From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dave Platt Subject: Re: packet radio gateway Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:18:10 -0700 Message-ID: <4E9328D2.3010805@radagast.org> References: <4E932538.5000805@kinfolk.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4E932538.5000805@kinfolk.org> Sender: linux-hams-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "Richard B. Pyne" Cc: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org On 10/10/2011 10:02 AM, Richard B. Pyne wrote: > I have been inactive in the world of packet radio for about ten years > and am trying to get back involved. All of the "how-to" documentation I > have been able to find regarding setting up a linux based AMPRnet > gateway is at least 15 years old. > > A group of us are trying to get an IP packet network up and running with > the hope of being able to provide primarily email service to > portable/mobile stations. > > Any guidance will be greatly appreciated. Take a look at what the Santa Clara County ARES/RACES group has been doing. The network consists of four Linux nodes running JNOS, which provide standard AX.25-based mail service to client systems in the field (city and county EOCs, mobile and portable stations) and have a TCP/IP-based store-and-forward message backbone. The preferred client implementation is Outpost, an Outlook- like email front-end. This is, alas, Windows-based (although I'm told it runs OK under some versions of WINE). http://www.scc-ares-races.org/packet.html