----- Original Message -----
From: "John WA2GO" <xnewyorka@hotmail.com>
> The packet sysops shall maintain an "Opt Out" database of stations who
wish
> to NOT be spotted. In order to enter as Unassisted, a station must exist
in
> the Opt Out database continuously for the entire contest period. (Opting
out
> can be done by sending a command to the packet system, or perhaps sending
an
> email to a robot connected to the master Opt Out database, which would
> presumably be replicated to all packet nodes as needed.)
> If someone attempts to spot a station who has opted out of being spotted,
> the packet system shall ignore/drop the spot and not post it. (Optionally,
> it shall notify the spotter that the station has opted out - not sure if
> that is feasible or not.)
>
IMHO this is not feasible, I run a DX Spider node myself.
http://www.ham-radio.ch/dxc/
and
telnet://www.ham-radio.ch:7300/
If you don't want to learn how the technology works how on earth can you
believe that your suggestion is possible?
The good contest operators need no help.
Simon Brown
www.hb9drv.ch
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