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Hi Suvarchal, I apologize for the slow response. I was on travel until late last night and my time for responding to support inquiries was limited. re: > when i click on downloads MCidas page > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/mcidas/index.jsp > > and it returns 403 error. see attached screen shot. > > Just maintenance thing? No. One must login to the Unidata website before being allowed access to the Unidata McIDAS-X download page. On top of that, if one's registration with the Unidata website did not specify that their organization affiliation was an educational institution and/or if their email address does not in in '.edu', they will need to be added to a special exceptions list that allows them to download the software. Questions: - did you login to the Unidata website before attempting to visit the McIDAS-X download page? - what is the email address under which you are registered with the Unidata website? If the answer to this question is that your registration email ends with '.edu', then you should have been allowed access, and we will need to investigate. 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: RTI-611076 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed