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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Robert Boucher wrote: > Robb, > > Excuse my ignorance but what does LDM stand for. Local Data Manager, it's actually a misnomer because the current LDM is also world data manager with the IDD (Internet Data Distribution) network. The name stuck since the beginning of the LDM, too late to change it now. Robb... > > Thanks, > > Robert > > -- > Robert J. Boucher Tel: 781-942-2000 > X2893 > Associate MTS/Meteorologist Fax: 781-942-2571 > Litton-TASC email: > address@hidden > 55 Walkers Brook Drive > Reading, MA 01867-3297 > > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================