1. Power on your node in the morning. It is not connected to any smartphone or PC via BT/USB/HTTP;
  2. In the evening, connect to it via BT/USB/HTTP;
  3. Access all messages received in Primary channel and/or DMs.

Is it possible? How many messages does a node store in it’s internal memory? How to access them via terminal? If node is restarted, are they erased?

I have a Heltec V3. In Meshtatsic CLI there’s --listen option, but it’s about receiving new packages in real time.

  • podbrushkin@mander.xyzOP
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    6 days ago

    it’s not really meant to operate as a “mailbox” where you can retrieve the messages later

    Why not, where’s bottleneck? Internal memory is too small? Packets are 255 bytes each, doesn’t seem like there’s much to store.

      • podbrushkin@mander.xyzOP
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        6 days ago

        There are standalone devices with integrated keyboard for typing messages. I’d expect them to be able to store a lot of messages, regardless of firmware version. Imagine someone sent 7 “test” messages to Primary channel and thus wiped your DM’s. Doesn’t feel right.

        What about MeshCore, can it operate as a mailbox? Mailbox mode will be extremely convenient.

        • shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip
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          5 days ago

          No, it’s a hardware limitation. There’s only so much memory on these little devices, and once it’s full, it starts replacing old messages.