FYI - Interesting merge and mix of technologies... Looks like something what would also work for PSDR. Bill ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: mikeaburton@outlook.com [wl2kemcomm] <wl2kemcomm@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 7:05 AM Subject: [wl2kemcomm] Utility of RMS Express To: wl2kemcomm@yahoogroups.com With the addition of the feature set Telnet PtP, RMS Express has really stepped up as an Emcomm message delivery tool. This LAN capable feature set adds great flexibility and one-stop-shopping for options. Since its release the San Diego environs and Baja California wide area Emcomm LAN has been testing and discovering the utility of Telnet PtP. Instances of RMS Express in Telenet PtP have been installed at various sites covering 30 miles and linked by multiple 5 Ghz Ubiquiti hops. (This is the same LAN topology as Mesh nodes, just commercial based and point to point driven). W3NRG at the LAN Email server site on Coronado island, San Diego harbor XE2/N6KZB home site XE2SI home site XE2BNC-10 at the Cardenas radio site, Playas de Tijuana XE2BNC-11 at the LAN HUB radio site at Abuelita, north Tijuana XE2BNC-12 at the Cerra Colorado radio site, near Otay Mesa border crossing In the past few days extensive messages and files, (many at the 120K compressed limit), have been sent over the network without one failure. Many messages for differing call signs have been left at XE2BNC-10, then picked up by those individuals running Telnet PtP from their locations on the LAN. (A interesting mail drop point aspect). Here is the utility aspect: You have one user-client software that can perform a variety of tasks and protocol delivery. Thus you only have one software to train and gain experience with. A simple few mouse clicks and you can move from one feature set to another. The local radio club station can, (they are on the LAN), use RMS Express in normal Telnet with IP direction to XE2BNC HF RMS Relay. Here they see normal CMS connectivity. Should internet fail, RMS Relay will then deliver via HF Pactor to a CMS. If needed they can change mode to Pactor WL2K and use local HF radio, (or Winmor). Packet radio is also available to the station for use. And now PtP telnet for LAN connections as desired. The local Civil Protection office with a LAN connection and a dedicated computer can run just RMS Express Telnet PtP and retrieve re-directed emails or messages inputted from the club station. What Phil and the WDT have accomplished is a client software for Emcomm that is only limited by what you connect to it, or your creativity. Now perhaps time to leave this alone, and YES it is getting perhaps a bit too much "press" by me, but I do tend to get overly excited when something works this well. Adios