Andy your'e not the only one concerned about this, For a while now I've been trialling most of the systems that have potential for putting data to and from the field. RFSM has been the best experience for cold start users and it can send and retrieve files to the host station PC.
The trouble with webmail is too much bandwidth for so little message = impossibly slow over a HF link thats why PSKmail etc. make use of just transferring the subject lines rather than downloading everything. I get the impression that the best option is to purchase eeePC type devices and preload the appropriate programs ready to hand out to operators rather than rely on them trying to setup their own gear. Cheaper than buying Pactor modems, anyway. Ralph I know it > is not really difficult to set up things like Outlook Express but am I > the only one that thinks having to set up mail servers represents a > step that will confuse the casual operator that suddenly finds > themselves having to figure out how to send an emergency message? > > Andy K3UK >
