[Dxspider-support] Problems with command " dx by "

[Bill Shell]

Hi Everyone, and Happy New Year,

To address the DX BY topic:
I had two active DXers (husband & wife) that checked into my W6TK-6 that 
were the only local users of the command.  The couple no longer use that 
node, but there may be others that are in the same situation where DX 
announced may be desired to show an originator other than the AX25 
connection callsign.  PacketCluster uses the SET/ALIAS and SWITCH 
commands to allow a link to support a second callsign.  The issuance of 
SWITCH toggles between the two callsigns. 

 From AK1A Help: 
Command: SWITCH   This command switches your connection between your 
normal call and an alias call that you have specified with a SET/ALIAS 
command.

If DX BY is removed there may be others that desire the ability to send 
DX spots from a second callsign, and we have inhibited their 
capability.  In lieu of DX BY, would it be possible to implement a 
method of providing an alias which can be used for DX Spots, 
Announcements, etc?

73, Bill
N6WS

Roland Huysentruyt,ON6HH wrote:

>   Hi Dirk and Others
>I don't have so much to add on comments from college sysops .
>
>- DX BY 
>   I propose to remove "dx by"  .I see no need for it.
>
>- NEW RELEASE
>  
>
>>>I shall be incorporating all the various patches that I have received
>>>from various people and then doing a full release.
>>>      
>>>
>  Dirk, I am still on 51.242 because the remote database command was not
>  working any more wih 51.253 .Will it be repaired ?
>  
>- TALK   
>   The main goal of the cluster is DX,not talk,not ann !. 
>   Talk on local cluster satisfies most needs  here .
>   The extra traffic needed for wwtalk will help to brake down rf-links even out of a
>   contestweekend  .Not all links are via internet !
>      
>73    HNY to all
>Roland,ON6HH,sysop ON0DXK
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Dirk Koopman <djk at tobit.co.uk>
>To: The DXSpider Support list <dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 1:38 PM
>Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] Problems with command " dx by "
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>>Angel, Charlie and others
>>
>>I shall be having a tidy up over the next couple of weeks. If this is
>>the consensus I will happily remove the 'dx by' or else raise the
>>privilege for it so that it can only be used by 'trusted' users.
>>
>>I shall be incorporating all the various patches that I have received
>>from various people and then doing a full release.
>>
>>What happens then I am not really certain. I think the software is as
>>developed in its current state as it can go. I have made various
>>attempts at adding a 'new protocol' but without any lasting success. 
>>
>>The problem is that that core of the software needs to be rewritten and
>>a completely different way of passing the necessary data between nodes
>>needs to be used. It also could do with some things written in C adding
>>to it but that will bring some distribution problems for our Windows
>>users.
>>
>>My domestic situation appears now to be stabilising (to the extent that
>>I am now living in a completely different place with a different family)
>>so hopefully I may be able to devote some time to writing code again.
>>
>>The real question is: is it going to be worth the effort of doing a
>>fairly substantial rewrite of the core code? Do I really need to
>>maintain full compatibility (particularly with respect to user/node
>>lists) to non-dxspider nodes. If I never see another PC16/17/19/21/39
>>again - it will be much too soon.
>>
>>Please think about it and discuss.
>>
>>Happy New Year to everyone
>>
>>Dirk G1TLH
>>    
>>
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