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Travis, We have a broad and willing community, I am confident many are willing to feed you :) plus we maintain the machine at NSF, so we KNOW we have that one... Thanks for the info, we'll get you going! Jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Weber address@hidden : Unidata Program Center PH:303-497-8676 : University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln : http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 : --------------------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Travis Morrow wrote: > Thanks for the fast reply! > > The reason we wanted to use UW is because they have already agreed to feed > us. If there are other sites that are closer I'm all for it. Here is our > information: > > Site Name: Virginia Tech > Site Admin: Peter Sforza / Travis Morrow > Email: address@hidden / address@hidden > Phone: (540)231-1867 > Host: ldm1.ppws.vt.edu > > Thanks, > > Travis Morrow > RHCE > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Weber [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 4:37 PM > To: Travis Morrow > Cc: address@hidden; Peter Sforza > Subject: Re: 20030804:IDD feed to Virginia Tech > > Travis, > > > comments in text.. > > Thank you, > > Jeff > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff Weber address@hidden : > Unidata Program Center PH:303-497-8676 : > University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln : > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 : > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Travis Morrow wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am working with Peter Sforza in Plant Pathology on setting up the LDM. > It > > is currently set up and ready to go, but our domain name has not been > > propagated yet. I was reading the last e-mail and am curious why UW is > not > > our best upstream provider. > > We have sites in Virginia, as well as at NSF that are both closer > geographically and electronically...is there a specific reason you prefer > UW? > > You can feed from whomever is wiiling to feed you, we just try to make it > as efficient as possible given current network status. > > > What are the alternative providers? > > > Please see: > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/idd/sitelist.html > > We have > > discussed what feeds to retrieve for now and have decided on the DDPlus, > > PPS, and DDS. > > DDPLUS is a super-set if PPS DDS and IDS, all come in under one feed. > > Hopefully at a later date we will want some of the larger > > feeds. Our domain name should be setup soon and I was wondering who I > > contact with our information? > > > You should send that information to me and we will place it in the > sitelist and contact your upstream feed to place the allow. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Travis Morrow > > > > RHCE > > > > > >