WEBCAM issues...
TL/DNR - working on it, URL cams should be slow to approve, but will work. FTP is going to remain a challenge until we can implement some fixes
Sorry about the cam issues folks, we are seeing problems on 2 fronts.
1) password corruption. As many know, we moved to a new login system, by design this doesn't talk back to the webcams, we are working on a solution, and have a framework for a solution. We will begin working on implementation next week, new WU accounts will not work until a full solution is realized, older wu accounts will be fixed sooner
2) URL cams, again and issue with the new signup not talking to the old correctly. These can be fixed relatively easily and we will go through the list periodically to make sure your URL cams work, you will see slightly longer delays in approval
Reasons,
As i have stated many times, the legacy systems of WU are falling apart, they are over 20 years old in many cases, and sheer volume of cruft that has accumulated is staggering. Rather than let things fall apart completely, sometimes we need to get updates out before they are 100% tested. This was one of those cases, although to be fair to you, the webcam portion was not well tested due to our focus on PWS data. While I wish we could have tested more, and wish these issues hadn't cropped up, sometimes to move quickly we need to break things slightly. We will work to get this fixed expediently and hope the impact to your lives is minimal
-tim