UI-View32 add-on UI_EMAIL

 

by pa7rhm@amsat.org ( UI-View32 is written by Roger Barker G4IDE )

Using the UI_EMAIL server  Defining commands  Menu Options  Installing UI_EMAIL  Error Messages  Settings (.INI file) Release Notes

 UI_EMAIL  is an UI-View32 add-on which listens to messages send to EMAIL. It takes the APRS message sent to EMAIL and will create an electronic mail message out of it.

The left word in the message is the email address all the other words will form the message of the email

 

Using the UI_EMAIL server

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Startup

The UI_EMAIL server is normally started with the 'Extra option' of UIView32 which supports external programs (also known as ADD-ONS) 

The distribution of UI_EMAIL contains a .XTR file. For more information please see the online help of UIView32

During startup the following is done:

- read the name of the mail server and the details of the sender from the UI_MAIL.INI file

-set the EMAIL Alias, UIView32 now listens to messages send to EMAIL.

Scanning APRS data

All APRS messages is scanned for callsign EMAIL, if found:

  1. the message is examined to see if an email address is found in the left word oif the message,

  2. the other words from the message are taken as email body text.

  3. For fast processing the data is then put in a queue and control is returned to UIView32,

  4. At a given interval a seperate routine will process the email queue and will try to send the email to the intended email address.

  5. all activity is logged on the UI_MAIL window and in the logfile.

Logging (what is the server doing)

In the logging text-box all the activities of the server are displayed. Information about the starting up/shutting down , receiving queries and sending of a response are listed here.

All this information is also written to the logfile UI_EMAIL.LOG on the Windows TEMP directory. You should delete this if it becomes too big.

 

Installing UI_EMAIL

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You install UI_EMAIL by these steps:

  1. Extracting the files from the ZIP archive to the UI-View32 folder (the folder that holds uiview32.exe)

 

This is the list of files that is used by UI_EMAIL:

Directory Filename Remarks
UIView32 UI_EMAIL.exe the program file
UIView32 UI_EMAIL.html   the HTML help file
UIView32 UI_EMAIL.xtr File to add UI_EMAIL to the UI-View32 File menu. (See documentation UI-View32)
UIView32 UI_EMAIL.INI File to holds settings of UI_EMAIL
Windows-TEMP UI_EMAIL.LOG The UI_EMAIL logfile. You may delete this file if it becomes too big

 

    

 

Settings (.INI file)

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When you start UI_EMAIL , these values are restored from the UI_EMAIL.ini file.

The followings items are stored in the UI_EMAIL.ini file:

 

Item Meaning/purpose Default value

Section [SETUP]
LEFT Left position of the top left corner of the UI_EMAIL window  If value of LEFT is outside screen area LEFT will be calculated so that the window is centered on the screen.
TOP Top position of the top left corner of the UI_EMAIL window  If value of TOP is outside screen area TOP will be calculated so that the window is centered on the screen.
MINIMIZED True if the UI_EMAIL window is minimized FALSE

 

!!!  If you are not sure what you are doing, DO NOT edit the UI_EMAIL.ini file  !!!

 

 

 

Release Notes

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Version 1.0.0 release date 22-jan-2004

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