[netCDF #GIT-708087]: CF conventions link broken

Hi Dave,

> Did this message go through?  Are you an autoreply?

Yes, I saw the message.  We do send an autoreply to every support
request sent to address@hidden, so you should
have gotten one.

In response to the issue you raised, we know that the CF Conventions
URL is broken, as it's in transition from cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov to 
cf-convention.github.io, but the transition is not yet complete.  The
canonical URL domain for CF conventions is cfconventions.org, and
we have requested that to be redirected to cf-convention.github.io,
but it requires action by the LLNL staff who are managing the 
transition to GitHub.  In the meantime, we have temporarily changed
the cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov URL in our web documents to 
cf-convention.github.io, but will change back to the canonical domain
when that is working again.

If you want details about the security and machine crash problems that
necessitated the change, see this thread from archived postings on the 
address@hidden mailing list:

  http://mailman.cgd.ucar.edu/pipermail/cf-metadata/2014/057385.html

--Russ

> On Apr 16, 2014, at 11:13 AM, Unidata netCDF Support <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > The CF conventions link is broken on
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/conventions.html
> >
> > Also broken at
> > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/workshops/2012/cf/index.html
> >
> > Maybe it should be http://cf-convention.github.io/ ??
> >
> >
> > Dave
> > --
> > Dr. David Forrest
> > address@hidden
> > 804-684-7900w
> > 757-968-5509h
> > 804-413-7125c
> > #240 Andrews Hall
> > Virginia Institute of Marine Science
> > Route 1208, Greate Road
> > PO Box 1346
> > Gloucester Point, VA, 23062-1346
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Dr. David Forrest
> address@hidden
> 804-684-7900w
> 757-968-5509h
> 804-413-7125c
> #240 Andrews Hall
> Virginia Institute of Marine Science
> Route 1208, Greate Road
> PO Box 1346
> Gloucester Point, VA, 23062-1346
> 
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Russ Rew                                         UCAR Unidata Program
address@hidden                      http://www.unidata.ucar.edu



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GIT-708087
Department: Support netCDF
Priority: Low
Status: Closed