Re: [digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-08 Thread Rein Couperus
Then, you need to decide which PSKMAIL SERVER you think will be best for the current conditions, there is a list of servers on their Wiki. Place the callsign of the server on the configure area where you placed your callsign. You can ping on the frequency to hear which servers are

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-08 Thread Josh Gibbs
Hi Gang, All this talk about PSKMail piqued my interest, so last night I installed the PSKMail java client. I had no luck contacting any of the servers listed on http://pskmail.wikispaces.com/PSKmailservers I tried the ping command, and I guess no servers were on 10.148 that could hear me. I

[digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-08 Thread obrienaj
It looks to me like when you UPDATE YOUR RECORD it is going to send your email account info (and password) over the air in clear text? Is anyone concerned about this? Just wondering if there is a more secure option to get the account info into the system (using the internet). Looks

Re: [digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-08 Thread VE3FAL-Fred
Andy: I keep getting an error about my coordinates, mostly latitude, I looked at the example and it is the same way but the error still keeps popping up... I am monitoring 14.114 tonight Fred VE3FAL On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:40:40 - obrienaj aobri...@stny.rr.com wrote: It

[digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-08 Thread obrienaj
Fred, I stuck my Lon/LAT in without issues, from the config file it was stored as entry key=LATITUDE42.4263/entry entry key=LONGITUDE-079.3388/entry Maybe Thunder By is just too far north! Andy K3UK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, VE3FAL-Fred flesn...@... wrote: Andy: I keep

[digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-08 Thread vk2eta
Josh, Welcome to Pskmail. No, the email details you send to the server are NOT send in clear text for obvious reasons. They are packed into a block and sent as a record to the server which deciphers the block back into normal characters. And yes Gmail can be used as well. I tested it

[digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-07 Thread obrienaj
There is a PSKMAIl wiki at http://pskmail.wikispaces.com/ Lots of detailed info there. the quick version is. For Windows, download the jPSKMAIL software that runs as a java application. Also download the Windows version of FLDIGI. Configure FLDIGI to run with your rig and PC (comm port,

[digitalradio] Re: How does one get started with pskmail?

2009-10-07 Thread vk2eta
Hi, I assume you mean for the client rather than server. If so, simplest way is to download the java client installer (Windows or Linux version) and install the application. Then read the quickstart.pdf file contained in the install directory (typically in C:\Program Files\jpskmail\).