[arm-allstar] Email on connection?

[bradley.ferguson at gmail.com]

You can use a 3rd party email service to avoid much of the smtp hassle. Sendgrid (sendgrid.com <http://sendgrid.com/>) offers 100 emails a day for free, and has an easy to use API.

-Brad / KR4DIO

> On May 3, 2018, at 12:00 PM, arm-allstar-request at hamvoip.org wrote:
> 
> Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 12:14:19 -0400 (EDT)
> From: David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net <mailto:kb4fxc at inttek.net>>
> To: "\"Russell Thomas via arm-allstar\"" <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org <mailto:arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>>
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Email on connection?
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> Russell,
> 
> There isn't a script currently included in the HamVoIP release to send
> text/e-mail messages. However, writing a small script to send an e-mail
> message is very simple, using the connpgm= and discpgm= rpt.conf
> parameters.
> 
> The main complexity with sending e-mail with most ISP's these days is that 
> you've got to use their e-mail server as the relay, otherwise your message 
> will get blocked over spam concerns. This step may require some form of 
> authentication.
> 
> It's also possible to send connect / disconnect messages to twitter or 
> similar services.
> 
> 73, David KB4FXC
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 3 May 2018, "Russell Thomas via arm-allstar" wrote:
> 
>> Is there a way to get an email or some sort of notification when someone
>> connects to your node?
>> 
>> 73,
>> Russell, KV4S
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