diff --git a/scripts/aprs_receive/receive.py b/scripts/aprs_receive/receive.py
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+import aprslib
+import ast, os
+
+def mailbox_write(call, dmr_id, time, message, recipient):
+    mail_file = ast.literal_eval(os.popen('cat ../../gps_data_user_mailbox.txt').read())
+    mail_file.insert(0, {'call': call, 'dmr_id': dmr_id, 'time': time, 'message':message, 'recipient': recipient})
+    with open("../../gps_data_user_mailbox.txt", 'w') as mailbox_file:
+            mailbox_file.write(str(mail_file[:100]))
+            mailbox_file.close()
+    logger.info('User mail saved.')
+
+def aprs_filter(packet):
+    #if aprslib.parse(packet) in aprslib.parse(packet):
+     #   print(aprslib.parse(packet))
+    #else:
+    #    pass
+    if aprslib.parse(packet)['to'] in user_settings:
+            print(aprslib.parse(packet))
+            mailbox_write(aprslib.parse(packet)['from'], aprslib.parse(packet)['to'], time.time(), aprslib.parse(packet)['message_text'], recipient)
+            
+user_settings = ast.literal_eval(os.popen('cat ../../user_settings.txt').read())
+recipient = re.sub('-.*','', aprslib.parse(packet)['to'])
+AIS = aprslib.IS("N0CALL", host='rotate.aprs.net')
+AIS.connect()
+# by default `raw` is False, then each line is ran through aprslib.parse()
+AIS.consumer(aprs_filter, raw=True)
+
+