[Xastir] Couple of Small Problems, Maybe?

[Dale Miller]

On 2/17/2017 3:18 PM, Fred Hillhouse wrote:
> If a message is sent from me to you, it will have to pass through an internet server since we are on opposite sides on the US. It won't be passed to a FL I-Gate for transmission but only to the I-Gates that have heard you within some period of time (30?).
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> As far as I know, the above is fact. How this is managed apparently is in question but I don't believe it is a function of the I-Gate. If the I-Gate software handles it, the filter would need to be changed for every station heard on RF.
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> I understood that APRS-IS manages a 'heard' list for the purpose of supporting the messages. I understood Firenet does not support it. Based on that understanding I would not put up an I-Gate using Firenet but instead use APRS-IS.
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> But you are saying the server software is identical which is very interesting.
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> Best regards,
> Fred N7FMH
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APRS FireNet is an Internet-based system using the APRS protocol and 
much of the same client/server software to provide fire fighting, 
earthquake, and weather information in much higher volume and detail 
than the traditionalAPRS-IS 
<http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=APRS-IS>system is capable of 
carrying. It carries the fullAPRS-IS 
<http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=APRS-IS>feed PLUS the additional 
types of objects listed below. The tie-in between FireNet and APRS-IS 
allows station positions and messages to transfer between the systems, 
but the special FireNet objects do not get sent toAPRS-IS 
<http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=APRS-IS>.

<http://info.aprs.net/index.php?title=FireNet>

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Dale Miller, KC2CBD
Cookeville, Tennessee
Putnam County TN ARES
Emergency Coordinator
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