[pskmail] Pskmail_server- 0.7.1

  • From: ack <akepple@xxxxxxx>
  • To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 21:45:42 -0400

After downloading pskmail_server-0.7.1 and running ./install I get the
following message:

  ack@ack-desktop:~/pskmail_server-0.7.1$ pskmail_server
01:31 UTC May-3-2008: Program start
Use of uninitialized value in print
at /usr/local/share/pskmail_server/rflinkserver.pl line 63.

Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//)
at /usr/local/share/pskmail_server/rflinkserver.pl line 64.
01:31 UTC May-3-2008: Wrong APRS beacon format. Please adjust
pskmailrc.pl
Latitude format is: ddmm.mm, padded with leading and trailing zeros
e.g.: 4420.34 or 0400.11 or 0000.10

Longitude format is: dddmm.mm, padded with leading and trailing zeros
e.g.: 14420.34 or 00400.11 or 00000.10

Please stop and restart

I have checked pskmailrc.pl and it looks right:

# Aprs-is port - Position: ddmm.mmN/dddmm.mmE 
 $Aprs_connect = 1;
 { # position with leading zero's !!
 my $latitude = "3842.73N";    # format: decimal degrees x 100 + decimal
minutes xxxx.xxN 
 my $longitude = "07705.88W";  # format: decimal degrees x 100 + decimal
minutes xxxxx.xxE
 my $serverstatus = "PSKmailserver-0.7.1"; 

 $Aprs_beacon = $latitude . "P" . $longitude . "&" . $serverstatus; ##
Fixes symbol, don't change
 }
 @Aprs_port = qw (1314 1314 10151 2023 10151);
 @Aprs_address = qw (netherlands.aprs2.net germany.aprs2.net
rotate-filter.aprs.net ahubswe.net second.aprs.net);
 @prefixes = qw();
 $posit_time = 30; # minutes

I note the error message indicates a  ddmm.mm format while pskmailrc.pl
indicates a ddmm.mmN format.  I have tried both formats.
Alan KD4QCL



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