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[IDD #IFM-276437]: IDD Feed

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  • Subject: [IDD #IFM-276437]: IDD Feed
  • Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:51:03 -0700
Hi Alan,

re:
> One quick question about the IDD feed.  How different is it from a "faw"
> NOAAPort feed?

Faw?  I am not familiar with the term...

re:
> I have noted some differences in the messages, maybe control characters
> add (ETX) or something to make them more FOS like?

Yes.

re:
> I just want to make sure our parsing routines will work on them.  They
> are not based on control characters, so I don't think this will be a
> problem.

The content of messages is unaltered.  Control characters are added to some
products to make them FOS-like.

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: IFM-276437
Department: Support IDD
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed