There are multiple ways of sending email from APRS to an Internet user. Be
aware that 3rd-party communication rules apply for your country of operation.
EMAIL Server (EMAIL)
The easiest way to send email is to send a message to EMAIL with the recipient's
email address as the first "word" of the message. You may only send one
line messages (67 total characters maximum).
AE5PL-10>APRS::EMAIL :pete@ae5pl.net.bogus This is a test.
EMAIL is an email server owned and maintained by Keith Sproul WU2Z.
APRS+SA
The APRS+SA client supports email by sending a message to an APRS+SA client with
em:emailaddr as the first word in the text.
AE5PL-7>APRS::AE5PL-10 :em:pete@ae5pl.net.bogus This is a test.
javAPRSEmail (EMAIL-2)
javAPRSSrvr supports email via javAPRSEmail.. This server supports the
EMAIL method of sending email and supports some new features outlined below.
Currently, EMAIL-2 is the callsign for the primary email server. Others
exist run by other sysops.
In addition to the standard EMAIL method of having the email address as the
first word, javAPRSEmail supports callsign specific shortcuts. For
instance:
To create a shortcut:
AE5PL-10>APRS::EMAIL-2 :me pete@ae5pl.net.bogus
To use "me" for a shortcut from any of my stations:
AE5PL-7>APRS::EMAIL-2 :me This is a test.
I can ask for a list of all my shortcuts by sending:
AE5PL-10>APRS::EMAIL-2 :me l
This will cause an email to be sent to pete@ae5pl.net.bogus with all of my
shortcuts (that is a lower case L. The L is case-insensitive).
To remove the "me" shortcut, I would send
AE5PL-10>APRS::EMAIL-2 :me r
Again, the r command is case insensitive.
Shortcuts are associated with the callsign so each amateur can have their own
shortcuts and they are case sensitive. They should only include alpha and
numeric ASCII characters (no punctuation or Unicode).