ELECTRONIC MAIL SYSTEM OVER A RADIO LINK

摘要

There is described an electronic mail management system comprising at least one mail server adapted to transmit messages to a remote receiving site, identifiable by a respective remote mail domain and accessible via a data communication path including a high- frequency radio link with a radio station associated with the site, characterized in that it comprises an HF-band communication radio transceiver apparatus coupled to said mail server; a database containing correspondences between mail domains of remote sites and callsigns of the radio station of the remote sites; an apparatus for automatically establishing a radio link with a remote site receiving a message, arranged to: - select an optimal connection frequency in a range of available HF frequencies; - establish a radio link with the radio station of the remote site according to a callsign determined by the correspondence with the remote mail domain; - attach to the message a return receipt request; - send the message using the STANAG 5066 protocol; and - bring down the link upon reception of the return receipt from the remote site.