[aprssig] Something odd with the internet servers?

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Ah, that explains it.  The information field (with timestamp) of the
return message would be over 256 characters which is not allowed by
AX.25.  Good eyes, Gerhard ;-)

73,

Pete Loveall AE5PL
mailto:pete at ae5pl.net  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerhard F5VAG
> Posted At: Thursday, January 13, 2005 6:23 AM
> Subject: RE: [aprssig] Something odd with the internet servers?
> 
> I can reproduce it here. Earl's filter text (w/o the word 
> 'filter ') is 222 characters long and the server sends ack 
> but doesn't send the filter back, presumably because the text 
> is too long (see below).
> 
> I assume Earl could only send this long filter text because 
> he edited Uiview32.ini to circumvene the length limitation in 
> the 'Extra log-on text' window in UI-View32.
> 
> --
> 73 de Gerhard, F5VAG / DL7MW
> APRS-IS Tier 2 server APRSFR:
> Home: http://france.aprs2.net/
> Status: http://france.aprs2.net:14501/
> 
> ----------- all on one line ------------ 
> b/KD5XB*/W5ROY*/KB5UOT*/VA7OTC*/KD5RPH*/LUB*/ABQ*/N0LZS*/SGXFL
> W/VA3NSC-14/W9XXX*/nl7c*/KA5IVR*/KG4FZP-14/W7TDM-9/N5JEP*/WD4LYV*/WA8L
> MF*/KE4SLC*/KC5MVZ* f/NL7C/100 f/GALPK/100 f/KB5WIO-7/100 
> f/TUCARI/83 f/KB7ZVA-14/50 m/100
> ----------------------------------------