[Xastir] Send message function broken on Ubuntu Linux?

[David A Aitcheson]

On 11/13/18 3:52 PM, Lynn W Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
> On 11/13/2018 2:13 PM, David A Aitcheson wrote:
>> It still leaves me with not being able to send a message via xastir to
>> VA3IDF-14 (or anyone else) via the APRS-IS system and whichever gateway
>> he is (they are) reachable by. Oh well, back to my head scratching
>> session.
>
> Are you sure the IGate that was gating your messages is still on-line
> and that VA3IDF-14 was "recently" heard "local" to that IGate?
>
> Can you send messages to an APRS-IS station?
>
> Have you tried sending messages to an RF station that is known to be
> within good coverage of a message-transmitting IGate?
>
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
>
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Lynn,

None of what you mention about I-Gates matters if I can not make an
entry in the send message window.

Dave - KB3EFS