Rein, I tried to send you a mail using PA0R@PI4TUE and my server responded printing "Could Not Find...." Any help is greatly appreciated. Very 73 de Glenn WB2LMV On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:04 AM, Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Glenn, > > you just address the mail to PA0R@PI4TUE, connect to your server and Send. > The server looks at the addressee and > * if the mail is addressed to PA0R@xxxxxxxxx it sends it to that address > via smtp > * if the mail is addressed to PA0R@WB2LMV it delevers the mail to local > * if the mail is addressed to PA0R@PI4TUE it first tries to deliver to > pskmail.org, > when that does not work it tries to connect PI4TUE via HF to deliver the > mail. > > Server 2.0.3 already contains everything you need, it is available at > pskmail.org. > You can test if the socket at pskmail.org is available by doing: > telnet pskmail.org 8888 > ~list ALL > The hub will give you the list of connected servers and disconnect. > You can check the frequency list of any connected server with > ~info SERVERCALL > > I am now working on a web form which will allow internet users to send > local mail to e.g. N2TIF@xxxxxxxxx this could come in handy during an > emergency. Provided the data center in Paris which hosts pskmail.org is > still > operational :-) > > 73, > > Rein PA0R > Rein, > Thank you very much for this info. Would it be possible for me to send a > local mail to you in Europe? When I want to leave a local mail I do so eg > N2TIF@WB2LMV ...so to leave you a mail how is it addressed? PA0R@WB2LMV > @PI4TUE? > How do we the server ops open port 888? I know how to do it using Windoz > but not Linux. Do I need to download an additional program to make my > server fully functional? If yes, where may I get the program. > www.pskmail.org? > Thanks Rein, John, and Paar for all your hard work. It just keeps getting > better and better. > Very 73 de Glenn WB2LMV > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:18 AM, Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi Glenn, >> >> I have developed a special hub program on pskmail.org, which has various >> functions: >> * gather routing data from connected servers >> * gather frequency tables from connected servers >> * forward mail from server to server >> >> The program uses a telnet socket on the pskmail.org server (BTW, the >> server >> is a high availability server in a data center in Paris), which uses a >> propriatory >> REST protocol, i.e. there is no continuous connection... >> >> The sending server sends the local mail as a file in the pskmail DTN >> format, >> which is stored in the hub. All connected servers check every 5 minutes >> if there is mail for them, which will then be downloaded and removed... >> >> The only thing the server sysop has to do is make sure port 8888 is >> granted >> outgoing access in the firewall in case you run one... The hub will never >> try to connect a server from the outside. >> >> Of course this only works if the internet connection is present at the >> server. >> In case the internet connection fails, the server will try to send the >> local mail >> to the destination server via the HF channel, which is nice in an >> emergency situation. >> Only 1 hop is foreseen at the moment, as the footprint of the servers is >> very large. >> >> For groups who do not want to use the pskmail.org hub, the hub program >> is >> available so everyone can set up their own (the hub program is public >> domain (GPL)). >> The server sysops can then put the alternative hub address into their >> pskmailrc.pl. >> >> Hope this is what you wanted to know :-) >> >> 73, >> >> Rein PA0R >> >> >> >> Rein, >> I have just installed the Server 2.0.3 and if I am understanding this >> correctly, it is now possible to send you a local mail through my server >> using PA0R@PI4TUE then drop it off on my server? And yes, I do have an >> Internet connection. If so, this is huge! How does the server send the mail >> to the pskmail.org site? >> Very 73, Glenn WB2LMV >> >> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: >> >>> When you want to send local mail to somebody on a server you can not >>> reach directly, you can use another server to forward your mail to the >>> destination. E.g. you want to send local mail to PA0R@PI4TUE, but you >>> can not work PI4TUE... then drop the mail off at e.g. 9A1CRA. If both >>> 9A1CRA and PI4TUE have a working internet connection, 9A1CRA will send your >>> message to a forwarding server on pskmail.org. >>> >>> Servers with version 2.0.2 and higher will look every 5 minutes if there >>> is mail waiting for them, and retrieve and store the mail. This way you >>> could send mail for N2TIF@WB2LMV via KB2PNM. >>> When one of the stations has no internet connection the servers will try >>> to forward the message over the air. This works with 1 hop only, as the HF >>> footprint of the servers is enormous. I think this feature will be >>> interesting for EMCOMM users... >>> All this is still experimental, so reports are welcome on the mailing >>> list... >>> >>> jPSKmail-2.0.22 is a self-contained program running on the java jvm. >>> The code is beta, and there are still some rough edges, but if it is >>> only tested @PA0R we will never finish it... >>> >>> The new server, 2.0.3 includes adaptations for the use in the MARS >>> network, and some bug fixes. >>> It is available at http://www.pskmail.org/PSKMaildownloads.html >>> <http://www.pskmail.org/PSKMaildownloads.html> >>> In case there is a need to set up another grouping instead of the >>> pskmail.org forwarder, >>> pse contact me directly for the software, it is GPL as usual... >>> >>> Pse send test results to the pskmail mailing list on freelists.org. >>> >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Rein PA0R >>> >>> -- >>> http://pa0r.blogspirit.com >>> >> >> >> > >