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<DIV><SPAN class=740392304-11082006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Couldn't you just validate people that are ARRL members? In other words
if you have an @arrl.org email account you could send the authentication to the
ARRL email account for the call sign requesting authentication? So the person
requesting an authorization code types in his/her Call sign and then is told to
check their ARRL email address for the code. The system doesn't even give you an
option to use any other email address than your ARRL assigned email account. I
know, I know it would limit the users to ARRL members only but it's simple and I
can't see any down side...other than the requirement to be an ARRL member.
Somewhat like what Google does with Gmail. With Gmail you have to have a Cell
Phone with SMS messaging to receive the authentication code.
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>scott@opentrac.org<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 10, 2006
7:55 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Chris Rose'; 'TAPR APRS Mailing
List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [aprssig] APRS web messaging<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>I keep thinking about building a page like this.
I'm going to have to write the services behind it at some point, anyway.
My biggest concern has been avoiding unauthorized use. How do you go
about authenticating everyone, without having some sort of labor-intensive
signup process with a human reviewing everything?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>I figure you could have the system give a new user a code
that must be sent via RF into the network to authenticate themselves.
It'd be inconvenient for the user if they're not set up for it or don't have a
local IGate, but it doesn't require intervention.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=140585100-11082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Scott</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=140585100-11082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>N1VG</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org
[mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Chris
Rose<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 10, 2006 5:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR
APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [aprssig] APRS web
messaging<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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running aprs software, connect to the internet and send and receive
messages. I am not aware of an existing web page. If you find
one please pass it along.</DIV>
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Original Message ----<BR>From: Stephen Brown Jr
<stephen.brown75@gmail.com><BR>To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
<aprssig@lists.tapr.org><BR>Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 10:18:23
AM<BR>Subject: [aprssig] APRS web messaging<BR><BR>Just brainstorming here,
I don't even know if this is possible or desirable but hopefully someone can
answer this for me. Is there a web page that exists that I can send and
receive APRS messages on? Is this technically possible? There are ways in my
head that seem like it would be possible, but I wasn't sure if something
already existed before I start poking at it myself (yea, like I need another
project) <BR><BR>Thanks and 73 de N1VLV,
<BR>Stephen<BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>