4000 Airmail user software (Telnet)

A4720 Five CMS servers are in operation, and they may be set with a single setup to alternate connections between them. This is the method automatically used by Paclink MP.

Go to Airmail 3.x menu item: "Tools>Options>Modules" and check the "Internet ACCESS (Telnet)" Option. Then go to the main "Modules" menu and click on "Internet Access (Telnet)."

Once the Airmail "Internet Access" module FORM is up, click on "NEW" and input the configurations for Telnet Servers:

WL2K (Remote Call Sign)
Server.winlink.org (Remote Host)
8772 (PORT)
120 (Timeout in seconds)
CMSTELNET (Password)

Using the above configuration in Airmail's "Internet Access" option will allow the continued use should one or more CMS not be operative.

A4370 Winlink 2000 Telnet (Internet Access) Set-up Instructions with Airmail for Iridium SatPhone Users (Please see the source information at http://saildocs.com/iridiumppp, courtesy of Jim Corenman and Sailmail)

WL2K Access via Iridium SatPhone/Telnet
This document describes how to set up an Iridium PPP connection for use with the WL2K Telnet servers, and is a modified version of a non-copyrighted Iridium document entitled PPP DATA Installation/Configuration.

Prior to using your Iridium phone as a modem for PPP Data, you need to do the following two things:

1. Install a Standard 19200 bps modem driver on your computer (instructions below).
2. Set up and configure a dial-up networking connection for the PPP service (below).

A4700 The PMBO logic bypasses the Attachment Limit filter when downloading to a user who is connected directly to the PMBO via Telnet. The filter is intended to protect from large unwanted downloads over radio.

A4500 The PMBO station you are trying to connect to may be having trouble with his connection to the internet. Try connecting to another PMBO or a Common Message Server.

In early 2008 most PMBO stations no longer accept Telnet connections from Winlink users, since it is possible (and recommended) that users access the Common Message Server directly. See Q4010. The advantage is going directly to a CMS is to reduce the latency of messages from minutes to seconds. It is the recommended method.

A4010 (This Telnet information may also be found in the Global Catalog under WL2K_Help).

AirMail Telnet Client setup
Go to AirMail menu item: "Tools>Options>Modules" and check the Telnet Option. If you wish you can also set the module to initialize when bringing up AirMail by also checking "autostart." However, if you wish to start the module manually, then go to menu item: Module>Telnet client."

The setup for accessing the CMS (as routed by logic to one of the 5 locations) is:

WL2K (Remote Call Sign; not case sensitive)
server.winlink.org (Remote Host; not case sensitive)
8772 (TCP Port Outbound)
30 (Timeout in seconds)
CMSTelnet (Password; not case sensitive)

A4000 Telnet is an Internet protocol that allows the user to connect to a remote computer. AirMail has a communications module called the “Telnet Client”, or in later versions “Internet Access”. This module enables the AirMail user to send and receive messages with a PMBO, an RMS/RMS Relay station, or directly with the Common Message Server, using an internet “non-radio” path, or using a local high-speed radio link that transports TCP/IP like D-Star or HSMM. This results in a much faster throughput speed.