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The G0BSX SMTP <-> Mailbox Interface: User Documentation.
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Before you can send mail to GB7PLY via SMTP, you must enter the following
line into your AUTOEXEC.NET file:
smtp gateway g0bsx
This will set g0bsx.ampr as the host to which you will send all "foreign" mail.
Since the g0bsx system provides the gateway to GB7PLY, your mail will get
there!
1. Sending private messages TO the mailbox using SMTP.
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Use messy mailer to send a message in the usual way but address is as follows:
m <dest>%<bbs>@<host>
where: <dest> is the destination callsign or contents for the "To" field,
<bbs> is the destination Mailbox callsign or "At" Field,
<host> is the host id that interfaces with your local mailbox.
For example, assuming g0bsx is the TCP/IP host i.d. for the GB7PLY mailbox,
the following are valid addressing methods:
m g4mtp%gb7nts@g0bsx (will send a message To G4MTP @ GB7NTS)
m g4snl@g0bsx (will send a mesage To G4SNL @ GB7PLY)
m zs6zs%zs6sat@g0bsx (will send a message To ZS6ZS @ ZS6SAT)
2. Sending Public Bulletins TO the mailbox using SMTP.
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Exactly the same format applies as for private messages, but with the following
rules:
* The contents of the TO field must NOT be a valid callsign.
* The contents of the AT field mus be of a type that is forwarded by the
mailbox.
A valid Callsign is any one of the folowing:
<letter> <letter> <number> <letter> ... - e.g. GB7PLY, HB9CV, WA6TYR, etc.
<letter> <number> <letter> .... - e.g. G0BSX, W5WRT, G3ZYY, etc.
<letter> <number> <number> <letter> ... - e.g. Z22RTE (Zimbabwe), etc.
<numner> <letter> <number> <letter> ... - e.g. 4X4ARE, 9T6DDF, etc.
At fields forwarded from This mailbox (GB7PLY) are:
SWAX25 - South West region only
GB - All of the U.K. and Eire
EU - All of Europe
For example:
m all%gb@g0bsx - sends a bulletin to ALL @ GB
m raynet%gb@g0bsx - sends a buletin to RAYNET @ GB
m wanted%eu@g0bsx - sends a bulletin to WANTED @ EU
3. Sending of mail by the Mailbox To SMTP.
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This is done automatically by the mailbox and is under the control of the
Mailbox sysop. If you want Private mail sent to you with SMTP, let your SYSOP
know so that he can alter his forward and batch files accordingly.
4. Sending of Bulletins by the mailbox TO SMTP.
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This is also done automatically by the Mailbox and is under the control of
the mailbox SYSOP. It is possible to send selective bulletins based on the
contents of the TO, FROM or AT fields. If you want to receive specific
bulletins from the mailbox, let your sysop know.
For example, it is possible to receive ONLY bulletins TO TCPIP or THENET or
whatever.
On GB7PLY, I have arranged for bulletins to be forwarded to SMTP after midnight
only and therefore these become available to TCP/IP stations in the early
hours. It would be useful if all bulletin recipients could arrange downloading
of their bulletins every day at off peak hours!
Good Luck and enjoy!
Peter Meiring, G0BSX/GB7PLY, BSc(Hons), MB, ChB, MRCR.