[Xastir] APRS-IS without authentication?

[Gerry Creager]

At this time, but changing in a week or so, the APRS-IS Core systems do 
not require authentication.  Tier2 servers, for the most part have gone 
to requiring it.  The Core is going to it.  The reason the Core hasn't 
gone there so far is to allow "just a little more" transition time for 
the CWOP users, often less tech-savvy than hams, to learn they've gotta 
migrate to the new CWOP servers (running similar javAPRSsrvr code.

gerry

Tom Hayward wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 5:50 PM, Rick Green <rtg at aapsc.com> wrote:
>> 'authentacate' myself with my callsign and passcode.  I thought that was
>> only supposed to be necessary in order to inject data to the APRS-IS, but I
>> find that I get no stations at all displayed unless I authenticate. This is
>> both on port 23000 and 14580.  Is this by design, or am I missong some
>> critical piece of information?
>>
>> Rick Green, N8BJX
> 
> "Disallow unauthenticated" is an option in the javAPRSSrvr software
> (the software behind the APRS-IS). Configuration of this option is
> left to the discretion of individual server owners, so your results
> may vary by server. For most servers, I expect you'll need to enter
> your passcode to get any data.
> 
> Tom KD7LXL
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