Stratcat wrote:

"John" <fredclark@consltec.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:MfWXsKA6fl9AFwiD@consltec.demon.co.uk...

Just looking for forums which are specific to the SETI-BOINC
activity.

'Course 'forum' and 'newsgroup' can have different connotations. In a
very general linguistic sense, it would seem newsgroup would be a
subset
of forum, but, as pertaining to the internet, newsgroup refers to
Usenet, and forum usually refers to an html based discussion group,
as typified
by some of the teams, enthusiast clubs, BOINC's site, etc. At least,
IMO.

Pedant! ;-)

SETI Classic newsgroups are mainly "alt.sci.seti" and
"sci.astro.seti". Can anyone guide me to where the SETI-BOINC
specific groups reside, please? The number of newsgroups to search
makes this slightly difficult, when the usual "key word" searches
come up blank.

No. Because there is no BOINC specific Usenet n/g, as of this time,
much less a SAH BOINC specific n/g.

I am running SETI Classic until I reach certain WU numbers. This
leaves room for the SETI-BOINC system to settle, and keeps me away
from the "initial registration rush" as long term Classic crunchers
switch.

The BOINC posts here can keep us aware of issues like -

        server down, WU d/l not keeping up, WU time and cashing, etc

I also go over to their URL <http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/>, and
associated pages (like /forum_thread.php/) to "keep up".

Which is the current Berkeley SAH2 BOINC homepage, which leads to the
Berkeley SAH2 BOINC forums.

This way, subject my nearly completed Classic WU targets, I can
decide when to register and switch my SETI small holding over to
BOINC.

Before this I would like to subscribe, and lurk, on the BOINC and
SETI- BOINC specific newsgroups.

Well, no need to lurk alt.sci.seti, as I found this to be a pretty
civil, helpful, and friendly corner of the net.

Welcome.

Right now, this is the only game in town for SAH BOINC, in a newsgroup
format, AFAIK. As BOINC progresses, and SAH Classic ceases, this n/g
will transition with the change, and probably become BOINC centric,
as relating to SAH, since BOINC will be the new SAH format. A glance
at the last several days posts show this appears to be the case,
already.

But, even though SAH BOINC will probably eventually predominate this
n/g's topic of discussion, this n/g is chartered for SETI, not SAH
BOINC 'exclusively', so periphial topics will come up, and Usenet,
being as it is, topics will sometimes meander.

If the BOINC platform becomes ubiquitous, it's POSSIBLE somone will
start a BOINC specific n/g, for purposes of cross-project discussion,
and BOINC discussion, in general.

That would be a good idea IMNSHO, I would subscribe, if only to see what is
available, I'm for SETI all the way, as evidenced my the statement in my
profile:

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/view_profile.php?userid=149775

(No laughing at the pic, we only just got a digital camera and I only had
two pics to choose from). Actually I need to update the bit about my
computers soon, I no longer just use 'down-time' but am in the process of
starting a wee farm.

But, I doubt a new n/g would be
chartered
for BOINC SAH exclusively, since alt.sci.seti covers this topic
pretty well, already. 'Course, I've been wrong before, too.

When? <g>.
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