>And This
does not exist (yet):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>D-RATS
Client1 <---> RADIO1 <****> Repeater/Gateway <==> D-RATS Email
Reflector <==> Auto-Forward email<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>One
last Question? Can I use a DVDongle to take the place of the second
Radio? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Thanks
for the help,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Will –
N7IPY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>engineer1@surewest.net<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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