Second message sent by Larry Carr bg -------- Original Message -------- Here is the packet protocol. Larry PACKET PROTOCOL FOR October 13, 2007 DRILL Prepared by L.W. Carr, 10-04-07 During the last quarterly ARES/RACES drill there were times when packet traffic backed up, significantly delaying transfer of messages from the cities to the Santa Clara County EOC. In order to alleviate some of this overload of the packet system, I am requiring the following procedure be used during the upcoming October drill: First, that all cities set "no automation" as their send/receive setting in Outpost (see detailed instructions below). During the drill, the cities are to refrain from using "send/receive" to determine whether there is any packet traffic waiting for them on the BBS. Second, Santa Clara County EOC will not send "message received" packet messages when county staff have reviewed the messages. Instead, periodically (approximately every 15 minutes), a message will be sent over the Message Net announcing the status of packet messages at the BBS. For example, the county may state "Notice to all cities - as of 1445 hours, the following packet messages have been received by the County EOC: Mountain View message 104 and 109; Sunnyvale message 14, 17, and 24, etc. The county will then announce: "there are packet messages waiting on the BBS for Palo Alto, Cupertino, etc". Third, all messages should use a standard SUBJECT Line: each message subject should start with the originating city three-letter code (found as the three first three letters of the city tactical packet call sign -e.g. MTV for MTVEOC). This should be followed by the city message number (e.g. MTV 109). This should be followed by a BRIEF descriptor of the message content (e.g. RIMS SitRep; Resource request; City Scan; etc). It is not sufficient to send a packet message with "MTV 109" as the complete subject line. Some examples: "CUP 104: City Shelters Opened"; "NAM 107: RIMS SitRep". ------ TO SET OUTPOST TO "NO AUTOMATION": On the Outpost command line, click "tools", the click "send/receive settings"; then click "no automation". This setting cancels the automatic checking (polling) that has been used by many cities to determine if they have any packet messages. The cities are not to poll the BBS during the drill (i.e. do NOT click "send/receive" unless you are sending a message, or have been told by Santa Clara County EOC that there is a message waiting for you on the BBS). The county will periodically announce the status of all packet messages on the Message net. _______________________________________________ Scc-ec mailing list Scc-ec@INTERNET. svpal.org http://mailman.svpal.org/mailman/listinfo/scc-ec +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SARES members mailing list: <sares-list@INTERNET. sunnyvaleares.org> For help with (un)subscription send e-mail to <majordomo@INTERNET. athm.net>Received on Sun Oct 07 2007 - 19:20:05 GMT
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