paclink-unix plu

plu:before_you_start

2016-04-14T08:58:01-07:00

Before You Begin Some Background MTA * MTA: Mail Transfer agent While I have installed & config'ed sendmail, the package, I think it is easier to config postfix for the MTA. There is usually some confusion over sendmail. There is sendmail the package & sendmail the program which can be found in any of these Debian packages:

plu:debug

2016-04-14T18:37:57-07:00

How to Debug a segfault * To debug segfaults enable core dumps: ulimit -c unlimited * In the same console as you ran ulimit run whatever program segfaulted. * After it segfaults look for a core file * Then run GNU_Debugger: gdb core

plu:email_client_config

2017-12-04T10:23:13-07:00

Configuration examples for paclink-unix email clients Mozilla Thunderbird * movemail, postfix - from Ubuntu forums * Using Movemail with Thunderbird on Ubuntu - from Ask Ubuntu Unix movemail config Steps * Edit > Account settings... * Select 'Movemail' option in account wizard, hit Next. * Set up user information - Your Name 'Jon Doe'

plu:install_ax25

2020-08-02T11:15:02-07:00

AX.25 * It is assumed that Linux kernel you have is AX.25 ready if it is not you need to: * Build a new kernel with AX.25 enabled OR * Install the AX.25 kernel module Below is a collection of links of good tutorials for setting up AX.25. I recommend you read them as what follows in this wiki is just a summary of what is needed to get AX.25 configured to run paclink-unix.

plu:install_exim

2016-04-14T08:36:35-07:00

Installation Instructions For Exim4 Installation Instructions by Apostolos, SV1LJJ * Install exim4-light for paclink-unix Installation Instructions by Charles, AI4RI * Install exim4-heavy for paclink-unix

plu:install_packet_spy

2014-01-25T12:24:48-07:00

AX.25 Packet Spy There are a number of AX.25 packet spys available and most are probably based on monixd. * It looks as though ax25spyd did not make it into the Debian Wheezy repository. * It is still available in Squeeze * As an alternative to ax25spyd use the

plu:install_plu

2021-10-01T12:06:19-07:00

Check out, build & install paclink-unix * setup for getting paclink-unix working on Ubuntu - from paclink-unix forum on Yahoo. * These instructions are old & use the un-maintained code from SourceForge. Keep reading to see how to get the latest code from the github repository. Get current source code for paclink-unix

plu:install_postfix

2018-10-16T14:02:45-07:00

Configure postfix * Three files to edit/create in /etc/postfix - master.cf, main.cf, transport * Also check/modify /etc/mailname file * The examples below are using nixgate for a machine name & webman as a user name. * Change your machine & user names appropriate to your system.

plu:install_winlink

2016-04-11T11:04:41-07:00

Winlink Secure Login * Secure Login Deadline Announcement * Winlink 2000 secure login is supported in the client programs (not wl2kax25d) if the WL2K web mail password is configured. * This can be done in the wl2k.conf file, or with the command line options -P or --wl2k-passwd

plu:test_verify

2017-12-04T10:21:26-07:00

Test & Verify Need More Data * If you have a problem & I ask you for more data go here AX.25 to TNC connection * Verify that the AX.25 config & TNC to radio & TNC to computer connections are working properly. * Receive tests mheard * mheard

plu:use_cases

2017-12-04T10:27:15-07:00

paclink-unix Use Cases Description of using paclink-unix that all use different mail clients but the transport mechanism is the same. All Winlink mail clients have the same 2 step operation. On the send side you compose a message and deposit it to a directory then you invoke a transport mechanism to send messages. For paclink-unix the transport mechanisms are telnet (wl2ktelnet) for sending over the Internet, radio (wlk2kax25) for sending via a TNC to your radio & serial (wl2kserial) for sendin…

plu:verify_kernel

2017-09-29T10:18:36-07:00

Verify Linux kernel * The AX.25 stack could have either been built into a monolithic kernel or installed as a kernel module * Check both of these methods to determine if your kernel is AX.25 ready Monolithic kernel grep -i "ax25*" /proc/kallsyms