Download multiple WUs at one time?

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Message 222801 - Posted: 29 Dec 2005, 15:24:46 UTC

I'm on 56k dialup and can process more than one WU in the time period between going online. Is it possible to download several WUs at a time, crunch them all and then Update manually when I dial in again? This way I could get more done and not worry that my ISP is going to cut off my "unlimited" service in the middle of a down or up load.

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Message 222818 - Posted: 29 Dec 2005, 16:31:57 UTC

Yes, you can set the WU cache in your preferences higher, and only send the results back, if you are online. If you uploading a lot of WUs, the boinc client will then request (download) a lot of WUs.
You can set the WU cache on Your account site/General Preferences/Connect to network about every X days. After changed this on the website, you need to update your preferences from the boinc client.


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Message 223091 - Posted: 30 Dec 2005, 1:47:45 UTC - in response to Message 222818.  

I just found this out by experimentation. Jeez, what a doofus I am. I let the word 'cache' throw me; this happened when I first heard the term 'resolution' in the computer sense, after coming from a background in silver emulsion photography.
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