Hi Don, re: > By default, we use compress as the default compression type > for ADDE requests. Given the issue we encountered at the > AMS where compress was not installed on Linux, should we change > the default to be gzip? Yes, but there is a (decreasingly small) chance that some ADDE servers are still running a pre-gzip version of McIDAS. SSEC started warning MUG members that they should upgrade to a recent version of McIDAS about 4 years ago, so the number of servers that don't support gzip compression should be vanishingly small. > Do all other platforms support gzip out of the box? Sites running a version of McIDAS that supports gzip will have gzip/gunzip since it is bundled with McIDAS. McIDAS does not rely on gzip/gunzip being installed in the OS. > My concern would be with the NOAA/NESDIS servers. I believe that all NOAA/NESDIS servers have been upgraded to a version of McIDAS that supports gzip. The only site that I had run into where gzip compressed transfers didn't work was NASA's MODIS server, nanuk.eosdis.nasa.gov, but that server has been upgraded. > Thanks. No worries. 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: TKF-554893 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed
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