diff --git a/config_inputdata.xml b/config_inputdata.xml
index 35b6126..9a00f91 100644
--- a/config_inputdata.xml
+++ b/config_inputdata.xml
@@ -7,28 +7,16 @@
   <!-- inputdata_chksum.dat is found on the server in the directory above inputdata -->
   <!-- it will be searched for filename and chksum of each downloaded file.  -->
   <!-- see the file ftp://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu/cesm/inputdata_chksum.dat for proper format. -->
-  <server>
-    <comment>grid ftp requires the globus-url-copy tool on the client side </comment>
-    <protocol>gftp</protocol>
-    <address>ftp://gridanon.cgd.ucar.edu:2811/cesm/inputdata/</address>
-    <checksum>../inputdata_checksum.dat</checksum>
-  </server>
-
   <server>
     <protocol>wget</protocol>
-    <address>ftp://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu/cesm/inputdata/</address>
-    <user>anonymous</user>
-    <password>user@example.edu</password>
+    <address>https://ftp.cgd.ucar.edu/cesm/inputdata/</address>
     <checksum>../inputdata_checksum.dat</checksum>
   </server>
 
   <server>
-    <comment> ftp requires the python package ftplib </comment>
-    <protocol>ftp</protocol>
-    <address>ftp.cgd.ucar.edu/cesm/inputdata</address>
-    <user>anonymous</user>
-    <password>user@example.edu</password>
-    <checksum>../inputdata_checksum.dat</checksum>
+    <comment> wget access to subversion </comment>
+    <protocol>wget</protocol>
+    <address>https://svn-ccsm-inputdata.cgd.ucar.edu/trunk/inputdata/</address>
   </server>
 
   <server>