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Hi Jim, re: > I can't get to the McIDAS download page. I’m logged in, but when I click > on the link I get a > > Forbidden > > You don't have permission to access /downloads/mcidas/index.jsp on this > server. > > message. The reason for this is that license we have to distribute the Unidata release of McIDAS-X/XCD restricts us to U.S. universities, foreign universities in which the software will be used by students in pursuit of a degree, and by sites that are members in good standing of the McIDAS User's Group (MUG) that the owner of the software (University of Wisconsin (UW) Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)) operates. Your situation may be a bit different from the norm: your email address is from noaa.gov, but your signature block indicates that you are affiliated with NCSU. It is likely that you used your NOAA affiliation when you registered with the Unidata web site (true?) and/or listed your affiliation as being governmental (true?) in that same registration. Comment: - if your intent is to use McIDAS-X as a NOAA entity, then your NOAA group would need to be a current member of the MUG - if your intended use of McIDAS is part of your apparent university affiliation, we may be able to add you to the list of users with non-.edu email address that we are permitted to give access to Since your situation seems to span both the .edu and .gov worlds, we may be required to ask SSEC for a reading on if we can give you access to our distribution of McIDAS-X/XCD I apologize for the difficulties you are experiencing in getting access to Unidata McIDAS, but our hands are tied by our license agreement with UW/SSEC. Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DFW-897570 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed