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Re: 20020104: FWD: DIFAX ftp site

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  • Subject: Re: 20020104: FWD: DIFAX ftp site
  • Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 14:06:20 -0500
Bill,

We haven't had any problems getting difax images.

However, we don't use the NWS ftp site, but use their web site in a
similar fashion to download the products via "lynx" on one of our unix
boxes. For example, the following line:

  /usr/local/bin/lynx -source
"http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/QYAA00.TIF"; > tmp_difax.tif

basically does the same thing as an ftp transfer (although not quite as
fast). 

Jim
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James P. Koermer             E-Mail: address@hidden
Professor of Meteorology     Office Phone: (603)535-2574
Natural Science Department   Office Fax: (603)535-2723
Plymouth State College       WWW: http://vortex.plymouth.edu/
Plymouth, NH 03264


Unidata Support wrote:
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> ------- Forwarded Message
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> >To: address@hidden
> >From: "B. Cottrill" <address@hidden>
> >Subject: DIFAX ftp site.
> >Organization: FSU
> >Keywords: 200201041627.g04GRxN18625 DIFAX FTP
> 
> Good day all,
> 
> IS anyone else using the NWS ftp site for DIFAX downloads?
> If so are you having problems getting data?
> If not can we speak so I can fix the problems we are having here?
> 
> Thanks
> BC
> 
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