APRS and Winlink 2000 join forces

Following the Amateur Radio response to some recent disasters, Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, proposed using the
Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) to enable mobile and remote APRS users to access their Winlink 2000 e-mail accounts under emergency or unusual conditions.

In response, the Winlink 2000 development team came up
with APRSLink.

APRSLink monitors all APRS traffic gated to the Internet and watches for special commands that allow APRS users to read or send short e-mail messages to and from other Winlink 2000 users, perform e-mail maintenance, receive notices of pending Winlink 2000 e-mail via APRS and query the APRSLink server for information on the closest Telpac gateway or Winlink participating station.

Details are on the APRSLink Web page

Source: The American Radio Relay League