[nos-bbs] New 2.0j.3 Winlink smtp feature

[Gustavo Ponza]

Hi all,

your following bla, bla, bla, denote that the WL2K CMS world
is completely unknown to you since, among the its help instructions,
may be read:

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SP <Destination(s)>  Send a personal text message to the destination(s)
indicated. Destinations may be a radio callsign or
"SMTP:<email_address>" 

   (NOTE! be sure to include the colon after the SMTP!)  

   Multiple destinations should be seperated by ";" or ","

   Example:
   SPW4ABC;SMTP:Johndoe at aol.com;W1AW;SMTP:president at whitehouse.gov

You will be prompted for a subject of the new message and then prompted
for the message body.

For the message body enter any text. End with /EX on a separate line.
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So, you may refer to both Maiko papers and (perhaps) some group msgs,
together with the massive docs found on winlink.org site (in english
language) for a comprehensive understanding :)

gus i0ojj


On Mon, 2013-08-26 at 21:22 -0700, Michael E. Fox - N6MEF wrote:
> Ugg.
> 
>  
> 
> I just read the release notes for 2.0j.3.  I was particularly happy to
> see progress on Winlink connectivity.  
> 
>  
> 
> BUT, the “smtp:” prefix is a real problem.
> 
>  
> 
> The release notes say to use “smtp:” as a prefix to addresses that
> will be sent to Winlink.  Huh?
> 
>  
> 
> Common sense would say to use a prefix like “smtp:” when you want to
> send an SMTP message.  But, since JNOS uses SMTP anyway, that’s not
> necessary and is actually undesirable.
> 
>  
> 
> Common sense would say to use a prefix like “wl2k:” or “winlink:” to
> send to Winlink.    So why would the prefix be called “smtp:”?  If the
> prefix signals JNOS to do something specific for Winlink, then why
> wouldn’t the prefix be “winlink:” or “wl2k:”?  
> 
>  
> 
> Put another way, the explanation to users will be something goofy
> like:
> 
> If you are sending to Winlink and NOT a regular Internet SMTP address,
> then add a prefix of “smtp:” to the destination address.
> 
> If you are sending to a regular Internet SMTP address, do NOT use the
> “smtp:” prefix. 
> 
>  
> 
> With all due respect, (truly!), unless I’m missing something, that’s
> really messed up.
> 
>  
> 
> Michael
> 
> N6MEF
> 
>  
> 
> 
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