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Hmmm my particular use case does not require both netCDF 3 and 4. I think the more difficult portion is advertising what is being offered by the service to consumers. When a web service says it returns "netcdf" what does that mean? Is that netCDF 3 or 4? As the size of the consumer base gets larger their assumptions will differ regarding what "application/x-netcdf" might mean. In my community I do not see clear signs that usage of netCDF 3 is exactly disappearing, but perhaps you have a broader sense of how rapidly that may be happening. Aaron On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Ryan May <rmay@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Aaron, > > The NetCDF's intention was to use the single mimetype to cover both > versions and make the version an transparent detail. Since the NetCDF > library (and NetCDF-java) handle the different versions transparently, I'm > curious: what is your use case for continuing to return netcdf 3 files? > > Ryan > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Aaron Braeckel <braeckel@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> an earlier thread was asking about the official netCDF mime type: >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/archives/netcdf-java/2013/msg00128.html. >> This is pretty straightforward, but not as clear when it relates to netCDF >> 4. I use web services that need to both advertise file formats through a >> mime type as well as allow for data to be requested in a variety of formats >> through a mime type. Is there a suggested way of discriminating between >> netCDF 3 and 4 through mime types? >> >> Aaron >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> netcdf-java mailing list >> netcdf-java@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For list information or to unsubscribe, visit: >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ >> > > > > -- > Ryan May > Software Engineer > UCAR/Unidata > Boulder, CO >
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