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Re: Obtain upstream data feed source

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  • Subject: Re: Obtain upstream data feed source
  • Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 10:22:41 -0600 (MDT)
On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Christian Page wrote:

> 
> Everything is working fine here (after fixing the pqact.conf file...)! Thanks.
> I read a lot of docs about pqact.conf config, but I am quite puzzled as how to
> configure it. I would like to have :
> 
> Model Data in GRIB (ECMWF, MRF, ETA)
> Surface reports (METAR) for US, Canada, and all international countries
> 
> I think I only receive US & Canada METARs with my config :
> 
> WMO     ^S[AP][ACHMNPUX][AEKMNSUWX].. .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])
>         STDIOFILE       \n      data/surface/sao/(\1:yy)(\1:mm)\1\2_sao.wmo
> 
Christian,

Try:

WMO ^S[AP].... .... ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])

It's more lenient.



> For GRIB data for the ECMWF, I used :
> HRS     ^H([HPTUV])[A-L][A-Z][0-9][0-9] ECMF ([0-3][0-9])([0-2][0-9])
>         FILE    data/GRIB/(\2:yy)(\2:mm)\2\3_e\1.ecmwf
> 

There really isn't much ECMWF data on NOAAport, so I wouldn't expect to
obtain much information.


> I grabbed these commands from a pqact.conf file I saw on the web...
> 
> What is the proper channel to ask questions about pqact.conf file?

Just sent the questions to support, they get distributed to the proper
people.

Robb...




> 
> Thanks again...
> 
> On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Mark Tucker wrote:
> 
> > On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Christian Page wrote:
> > 
> > > Jul 14 23:01:46 dragon[9963298]: FEEDME(dragon.geog.ubc.ca): 7: Access 
> > > denied by
> > >  remote server
> > > Jul 14 23:02:16 dragon[9963298]: FEEDME(dragon.geog.ubc.ca): 7: Access 
> > > denied by
> > >  remote server
> > 
> > 
> > > > > > > > > Site Name : Universite du Quebec a Montreal
> > > > > > > > > Site Administrator : Christian Page
> > > > > > > > > Email Address : address@hidden
> > > > > > > > > Phone Number : 514-987-3000 extension 1743#
> > > > > > > > > Hostname : io.sca.uqam.ca
> > 
> > I had setup cirrus to feed io.sca.uqam.ca.  dragon.geog.ubc.ca should have
> > been rejected unless we are to feed that server too.  After checking the
> > logs this morning I see that io.sca.uqam.ca has been receiving from us.
> > How are things looking on your end now?
> > 
> > Mark Tucker
> > Information Technology
> > Lyndon State College
> > address@hidden
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> Christian Page      finger address@hidden => tel. + adresse
> address@hidden    http://www.sca.uqam.ca/
> 
> Assistant de recherche / Research Assistant
> Universite du Quebec a Montreal / Universite McGill / McGill Radar
> 

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