---
name: "hamsoft"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hamsoft"
version: "0.2.3-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hamsoft"
---

# hamsoft(1)

client for http://radio.linux.org.au

## NAME

hamsoft - client for http://radio.linux.org.au

## SYNOPSIS

**hamsoft**

## DESCRIPTION

**Hamsoft** is a reader for new hamradio linux software at radio.linux.org.au. When you select an entry in the list and click on read, the link will be  opened in a mozilla window. Mozilla has to be running already.

You need to have gtk and libgtk-perl installed on your system, this comes  with most distributions.

If you leave the program idle, it will refresh every 'REFRESH\_TIMEOUT' seconds. You might also have to set the $PROXY string and the path to your  netscape executable in the configuration section of the script.

## REMARKS

**Hamsoft** is a hacked up script from Alex Shnitman \<alexsh@linux.org.il\>, who wrote 'slashes.pl' for reading slashdot news, I fixed a couple of things and wrote support for the hamsoft db.

Please send your comments/wishlist to the  **hamsoft** maintainer: pg4i@amsat.org.