Thanks for the quick response on this matter.<br>While not implying that iAPRS should be closed upon. I'd guess that more hams are using that application than pirates.<br>Hand picking one and one is probably the only solution for now, but only postpones the problem.<br>
<br>Hopefully this wont get too widespread, but with the smartphone market growing and the ease of getting passcodes (there's even a website offering a passcode generator), I'm afraid this could grow into a bigger problem.<br clear="all">
<div><br>73 de TF2SUT - Samúel<br></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 14 March 2013 18:16, Gregory A. Carter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gcarter@openaprs.net" target="_blank">gcarter@openaprs.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
iAPRS is a third party app that uses our DCC interface. Ultimately<br>
I'll take responsibility to disable it's broadcasting through us. We<br>
use direct email/password accounts locked to callsigns and typically<br>
try to spot bunk calls but missed this one.<br>
<br>
The account was created yesterday and verified today before it started<br>
beaconing so it's only been active for 24 hours.<br>
<br>
Greg<br>
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On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Samúel Úlfr Þór Guðjónsson<br>
<<a href="mailto:tf2sut@ulfr.net">tf2sut@ulfr.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all, I'm new to this post list.<br>
><br>
> I have not been very worried of "pirates" using APRS IS, but today I noticed<br>
> one locally on <a href="http://aprs.fi" target="_blank">aprs.fi</a> using iAPRS for Apple's IOS.<br>
> As it is only on Internet I'm not that worried, however, there is a<br>
> possibility that this information could go to a TX Igate which would<br>
> broadcast the information, being either positon or messages, as position is<br>
> always gated after a message. That'd make the operator of the TX igate<br>
> responsable for illegal use of the amateur frequency. Over here this is a<br>
> great concern, as connecting internet and RF is on a very gray zone, legally<br>
> speaking.<br>
><br>
> The "pirate":<br>
> <a href="http://aprs.fi/info/a/STEBBI-9" target="_blank">http://aprs.fi/info/a/STEBBI-9</a><br>
><br>
> Now what can be done about this?<br>
> I suppose doing modification on all the TX igates to do some verification of<br>
> the sender of the message, but it could be quite painful.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Not very familiar with iAPRS, it seems that it's just a frontend for<br>
> OpenAPRS, and it seems to me that it does not do any passcode verification.<br>
> Anyone correct me if I'm wrong. Now I know that passcode verification is not<br>
> really that much of a verification, but having a bad verification is the<br>
> better of worse.<br>
><br>
> I'm quite sure that there are other countries than Iceland who are running<br>
> on gray zone concerning RF to IS and vica versa traffic. Apperantly France<br>
> has the same concerns, and pirates on APRS-IS is not helping.<br>
><br>
> So, what should I do? Try to implement blacklisting on all the TX Igates<br>
> over here? (Thankfully, they are not that many at the moment) or just stop<br>
> all the TX IGates? That would kind of ruin one of a very great usable<br>
> feature in APRS.<br>
><br>
> Sorry if this post sounds abit confusing, I'm a little puzzled about this<br>
> matter.<br>
><br>
> 73 de TF2SUT - Samúel<br>
><br>
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