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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# example incoming message:
+# KM6LYW>APRS,TCPIP*,qAC,FOURTH::KM6LYW-4 :test message to telnet
+# KM6LYW-4>APRS,TCPIP*,qAC,T2TEXAS::KM6LYW-9 :This is a test message
+#
+# from radio:
+# KM6LYW>APY01D,PINE*,WIDE2-1,qAR,KJ6NKR-2::KM6LYW-9 :time please{15
+
+import sys
+import telnetlib
+import time
+import re
+
+HOST = "texas.aprs2.net"
+USER = "KM6LYW-9"
+PASS = "11111"
+
+def send_ack(tocall, ack):
+  print "Sending ack __________________"
+  print "To         : " + tocall
+  print "Ack number : " + ack
+  tn.write("KM6LYW-9>APRS,TCPIP*::" + tocall + ":ack" + ack + "\n")
+
+def send_message(tocall, message):
+  print "Sending message_______________"
+  print "To         : " + tocall
+  print "Message    : " + message
+  tocall = tocall.ljust(9) # pad to nine chars
+  tn.write("KM6LYW-9>APRS,TCPIP*::" + tocall + ":" + message + "\n")
+### end send_ack()
+
+def process_message(line):
+  f = re.search('(.*)>', line)
+  fromcall = f.group(1)
+  m = re.search('::KM6LYW-9 :(.*)', line)
+  fullmessage = m.group(1)
+  searchresult = re.search('(.*){(.*)', fullmessage)
+
+  if searchresult:
+    message= searchresult.group(1)
+    ack = searchresult.group(2)
+  else:
+    message = fullmessage
+    ack = "none"
+
+  print "Received message______________"
+  print "From       : " + fromcall
+  print "Message    : " + message
+  print "Ack number : " + ack
+
+  send_ack(fromcall, ack)
+  send_message(fromcall, "This is a reply.")
+### end process_message()
+  
+tn = telnetlib.Telnet(HOST, 14580)
+
+time.sleep(2)
+tn.write("user " + USER + " pass " +  PASS + " vers aprsd 0.99\n" )
+
+while True:
+  line = ""
+  for char in tn.read_until("\n",100):
+    line = line + char 
+  line = line.replace('\n', '')
+  print line
+  if re.search("::KM6LYW-9 ", line):
+     process_message(line)
+  
+# end while True
+
+tn.close()
+
+exit()
+######################################### Notes... ##########
+
+#for line in tn.expect(msg_regex):
+#  print ("%s\n") % line 
+
+#for line in tn.read_all():
+#  print ("%s\n") % line 
+
+tn.close()
+
+
+#input = tn.read_until("::KM6LYW-4 :") 
+#tn.write(user + "\n")
+#if password:
+#    tn.read_until("Password: ")
+#    tn.write(password + "\n")
+#
+#tn.write("ls\n")
+#tn.write("exit\n")
+
+print tn.read_all()