Ill agree, I don't see the need for multiple telnet connects either. But we must keep the radio packet ability..still lots of rural users who don't have 24/7 internet!.
Everyone is welcome to connect to me, see http://dxspots.com for info. Ron N5IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "James C Samuels Jr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Bill Hassan - [EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 12:30 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] Two Telnet windows? > I'm not sure MULTIPLE Internet Cluster windows are necessary. > For a while I did the DXTelnet thing. Multiple clusters etc. > I never really got it working exactly as I wanted to with DXBase. Too many > steps to go through. > But I did find out that if you connect to one of the MegaClusters, you get > most of the spots. > The MegaClusters have interconnects so that you don't miss any dx spots. > N5IN, a DXB user,has a internet cluster node that is connected to many other > nodes which consequently spread the spots across the USA and elsewhere. > > Fortunately DXB filters out multiple spots for the same station/freq. or the > DX Info window would be overflowing. > > An easier, one click, activation of DX-Telnet program may be worthwhile to a > few but I find I want MORE cluster filter options, not more clusters. > > > > I would also like to see the multiple telnet session feature added to > > DXBASE - even more than two. More and more people are accessing packet > > cluster sites via telnet. With increasing numbers of cable modems and ADSL > > Internet links and clusters having telnet access, it just makes sense. I > am > > not sure the TNC will ever be totally replaced, but IMHO more and more of > us > > will be using telnet everyday. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
