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> Hello Hello Marshall, We've met at the AMS on many occasions :) > > I am writing to inquire how we, University of Georgia, get approval to > setup and run the IDD/LDM system. We are a UCAR member. Or can we just > download and start the instillation from this website. > > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/idd/ldmfaq.html#ldm-distribution > Yes, you can download the software from that location, we (Unidata Program Center) will then need to have the following information to get you going: Site Administrator Contact Information: name and e-mail and phone number Feeds Desired: Please see: https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/basics/feedtypes/ Please ask for more direction on this if it is not clear :) Hostname of LDM machine: Fully Qualified Domain Name (i.e.motherlode.ucar.edu) Note: LDM runs on UNIX type operating systems, and the machine running the LDM will need to have BOTH forward and reverse DNS Once you have the install complete (please ask if you need any help with the install) contact us with the above information, and the data will begin to flow. Welcome aboard! We look forward to serving the University of Georgia with their data needs :) > -- > Dr. Marshall Shepherd > Atmospheric Scientist, Professor, Scholar, > TV personality, Forbes Contributor, and Host of The Weather Geeks Podcast > > address@hidden (personal) > > Twitter: @DrShepherd2013 > Website: http://drmarshallshepherd.com > > Jeff Jeff Weber Unidata User Support http://www.unidata.ucar.edu Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: WGK-388930 Department: Support IDD Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.