[PPRAANet] Fwd: [DLARCforum] Fwd: US THIRD-PARTY MESSAGES RULES NOW ARE ENFORCED BY CMS

[Glenn]

I know that our ARES is trying/ starting to use winlink just a heads up. 
I don't think any of our

users are using it outside of the ARES situation but again but....

Glenn n3ulw

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Subject: 	[DLARCforum] Fwd: US THIRD-PARTY MESSAGES RULES NOW ARE 
ENFORCED BY CMS
Date: 	Sat, 20 Jul 2019 19:38:19 -0400
From: 	Lester Morrow / W3LES <lesterf52 at gmail.com>
To: 	DLARCforum at mailman.qth.net



FYI for those who use this mode.
w3les


All,

If you are a US-licensed station that routinely connects to a foreign
gateway, or a non-US-licensed station that connects with a US gateway, you
may be affected by new CMS behavior. The Winlink CMS now will enforce US
Third-Party Message rules.

Because Winlink is being severely criticized for allowing US client and
gateway operators to violate US amateur radio third-party traffic rules, we
are today starting to test automatic enforcement of these rules. Part
97.3(47), 97.115 and 97.117 apply.

If you attempt to send or receive a third-party message between a
US-licensed station and another station the US does not have a third-party
communication agreement with, you may receive a service message saying the
message will violate the applicable rules and that the message is refused
(if you're sending) or being held at the CMS (if you are receiving).
Alternative means to successfully send or receive the message will be
explained. The US has treaties with most countries in the North and South
America, but not most European, Asian and Pacific countries.

If you are a US-licensee, you should have no trouble sending and receiving
to/from internet addresses if you connect with another US-licensed gateway,
or one licensed in Central or South America — as long as the US has a
third-party agreement with the licensing country.

If you are a non-US licensee, you should have no trouble sending and
receiving to/from internet addresses if you connect to non-US licensed
gateways.

We wish this was not necessary, but we have relied on US client and gateway
operators to know the rules and obey them—and most have ignored them,
unfortunately for all of us. In order to clean up the violations we are
taking these measures to keep US Winlink operators legal. All licensees
have an obligation to study, know, and obey the Amateur Radio Rules.

New monitoring and enforcement measures are coming into play with the
establishment of a new Volunteer Monitor Program, now being set up by the
ARRL at the request of the US FCC. We're doing this to make it easier for
US operators to avoid loosing their licenses!

We will be tweaking the behavior of this new mechanism to make it as
friendly and informative as it can be. Please bear with us as we make
changes.