From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "ravioli@softhome.net" Subject: Re: soundcard pactor program: mailbox mode planned Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 20:10:45 +0100 Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <4048D0B5.6030808@softhome.net> References: <200403051359.12776.dl4mge@darc.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200403051359.12776.dl4mge@darc.de> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format="flowed" To: =?ISO-8859-15?Q?G=FCnther_Montag?= Cc: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, hfterm-hackers@lists.sourceforge.net, suse-ham-e@suse.com G=FCnther Montag wrote: >at the moment I maintain Tom Sailer's hf package, > Great ! > it is a linux soundcard FSK=20 >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 airmai= l which=20 >already exist. It might be interesting for clubs and hams who have a=20 >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.=20 >I think I am able to start with implement the command set, like usual = in a=20 >mailbox. But I am looking for some tips, in what format to store the m= ails=20 >(mbox? maildir? is there an other special format in packet mailboxes?)= and=20 >with which of the existing programs I can connect my application (tnt= ? tnn?=20 >dpbox? f6fbb?)=20 > 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...=20 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 ..= =2E 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= =20 soldering, resistors, etc...) - Does hfterm creates an AX25 interface like Soundmodem does ? It would= =20 be so convenient ... By the way, the web site you mentionned does not work, but this one doe= s : https://sourceforge.net/projects/hfterm >to forward mails to packet and / or internet. Where can I=20 >begin to read? >Thanks for your ideas! >hf, last version 0.5, is at www.hfterm.sf.net > =20 > Regards Remi F4ECW - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hams" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html