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Hi Chad, climate.rutgers.edu ..is "allowed" to feed from: idd.unidata.ucar.edu I have "allowed" you for all non-proprietary feed. FYI...the proprietary feeds (need to go point to point) are: NLDN-PCWS(ACARS-GEM-NOGAPS-MADIS Cheers, Jeff > Jeff, > > The machine name and IP are as follows: > > climate.rutgers.edu > 165.230.37.170 > > Thanks for your reply. I'll contact you with any further questions. > > > Best Regards, > Chad > > > On Jan 29, 2008, at 1:19 PM, Unidata IDD Support wrote: > > > Hi Chad, > > > > Apologies for the delay in responding. I had a week off and the AMS > > conference...and we are shorthanded here. > > > > The feed type for surface obs is DDS, if you want global surface obs > > then request: > > > > IDS|DDPLUS > > > > We do not transmit IFLOWS or DEOS. > > > > For a MADIS feed you will need to contact GSD (formerly FSL) to set > > up that feed..it is point to point originating from GSD, the point > > of contact at GSD is: > > > > Patti Miller > > address@hidden > > > > or > > > > Mike Barth > > address@hidden > > > > > > If you can give me the machine name (and IP#) you are running your > > LDM on, > > I will place the "allow" on our machine: > > > > idd.unidata.ucar.edu > > > > ..and you can begin ingesting data, and perhaps get a feel for what > > data lies in which feeds. > > > > > > Jeff Weber > > Unidata User Support > > > >> > >> Continued thanks, > >> Chad > > > >>> Examples of data we're interested in are MADIS, ASOS/AWOS METAR, > >>> IFLOWS, DEOS, etc. > >>> > >>> Best Regards, > >>> Chad > >>> > >>> On Jan 3, 2008, at 4:22 PM, Unidata IDD Support wrote: > >>> > >>>> Chad, > >>>> > >>>> The "allow" is based on the parent feed types. You can restrict > >>>> your request within the parent feed types via regular expressions > >>>> in your ldmd.conf file to conserve bandwidth and disk space and > >>>> get only the products you desire within a feedtype. > >>>> > >>>> Ah, I see the 404 you mentioned, that is on the NOAA side but we > >>>> will attempt to find a more current link :) > >>>> > >>>> We can open up the full stream to you and allow you to experiment > >>>> if that would be helpful, or if we know exactly what you want to > >>>> ingest, we can help you with your request line(s). > >>>> > >>>> Cheers, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Jeff > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Jeff, > >>>>> > >>>>> Perhaps I'm not sure what I need to provide. Am I simply asking > >>>>> for > >>>>> the parent feed types, like NLDN, NTEXT, NPOINT, etc? Or do I > >>>>> need to > >>>>> provide specific headers/codes within those? > >>>>> > >>>>> When clicking on, for instance, the NOAA Text Products (NTEXT) > >>>>> link, > >>>>> and then selecting the WMO Headers link, I get a 404. I've found > >>>>> this > >>>>> to be the case with various other feed types linked from that > >>>>> page. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks, > >>>>> Chad > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Jan 3, 2008, at 1:08 PM, Unidata IDD Support wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Chad, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-6.6.5/basics/ > >>>>>> feedtypes/ > >>>>>> index.html > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Is the best resource for the feedtypes, all the links work for > >>>>>> me, > >>>>>> so I am not sure what you are pointing to? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> You can also view: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/data/DataFlow.html > >>>>>> > >>>>>> for a different perspective on the data and feed types, or feel > >>>>>> free to ask any questions you may have. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Cheers, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Jeff > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> It looks like we'll need some additional guidance on exactly > >>>>>>> what > >>>>>>> feedtype codes we'll be requesting. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> We've been trying to determine the codes for a variety of data > >>>>>>> products we'd like to ingest by examining > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-6.6.5/basics/ > >>>>>>> feedtypes/ > >>>>>>> index.html > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> but are finding most links originating from that page to be > >>>>>>> dead. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Is there a master list of feeds available that we can consult? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Jan 3, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Unidata IDD Support wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Chad Shmukler, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Your Ticket has been received, and a Unidata staff member will > >>>>>>>> review it and reply accordingly. Listed below are details of > >>>>>>>> this > >>>>>>>> new Ticket. Please make sure the Ticket ID remains in the > >>>>>>>> Subject: > >>>>>>>> line on all correspondence related to this Ticket. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Ticket ID: FBU-394735 > >>>>>>>> Subject: LDM Upstream Site Authorization Info Request > >>>>>>>> Department: Support IDD > >>>>>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>>>>> Status: Open > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Unidata User Support > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Jeff Weber > >>>>>> Unidata User Support > >>>>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Ticket Details > >>>>>> =================== > >>>>>> Ticket ID: FBU-394735 > >>>>>> Department: Support IDD > >>>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>>> Status: Open > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Jeff Weber > >>>> Unidata User Support > >>>> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu > >>>> > >>>> Ticket Details > >>>> =================== > >>>> Ticket ID: FBU-394735 > >>>> Department: Support IDD > >>>> Priority: Normal > >>>> Status: Open > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > Jeff Weber > > Unidata User Support > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: FBU-394735 > > Department: Support IDD > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > Jeff Weber Unidata User Support http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FBU-394735 Department: Support IDD Priority: Normal Status: Open