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Long time worker says "Bye Bye" because of BOINC
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carlg Send message Joined: 20 Jun 99 Posts: 2 Credit: 64 RAC: 0 |
Yes, as a worker since June 1999, "5 YEARS", and "8086" work units completed, I have to say goodby to Seti. The change to BOINC has done me in. I use a combination of Windoz and Linux systems, and have various internet connections ranging from full T-1 down to dialup. The T-1's are full-time connections and therefore they can tolerate the pathetic disfunctionality of BOINC. However, the dialups are another matter entirely. On the dialups, BOINk flashes that it needs more work, but as soon as the dialup connection comes up, BOINk says, "hey baby, be kool and wait at least another hour or so". I'm sure that most of the people with SETI are hard working, but, personally, I believe that someone really dropped the ball on this BOINK transition, or "attempted transition". Anyway, after 5 YEARS and 8086 work units completed, I've just stopped BOINk from running on any of my machines. Good Luck and God speed, because BOINk sure isn't going to help. Carlg |
Heffed Send message Joined: 19 Mar 02 Posts: 1856 Credit: 40,736 RAC: 0 |
Sorry you feel that way, but you gotta do what you gotta do. One would think though, that after 5 years you would have a bit of tolerance. <a> [/url] |
Pascal, K G Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 2343 Credit: 150,491 RAC: 0 |
Man, a little understranding and patience would go a long way. Have a nice day. Bah!!! I am in it for the money |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
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J. Brent Teal Send message Joined: 3 Nov 00 Posts: 6 Credit: 2,647,065 RAC: 0 |
I can understand how you feel. I've been trying to get boinc working on my linux box for a week. All it keeps teling me is that I don't have enought disk space. Is 2 gigs enough I ask you. I have tried several combinations, nothing seems to work. I just wish someone would give me an answer beside adjust your prefs again. I keeep adjusting but it still says no work not enough disk space. I won't stop tunning seti, I still run classic on my windows box. However its a little frustrating. |
Nightowl- i5-750 Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 202 Credit: 5,057,974 RAC: 0 |
> Sorry you feel that way, but you gotta do what you gotta do. > > One would think though, that after 5 years you would have a bit of tolerance. exactly... wow, why doesnt he just conmtnue with seti classic??? weird people ttyl Jeff (Nightowl) keep boinc'ing |
Spiderman Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 28 Credit: 21,668 RAC: 0 |
Whats dial up ? Just kidding. Glad i didn't install BOINC at work. My boss would of killed me if it kept on trying to dial up all the time, because there was not work units to give out.... Join SETI Team PTCOC[url=http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=112997] |
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