Re: YAPP File Transfer with Linux

[Chuck Hast <wchast@gmail.com>]

On 7/12/05, Bill - WA7NWP <wa7nwp@jnos.org> wrote:
> 
> > So what you seem to be looking for are tools that send and receive
> > files using just AX.25. 'ax25send filename ve3tix' and
> > 'ax25receive' running on the listening ("server") side.
> >
> > I don't know of anything, but it wouldn't be that hard to write.
> 
> Exactly.  Maybe a bit more then that if we have some scripting
> to navigate the connections through the nodes and digis.  That
> wouldn't even be needed as we might be able to use Expect.
> 
> YAPP and the files Curt found might be a good starting place.  Tieing
> it through the AX25 system could be a bit tricky.  Also hopefully
> it doesn't have any extraneous overhead.
> 
> > Maybe if I find some free time.
> 
> It would be appreciated.  I'm in a good situation here for a while
> with access to a parallel Linux box across town.  That makes it
> easy to experiment and test new techniques.
> 
> > -ve3tix

Folks, I have not used it my self, but some of the fellows who maintain
our FPAC network in Florida use YAPP to update the files on the switches.
FPAC has YAPP built in, we use it with either one of the yapp programs
of automated uploading using f6fbb BBS.

The move to fpac Linux on our network brings up the question of using
other more efficient modes of sending files, so anything that will work
better is most certainly welcome.

-- 
Chuck Hast 
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and twisted metal."