[Dxspider-support] "Certified" users.

[Dirk Koopman G1TLH]

Chaps

 From time to time, various people come up with reasonable suggestions 
for doing something "extra" with callsigns. It may be some kind of 
"mark", such as suggested below or changing the range of callsigns that 
might be considered "valid".

But *all* of them fall down in the way that Iain gently suggests: 
callsigns on ax25 are of fixed format. An ax25 callsign can be a 
*maximum* of 6 characters, in the range [0-9A-Z], and *may* have an SSID 
of 1-15. That's it. No variation possible. So VK novice stations cannot 
be accommodated on ax25, nor calls like PA0/G1TLH and we cannot have 
punctuation either.

Until there is general consensus that ax25 is dead and buried, I am 
afraid the current restrictions in DXSpider will remain in force.

For the absence of doubt, I have no problem - in principle - with 
allowing a larger variation callsigns. But I won't do it unless we can 
be certain that *nobody* links via ax25 - thus mangling any callsign 
that doesn't fit ax25's restrictions - with all the attendant 
looping/dupe problems that that would cause.

Dirk

Manuel P. wrote:
> Ian, this is just a simulation. First of all I think software authors 
> should find the the right way how to spread from input ports thru the 
> network; then software gurus may be will do the "hard work". ;-)
> 
> Ciao
> Manuel
> IK3STG
>  
> http://www.manuelpasquato.it
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Iain Philipps <mailto:Iain.Philipps at sms.xerox.com>
>     *To:* The DXSpider Support list <mailto:dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>     *Sent:* Sunday, April 04, 2010 12:59 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [Dxspider-support] "Certified" users.
> 
>     Manuel,
>      
>     And this works OK across an AX.25 transport, does it?
>      
>      
>     Thanks, and regards     -     Iain
>      
> 
>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* Manuel P. <mailto:manuel.p at tin.it>
>         *To:* DX-Spider mailing list
>         <mailto:dxspider-support at dxcluster.org>
>         *Sent:* Sunday, April 04, 2010 1:45 PM
>         *Subject:* [Dxspider-support] "Certified" users.
> 
>         Hello everybody, I'm Manuel IK3STG SysOp of I3ITX-6 .
>         Sometimes in the clusters network we see some bad announces or
>         spots that I think should be partially avoided by enabling users
>         password.
>          
>         In my cluster password is enable for internet users access
>         because of security and also to prevent cluster misuse.
>          
>         I think should be o good idea to "mark" the spot and announce
>         messages with a kind of symbol in a place not editable by users
>         so other clusters users know that the spotter is "certified"
>         call sign.
>          
>         An example should be to place a special charather after the
>         spotter callsign :
>          
>         *DX de W0MM#:      3503.3 
>         JK3AGC                                      1409Z
>         DX de 2E0IKW:    14113.0  YS1/HB9KNA   57/
>         LP...                      1407Z IO94
>         DX de SM2CEW:     1813.0  HS0ZEE      
>         CQ                             1409Z KP15
>         DX de PB0AMU*:   14218.0  YO3FRI       HNY 
>         TINA                      1409Z
>         DX de N8DE:      18070.0  PZ5RA       
>         cq                             1409Z
>         DX de I0JBL:      7170.0  HV0A         cq bande basse
>         italia          1409Z JN62
>         DX de I4YEL:     10140.0  I4YEL       
>         rtty                           1409Z JN54
>         DX de IZ5MMK=:    7133.0  IT9YVO       CQ Bande Basse Italia
>         2010     1409Z
>         *
>         # is a user connected via RF port.
>         * is a user connected via internet in a cluster with password
>         enabled.
>         = is a user connected via internet in a cluster without password.
>           the type of access if other users not "detected".
>          
>          
>         If Dirk think this idea should be ok I'm available for beta
>         tester, please le me know how i can help.
> 
>         Ciao
>         Manuel
>         IK3STG
>          
>         http://www.manuelpasquato.it
> 
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