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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 -- 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: > > ------- Forwarded Message > > >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 > > ____________________________________________________________________ > | > Bill Cottrill | Anything you do is worth doing > Weather Station Manager | well. If you do your best, 99% > Coordinator Academic Programs | of the time you will perform > Department of Meteorology | beyond the expectation. Chances > Florida State University | are if you even attempt the > Phone: (850) 644-8581 | task you will perform beyond > Fax: (850) 644-9642 | the expectation these days. > | > > ------- End of Forwarded Message