Re: [44net] ampr.org mail

21st Century and SMTP ?? Pretty wrong, so I think you don't know anything about H-Addressing. First off, SMTP (email) is just like someones home phone number. If you dial the wrong phone number, you either get the wrong house, or you get none at all. Same with email. If you don't have the 100% correct email address, the message doesn't get through at all, or winds up in the wrong persons in-box. With H-Addressing, YOU DON'T HAVE TO KNOW THE EXACT ADDRESS! That's one of the many beautiful things about packet messaging forwarding. Let me explain.... My packet address looks like this KG6BAJ(a)KG6BAJ.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM. The ".#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM" is the Hierarchical part of the address. The ".#NCA"denotes SUBSECTION of the state (in this case Northern CAlifornia), then the state "CAlifornia (.CA)", then the Country (.USA), then the continent of North America (.NOAM). With HAddressing, Someone really doesn't need to know the precise address like you do with phone & email (The SMTP you refer too). Someone wants to send me packet mail, they really only need just a part of my address, which they could guess by running my callsign through something like QRZ. Someone could send me a packet mail addressed to "KG6BAJ@.#USA.NOAM" (notice the huge difference from KG6BAJ(a)KG6BAJ.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM). Properly configured NOS/FBB/Misc full service BBS's then can at least determine that the message is intended for USA, in North America, and forward the message along. Since my BBS is in fact located within USA, in North America, then I'll get the message, and drop it in the correct mailbox. Try doing that with an SMTP (email) message. Just won't work. To those who don't fully understand the brilliants of Hierarchical I suppose it would seem antiquated. But nothing else gets that message through like packet radio and H-Addressing. And one another note, you state all NOS stations run SMTP. Also not true. It depends on if the sysop has built it in at time of compiling it features. And..... not all Full-Service BBS's run NOS. Bill Lewis, KG6BAJ At 05:51 PM 7/10/2015, you wrote: