[aprssig] What stations should respond to APRS queries?

[Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)]

Oh, ?APRSH will return the packet count for the requesting station by 
default.  Or you can ?APRSH <callsign-ssid> to ask about another 
station.  Or ?APRSH * will return a list of all of the heard stations.  
Forgot about that detail.

Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32

On 3/8/2012 2:02 PM, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote:
>
> On 3/8/2012 1:24 PM, Andrew P. wrote:
>> Which of these queries are currently supported by other clients,
>
> APRSISCE/32 answers many directed queries including:
>
> ?APRSD - Returns directly heard (no path used) stations
> ?APRSL - Returns recently local stations (as determined by hops and time)
> ?APRSH - Returns all stations recently heard via RF
> ?APRSM - Retransmits the oldest non-acked message directed to the querier
> ?APRSO - Triggers transmission of enabled objects
> ?APRSP - Triggers a posit to be transmitted
> ?APRSS - Returns a status of the client
> ?APRST/?PING? - Returns the path over which the query was heard
> ?ABOUT/?APRSV/?VER - Returns the client version string
> ?DX - Returns information about long-distance direct (no hops) RF 
> receptions
> ?IGATE - Returns IGate status including MSG_CNT= LOC_CNT= DIR_CNT= 
> RF_CNT=
> ?IGATE additional returns status of all enabled RF ports and their 
> current DX reception
>
> I don't recall right now what I do with non-directed queries other 
> than NOT gating them to APRS-IS if received over RF.  I do not support 
> generating non-directed queries at this time.
>
>> and can the clients choose to selectively refuse to answer?
>
> A client can do whatever the coder wants it to do.  I answer all 
> received queries as I consider it good for remote network health 
> diagnosis.
>
>> Can the clients refuse to answer an IGated query?
>
> A client can do whatever the coder wants it to do.  I answer all 
> queries, regardless of where it came from.
>
>> Can the clients otherwise blacklist remote stations (generically or 
>> station-specifically) from getting answers?
>
> I personally consider blacklisting an ostrich response to probable 
> network issues and therefore do not currently support any form of 
> blacklisting in APRSISCE/32.
>
>> I'm curious, because I don't seem to be able to get answers from any 
>> clients (other than other instances of my own) from an IGate-only 
>> connected client.
>
> Send any of the queries above to my local IGate KJ4ERJ-1 and you 
> should receive answers.  If not, please send a message to KJ4ERJ-12 
> and I'll see if it's even hearing the query.
>
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> BTW, acks should  be issued immediately upon receiving any message 
> that specifies a sequence.  The ack should not be delayed for operator 
> action or attention as that will generate unnecessary retries from the 
> sender clogging the network.  Confirmation that an operator has 
> actually seen a message can be done when that operator sends a 
> response, not by withholding the ack.
>
> Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
>
>>
>> Andrew Pavlin, KA2DDO
>> author of YAAC (Yet Another APRS Client)
>> http://www.findtheater.com/ka2ddo/YAAC.html
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
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