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Hi, I am very new to VaraAC. How does somebody (no-ham operator) sends email to me....? It has to go through a VaraAC established email gateway ..... but what will be my email address?

Currently, I use WinLink but would like to have VaraAC as another option.

thanks, MarkD

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irad d

Apr 08

the VarAC email gateway is a one way ticket (for now). meaning it allows hams to send emails through other hams who operate an email gateway.

In the future we will also add an option to do the opposite but unlike winlink where all winlink talk to the same email databases, you will be able to collect your email only through the gateway that got the email.

Meir 4Z5PE | QO100<->HF VarAC Cluster

Apr 30

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I suggest that the incoming email address optionally contain a gateway station, in addition to the destination station. That way, the destination station is assured it will wait at a reachable gateway station and knows where to query for the mail.

Maybe <destination>@<gateway>.varacmail.com

E.g. 4Z5PE@4Z1AC.varacmail.com

Alternatively, use some other separator character instead of subdomain notation, but it might break some mail clients.

The old UUCP mail used ! characters to route delivery. I doubt that would work today.

Not sure if the "." character would be workable or would break stuff.

Or maybe the @ symbol:

See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12355858/how-many-symbol-can-be-in-an-email-address For example, 4Z5PE@4Z1AC@varacmail.com.

Logically, this format makes sense to humans.