Re: soundcard pactor program: mailbox mode planned

["ravioli@softhome.net" <ravioli@softhome.net>]

Günther Montag wrote:

>at the moment I maintain Tom Sailer's hf package,
>
Great !

> it is a linux soundcard FSK 
>program that can transmit and rx pactor level 1, amtor, gtor, rtty.
>I had the idea to add a pactor mailbox feature, like winlink or airmail which 
>already exist. It might be interesting for clubs and hams who have a 
>soundcard, but can not afford a ptc.
>I do not want to invent the wheel again, and i am still not so deep in c. 
>I think I am able to start with implement the command set, like usual in a 
>mailbox. But I am looking for some tips, in what format to store the mails 
>(mbox? maildir? is there an other special format in packet mailboxes?) and 
>with which of the  existing programs I can connect my application (tnt?  tnn? 
>dpbox? f6fbb?) 
>
Can I strongly suggest to interface to F6FBB ?
- It is one of the main BBS programs.
- If you can interface to it, all the stuff of storing mails, etc... 
will already be done.
- It seems that a lot of people are using it with Pactor TNC.
- There are, builtin, POP3, NEWS (NNTP) and SMTP servers,
which make F6FBB usable with any mail program : Outlook express, any ...
One can read Packet nulletins with any News reader : Really great.

Some questions :
- I am more and more interested by Pactor but do not
known which kind of RX buying for HF. What do you suggest, please ?
- And how about the interface to the sound card ? (I'm not that good at 
soldering, resistors, etc...)
- Does hfterm creates an AX25 interface like Soundmodem does ? It would 
be so convenient ...

By the way, the web site you mentionned does not work, but this one does :
https://sourceforge.net/projects/hfterm

>to forward mails to packet and / or internet. Where can I 
>begin to read?
>Thanks for your ideas!
>hf, last version 0.5, is at www.hfterm.sf.net
>  
>

Regards

Remi F4ECW
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