[Dxspider-support] Portable calls via telnet in DXSpider

[Lee Sawkins]

The old AK1A software had a feature called "set/alias".
With this feature it was possible to "set/alias va6aaa/7".
Then you entered the command "switch"
Now you were logged in as va6aaa/7.
When you entered dx spots they went out as "DX de VA6AAA/7 ....."
This was a way to get around the problem with TNCs not accepting
portable callsigns.
Would it not be possible to have spider add this feature?

Lee

Ron Stordahl wrote:
> 
> I tried a user login to a DXSpider node using a portable call, i.e. one
> with a "/" in it, via telnet and it is not accepted.   The AX25
> specification provides for 6 character calls (upper case letters plus
> digits 0-9)  plus an SSID (0-15).  As such portable calls, ie those with
> a "/" in them are not allowed when via radio.  AR-Cluster does not
> observe this limitation when via telnet, permitting portable calls as
> well as SSID's higher than 15.
> 
> It realize that this is inconsistent, however allowing portable calls as
> well as higher SSID's is quite convenient.
> 
> Ron, N5IN