[last updated: 2025-01-27]
WinLink home page
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- Normal operation: (ie. not the first time)
Send and receive messages:
- Start Pat from terminal with:
- Open browser to URL: localhost:8080
- Sending messages:
Same procedure as first time:
Action --> Compose
Enter recipient, subject, and content,
then Post to put the message into your Outbox.
Then Action --> Connect to send it.
select alias Telnet
target will show: wl2k
address will show: KJ7TTT:CMSTelnet@cms.winlink.org:8772
monitor messages for any errors
- Receiving messages:
Messages that you have received will be in your Inbox,
at least they will be after you have done: Action --> Connect.
Click them to open/view them.
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- Log in to a different account:
eg. to log into KE7EEM to retrieve Winlink logins for GEAR Monday night net ...
... need to record how I did this ...
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- Send an email from Winlink:
- Action --> Compose
enter email address into "To" field
post
- Action --> Connect
- Message should show up in email inbox almost immediately
- Send an email from standard email account:
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- Close pat in terminal with:
$ ctrl-C
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