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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953053404-11082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I'm an ARRL member and I don't have an arrl.org email
account. Maybe something in the welcome materials when I (re)joined said
something about it, but I don't recall. I'm willing to bet many (most?)
ARRL members don't have one set up either. And even if I didn't mind it
being US-centric, I still wouldn't want to limit it to ARRL users, or for that
matter show any bias towards those who are members.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953053404-11082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I suppose I could make it manual - require a QSL card or
photocopy of a license. It'd require manual intervention, but at least I'd
have a heck of a QSL card collection, and it'd be great for my son's stamp
collection! =]</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953053404-11082006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Scott</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=953053404-11082006><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>Stan -
N0YXV<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:31 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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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. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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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>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=140585100-11082006><FONT face=Arial
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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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=140585100-11082006><FONT face=Arial
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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>