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    From Daryl Stout@daryl.stout@TBOLT.remove-312-this to All on Tue Sep 22 13:24:12 2020
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    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??

    Daryl
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  • From Mortifis@mortifis@EPHRAM.remove-cyd-this to Daryl Stout on Tue Sep 22 19:42:33 2020
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    To: Daryl Stout
    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??

    Daryl

    no, but nelgin and I have versions that use openweathermap

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  • From The Millionaire@the.millionaire@vert.synchro.net.remove-kpt-this to Daryl Stout on Tue Sep 22 15:59:03 2020
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    To: Daryl Stout

    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??

    Daryl
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    Are their widgets still operational?

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  • From Underminer@underminer@UNDRMINE.remove-n8b-this to Daryl Stout on Tue Sep 22 17:06:05 2020
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    To: Daryl Stout
    Re: SyncWx
    By: Daryl Stout to All on Tue Sep 22 2020 01:24 pm

    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??

    Not sure, haven't used it, but the API is free to setup an account with and I have two JS files I wrote to save a cache of conditions to a file, and read and display said file if you want either/both of them.
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  • From echicken@echicken@ECBBS.remove-trg-this to Daryl Stout on Tue Sep 22 21:59:05 2020
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    To: Daryl Stout
    Re: SyncWx
    By: Daryl Stout to All on Tue Sep 22 2020 13:24:12

    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??

    It is not being updated. The person who was last maintaining it has abandoned it.

    I had a look a while ago and realized the only thing I would retain after fixing it would be the icons. I wasn't too interested in the project at the time so I didn't bother.

    The code is on GitHub if anyone wants to fix it. I created an OpenWeatherMap library which could be useful. Might be exec/load/owm.js or something like that.

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  • From Daryl Stout@daryl.stout@TBOLT.remove-cl-this to Mortifis on Wed Sep 23 06:47:00 2020
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    To: Mortifis
    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??


    no, but nelgin and I have versions that use openweathermap

    I've got that openweathermap deal with the ham radio application
    of D-Rats...but I don't know if I could use the same API deal for
    both.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@daryl.stout@TBOLT.remove-cl-this to The Millionaire on Wed Sep 23 06:48:00 2020
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    To: The Millionaire
    Are their widgets still operational?

    With data from WeatherUnderground, apparently not. I saw a
    message from Nelgin that there is a version with API data from
    OpenWeather. I have an API from OpenWeather with a ham radio
    application known as D-Rats, but I don't know if I can use the
    same API with SyncWx.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@daryl.stout@TBOLT.remove-cl-this to Underminer on Wed Sep 23 06:50:00 2020
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    To: Underminer
    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??

    Not sure, haven't used it, but the API is free to setup an account with and I have two JS files I wrote to save a cache of conditions to a
    file, and read and display said file if you want either/both of them.

    Yes, I'd be interested. As noted in other messages, I have an API with OpenWeather for a ham radio application known as D-Rats. But, I don't know
    if I could use the same API on more than one application.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@daryl.stout@TBOLT.remove-cl-this to echicken on Wed Sep 23 06:51:00 2020
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    To: echicken
    I understand that WeatherUnderground no longer allows "free access"
    to their data files, such as with the SyncWx utility. That utility
    allowed the BBS to show the forecast for the users location. Does
    anyone know if SyncWx is being updated??

    It is not being updated. The person who was last maintaining it has abandoned it.

    Unfortunately, that has been the case with so many BBS programs and utilities.

    I had a look a while ago and realized the only thing I would retain
    after fixing it would be the icons. I wasn't too interested in the
    project at the time so I didn't bother.

    The code is on GitHub if anyone wants to fix it. I created an OpenWeatherMap library which could be useful. Might be exec/load/owm.js
    or something like that.

    Well, I never got into coding, programming, etc., so that's out for me.

    I have another API with OpenWeather with the ham radio application of
    D-Rats, but I don't know if I can use the same API with more than one application.

    Daryl

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  • From Underminer@underminer@UNDRMINE.remove-hrg-this to Daryl Stout on Wed Sep 23 18:35:08 2020
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    To: Daryl Stout
    Re: Re: SyncWx
    By: Daryl Stout to Underminer on Wed Sep 23 2020 06:50 am

    Yes, I'd be interested. As noted in other messages, I have an API with OpenWeather for a ham radio application known as D-Rats. But, I don't know if I could use the same API on more than one application.

    Ok, I'll clean it up a little then fire you a netmail in a day or so.
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  • From Daryl Stout@daryl.stout@TBOLT.remove-2yu-this to Underminer on Thu Sep 24 10:14:56 2020
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    To: Underminer
    Re: Re: SyncWx
    By: Underminer to Daryl Stout on Wed Sep 23 2020 06:35 pm

    Yes, I'd be interested. As noted in other messages, I have an API
    with OpenWeather for a ham radio application known as D-Rats. But, I
    don't know if I could use the same API on more than one application.

    Ok, I'll clean it up a little then fire you a netmail in a day or so.

    OK, good deal. I'm at FIDONet 1:19/33, routed through 1:396/45 (I'm a regional independent.

    Daryl
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