Another issue: It seems the Test Email function should have an additional stage - it should also check the Cluster settings, and warn or fail if ClusterEmailGatewaySenderNode is not ON, and also (in the current implementation) if more than one INI in the cluster has this ON!
I suggest to enhance the Test Email function as follows:1. Create a test email and inject it into the gateway outbox.2. Send it to test email account - that will send a copy of the email with confirmation of receipt back to the sender's email.
Note: might need a mechanism to prevent bad actors from abusing this! But that is also a risk with the email gateway function in general.
Having similar issue with messages to a station being PARKED. Local operator, N3XL, is running a 40M and 2M instance on his computer. He has configured instance for Internet delivery. I have asked him to confirm that "auto relay" is enabled. He checked and it was not enabled on his station, hence message were not getting delivered to the Internet.
This means that cluster will report to the shared database about its status so all other cluster member will be aware of its existence.
ClusterEmailGatewaySenderNode=
If you operate an email gateway, make sure to assign only one cluster member to handle SMTP relays. Otherwise, all cluster servers may send the same parking emails, resulting in multiple copies being received by the destination.
In the VarAC.ini file for the instance you decide is your primary you need to set this setting to ON, and all other instances should be OFF
Like other stations, IÂ also had this issue. Vmails got parked until I connected to another gateway.
Yes, I am running a VarAC cluster.
Irad writes that you need to turn on ClusterEmailGatewaySenderNode.
So now my INI for 20m instance contains:
[VARAC_CLUSTER]
ClusterEnabled=ON
PTTLock=ON
InstanceNumber=20
CountersRefreshRateSec=60
ClusterEmailGatewaySenderNode=ON
I suggest it would be simpler to allow all instances to send mail, and just eliminate the race condition or whatever the issue is, so there won't be duplicates. Maybe you could have them take turns uploading/relaying emails or something.
Also, it would be nice if the connected instance would immediately attempt to upload the email to the Internet, and return the result to the connected station, so they know the status: if it was uploaded, delivered, or deferred....
He did not mark this as an Email. so VarAC thinkg there is callsign starting with 4ZPE2...
He should have marked it as email
to be sure look in the VMAIL data in the datastream of that QSO (through the Callsign history tool) and I am pretty sure you will not fine the <E> tag in that VMail so it is treated as a regular VMail.
The upcoming version checks if an EMail address was accidently used while composing a reuglar VMail and alert the user about it.
I don't understand, because the destination type is TO EMAIL and NOT Callsign!
This means that the Email destination type flag was selected!?
But here is the datastream:12:59:10 SP5ISZ <SM><TME:2025-05-01 12:58:58><TO:4ZPEXXXXX@LEVTOV.COM,SP5ISZXXXXXX@POCZTA.ONET.PL><FRM:SP5ISZ><SBJ:Test of vmail to email abracadabra><MSG:My working conditions: «RIG: FT 710» 50W «ANT: End Fed» «SND»><U><EG>
So I don't understand how this happens? Does it make sense?
Also, he promised me that he check the box "Send to email"!13:05:51 SP5ISZ I checked the box "send to email". It made your callsign disappear from the VMAIL form, and I typed in your email address there
Another issue: It seems the Test Email function should have an additional stage - it should also check the Cluster settings, and warn or fail if ClusterEmailGatewaySenderNode is not ON, and also (in the current implementation) if more than one INI in the cluster has this ON!
I suggest to enhance the Test Email function as follows: 1. Create a test email and inject it into the gateway outbox. 2. Send it to test email account - that will send a copy of the email with confirmation of receipt back to the sender's email.
Note: might need a mechanism to prevent bad actors from abusing this! But that is also a risk with the email gateway function in general.
Thank you for this guidance and information.
Having similar issue with messages to a station being PARKED. Local operator, N3XL, is running a 40M and 2M instance on his computer. He has configured instance for Internet delivery. I have asked him to confirm that "auto relay" is enabled. He checked and it was not enabled on his station, hence message were not getting delivered to the Internet.
Ok thank you for providing additional data. Is VarAC instance part of a cluster ?
He did not mark this as an Email. so VarAC thinkg there is callsign starting with 4ZPE2...
He should have marked it as email
to be sure look in the VMAIL data in the datastream of that QSO (through the Callsign history tool) and I am pretty sure you will not fine the <E> tag in that VMail so it is treated as a regular VMail.
The upcoming version checks if an EMail address was accidently used while composing a reuglar VMail and alert the user about it.
Closing the bug