[pskmail] Re: *Update server* for test
- From: Glenn Roeser <wb2lmv@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 18:57:25 -0400
Hello Ian,
I'm using the 1.7.1 server along with the 1.5.9 client and both are stable.
I run both programs on ubuntu 12.04
I hope that you are able to get good results with that combination.
Very 73, Glenn WB2LMV
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 6:43 PM, Ian Bennett <ibennett@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Gents,
> To say I'm not amused is an understatement. Continual tinkering
> around upsetting compatibility and stability is only going to alienate the
> few users you have and won't assist your cause at attracting new ones.
> I hope to confirm this weekend a stable server/client combination
> and once I do, I won't be changing. If that means I don't interoperate with
> anyone else, then so be it.
> The "odd" features and lack of documentation is a continual source
> of frustration.
>
> Ian
> VK1IAN
>
>
> On 07/06/12 22:41, Pär Crusefalk wrote:
>
>> Great,
>> Just one question: Will this update break the 1.5.9 client?
>> What I mean is that we have finally reached a stable state with client
>> 1.5.9 and server 1.7.1.
>> Will this mean that 1.5.9 will no longer work with updated servers? If
>> so then I think we need to discuss separating the experimental and
>> stable networks.
>>
>> 73 de Per
>>
>>
>> Rein Couperus skrev 2012-06-07 14:35:
>>
>>> The update server procedure for test. You can invoke it by
>>> hitting menu->link->update server or just crtl-u:
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>> /PI4TUE 1.8.0-9:22:51-IM1637>/
>>> /Failed to get your email, pse upload correct email settings./
>>> /
>>> /
>>> /Receiving record/
>>> /
>>> /
>>> /Updated database for PA0R-4/
>>> /
>>> /
>>> /=>>5,**22a428e1f2f121fc8ac98d574226a0**7f20a66c/
>>> /Session password changed!/
>>> </quote>
>>>
>>> The 'setpassword' and 'update server' routines have been merged.
>>> To change a password just set a new one on the client and re-update
>>> the server.
>>> The server caches the mail record until you reset it (with ctrl-r).
>>>
>>> **Test versions of server (1.8.0) and client (2.0.14) implementing this
>>> have been uploaded to the download site.**
>>>
>>> <Explanation for newbies>
>>> /Why all this hassle with passwords?/
>>> /PSKmail has been optimized for narrow band operation, which means it
>>> has /
>>> /to be very efficient with its protocols./
>>> /To prevent the client from having to upload the mail data record
>>> again for /
>>> /every session, the server caches the data./
>>> /The drawback of this scheme is that everybody connecting the server
>>> using your /
>>> /callsign can get your mail (userid and password are cached on the
>>> server)./
>>> /To prevent this the client and server exchange session cookies, which
>>> only /
>>> /succeeds if you have set the right secret password on the client./
>>> /The servers do not exchange mail records, and there is no central
>>> database./
>>> /When you are very paranoid, you could set a different password for
>>> each server you use./
>>> </Explanation for newbies>
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