[pskmail] Re: New to PSKmail
- From: Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:32:05 +0200
Hi Goody,
Comments below...
Hello Rein,
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> I'd be happy to write some documentation; I do this at work often and
> usually receive compliments. For some odd reason I tend to enjoy it.
> This isn't intended to be a criticism, however the documentation on the
> website despite being good and plentiful seems a bit disjointed, like
> the information needs to be pulled together in a different fashion to
> make it flow better for a new user. Would you prefer suggested updates
> based on the existing material or entirely new content? My first
> inclination is to write something that "fits" in between the Overview
> for Beginners and the Quick Start guide. The Quick Start guide itself
> could use more explanations of the settings I think. Anyways, I'm at
> your and the PSKmail community's service :-)
>
I think the question should be answered by the user community, I know
too much :) Anybody have any input on this?
> One other technical question that I'm sure has been asked and I
> hesitate to bring up, is anyone thinking of a native Windows client?
> Java may be a good choice for this as it's cross-platform. It's good
> that a VMware method has been documented, though many folks will shy
> away from the perceived complexity of a VMware / live CD or native
> Linux installation. I'd volunteer for development of a Windows client,
> but right now I have my hands full with getting a dedicated client
> going, potentially a server, and I'm sure there's plenty to do in
> documentation at the moment.
Yes, this question has been asked. I have provided a puppy version of the
client
which runs on (modern) windows machines, and needs zero installation.
Same for the pskmail_puppy version which you might try on your slow machine...
That is all I can do at the moment.
I know UT1HZM is working on a windows port, he already has some of the
APRS stuff working. There are others who have asked for a detailed
description as a basis for porting. I am willing to do a writeup, but I have
also been asked by several magazines to write articles, which is important for
the proliferation of the system.
73, Rein PA0R
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> 73
> Goody
> K3NG
>
> Rein Couperus wrote:
> Hi Goody, nice to have you on board. There is a lot of opportunity for
> experimenting in pskmail, I think it is one of the front line activities of
> digital ham radio at the moment.
> And there is lots of room for helping to improve it. Especially on the
> documentation side. Every day I have to choose between 1: relaxing 2:
> improving pskmail (relaxing)
> 3: writing documentation (stress)
> Most of the times 2: wins. I hope the user community will organize its own
> documentation so I can go on improving pskmail :) I think the wiki is a good
> place to do so.
> There are a lot of plans on my todo list, some of them being:
> * Test and release server version 0.5
> * Test the new protocol version I have developed for bad links with lots of
> QRN and QSB (with FEC and memory receive)
> * Use the time the server is idle (95% of the time) for HF interlinking with
> other servers without degrading the service level for users.
> * Implement a telnet service on the server so you can connect to a
> conference bridge
> To answer your question about 'what if the internet goes down',
> the clients can relay messages via the mail system in 'manned' mode.
> This was a request from the EmComm people, who cannot always reach a server.
> And HF linking the servers is one of my pet projects. I am developing a DTN
> (Delay Tolerant Network) for the servers based on store-and-forward.
> But all this is going to take lots of time, and I can use all the help I can
> get :)
> 73,
> Rein PA0R
>
>
> Greetings,
> I just learned of PSKmail a couple of days ago and have been playing
> with the Live CD. I'm planning on firing up an instance of Ubuntu
> either on a dedicated box or a VMware virtual machine to run PSKmail
> more permanently.
> I've been connecting to WB5CON and experimenting. I sent one piece of
> email yesterday, although I didn't have my settings uploaded, so it
> appears to have sent the email out from a default account. I haven't
> been able to connect well tonight to experiment more.
> I'm piecing together bits and pieces from the documentation, so this
> system is starting to make sense to me. One question I have is what if
> the Internet "goes down" everywhere (the ultimate doomsday scenario :-)
> )? I understand each server can have its own mbox mail server. Is
> there going to be a provision to link servers together, kind of like a
> server-to-server over-the-air SMTP and routing protocol?
> PSKmail really intrigues me. I'd like to write some documentation and
> perhaps fire up a server here on the east coast of the US. (I have
> about 12 years experience on Linux and can do some Perl coding.)
> 73
> Goody
> K3NG
> -- Blog: http://thek3ngreport.blogspot.com/
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