I agree that an application that convey can convey email to the
internet via HF would be handy during emergencies or other
disruptions, and during portable operation (though 3G cellular and
WiMax are beginning to reduce the need for the latter). Enabling it
exploit a direct internet connection when available would not be
difficult.
This is a very different objective than the one Walt suggested, which
if I understood it correctly is to provide reliable worldwide
conveyance of email via HF links with no reliance on the internet
whatsoever.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I might point out that the Winlink system is a total HF solution
and
> operated for many years. The owners of the system felt that this
system
> was too slow and wanted a system that would operate primarily with
> e-mail connectivity. This developed into Winlink 2000 and removed
much
> of the HF traffic off the ham bands and unto the internet. Of
course
> such a system doesn't work if the internet fails, but the
assumption is
> that can never happen except over a small area at any one time.
>
> The Winlink system (some call it Winlink Classic) which evolved
from the
> earlier Aplink system is used for some MARS activity, or was at one
> time, and it is also the same software that is used for the ARRL
NTS/D
> system. The software is no longer maintained and the Winlink 2000
folks
> no longer want it used by anyone and have made some rather forceful
> comments to put it mildly.
>
> Therefore, there is a vacuum at the moment for a system that will
work
> RF when needed and still can send via the internet for e-mail in
those
> cases where you want increased speed and the ability to deliver to
> non-amateur radio addresses. Ideally, it would work in a similar
manner
> to a decentralized system such as PSKmail which is not dependent
upon
> one system run on the internet. Some would say that the downside of
> PSKmail type systems is that it can not be controlled by a few hams
and
> would be available to anyone to set up as they chose to do so. This
> would be less structured along the lines of open software, however,
my
> view is that is much closer to the tradition of ham radio.
>
> 73,
>
> Rick, KV9U
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