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20010706: Quick help downloading vis5d

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  • Subject: 20010706: Quick help downloading vis5d
  • Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2001 11:20:18 -0600
>From: Anthony James Wimmers <address@hidden>
>Organization: UVa
>Keywords: 200107061704.f66H4T123091 Vis5D download

Tony,

>I'm out in the field trying to download VIS5D onto our laptop,
>and I can't remember what to do about the passwords. I remember
>going through this last year, too, by the way.
>
>I'm at
>
>http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mug/vis5d/VIS5DTOP.html

You should get Vis5D Version 5.0 through the Unidata McIDAS passworded
FTP site, not the SSEC site.

>and I'm trying to download the files on part (1). Could you
>remind me, either a) what are the username and password or
>b) what is the right site to go to to download these files,
>and what are the username/password for that?

information:

machine: ftp.unidata.ucar.edu
user: umcidas
pass: XXXXXX
directory: unix/vis5d/5.0

>Thanks a lot,

>From address@hidden Fri Jul  6 11:06:36 2001

>I forgot to mention - I called the MUG helpdesk already,
>like the website said, and they told me to write to you.

That's because you should be getting stuff from the Unidata site,
not the SSEC site.

Tom