[Dxspider-support] No chat?

[Gunnar Widell (HF/ESE)]

Dave,

The Loggernet chat group was filtered in the beginning, but now sent to all since more nodes wanted the information... I will reconsider to filter it in all directions.

The CHAT mode will help us to be able to filter out information, since some comunication hopefully will be in this mode, instead of on the Broadcast channel ANN/FULL or in DX-spots...

We also have old slow radio links, and use filtering of different kinds.
During normal weeks most links are ok with a unfiltered connection, but during Contest etc they get saturated. We filter on DX-spots, only originated in EU and other stuff...

Since filters can be combined and modified in all different flavours, it shouldnt be any problems to filter out the data you dont want or need.

Here is my filter configuration towards OH5NK-7. The ANNOUNCEMENT (PC12) filter out chat group loggernet.

sh/filter oh5nk-7
OH5NK-7 : route input
 filter1 accept call_dxcc oh
OH5NK-7 : route
 filter1 accept call_dxcc sm
OH5NK-7 : ann
 filter1 reject group loggernet
SM3SGP de SK3W-6 13-Aug-2003 0703Z >

73 de Gus, SM3SGP
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Court [mailto:EI3IO at connogue.com]
Sent: den 12 augusti 2003 18:11
To: The DXSpider Support list
Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] No chat?


Gunnar
I'm glad that the issue of Loggernet has been raised! I was very 
interested in your comment concerning filtering of CHAT PC12s and I'd 
like to know how to filter these as distinct from normal ANNOUNCE PC12s.
I run a node with 4, 1200 Baud RF ports. One port provides a marginal 
1200 Bd RF link to a distant AK1A node and every Tuesday night Loggernet 
really causes problems. This channel is also used for APRS and normal 
network linking so superfluous traffic needs to be kept to a minimum. So 
my question is, how can you filter CHAT PC12s in the Hop Table (or 
anywhere else) without stopping normal ANNOUNCE PC12s. And is there not 
a way of stopping such chat messages (especially those that are regional 
in nature) from propagating all over the network?

Sorry to cast a negative view on the CHAT development but I think it 
does have some disadvantages for the 'older' 1200 Baud RF network, 
unless I'm totally ignorant (which I probably am) of the filtering 
arrangements.
73s Dave



Gunnar Widell (HF/ESE) wrote:
> The pretty new CHAT mode is not much used.
> Maybe some extra information in your motd file could help to get more users interested and see the benefits of this powerful command.
> 
> The growing number of announcements and DX-spots with talk, is really messing up the information.
> Still lots of users think of the DX-cluster, as the DX-summit and have no clue about the the "real" source. If we could get more people connected the "real-way", talk and CHAT could be used in a proper way.
> 
> Also some linking between the CONVERSE network and the cluster could probably be done.
> So please, sysops first of all: JOIN #9000
> and then inform your users about CHAT.
> Chat group 14345, is perfekt for "VHF-skeds" etc.
> 
> As you migth have seen, the group LOGGERNET is frequently used every tuesday nigth. The VHF logging program LOGGER by SM0LCB, has implemented the use of CHAT to exchange log-information between users.
> 
> Remember that it is possible to FILTER these CHAT PC12 if you need to save bandwith on radiolinks etc.
> 
> 73 de Gus, SM3SGP
> sk3w.shacknet.nu 8000
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