On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:44:59 GMT, franco <franco1955@hotmail.com>
wrote:

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:35:35 -0400, "Dave Gower"
<davegow.removethis@magma.ca> wrote:

As I mentioned yesterday, my SAH/BOINC was not working properly and wanted 
me to reset. Once I found out how to do that, all hell broke loose. First, 
it tried to bring down a bunch of data sets, and every single one failed due 
to some sort of missing file. Then it tried to dial when I didn't want it to 
(see below). When I tried to cancel the dial, it hijacked my computer and 
refused to let me cancel the dial (I'm not kidding). Then when I managed to 
close the connection, it erased my shortcut.

That's not all. My computer room is across the hall from the bedroom. Twice 
last night I was woken up by the computer dialling. It was not finished its 
assignments, and my preferences were set a) to once a day and b) ask me 
first. So both times, and then the time I referred to above, it was ignoring 
my preferences.

I uninstalled SETI/BOINC completely. I'm really sorry gang because I still 
think SETI is the most important intellectual activity going on in the world 
today, but this is just too much. SAH/BOINC is obviously not ready for 
release. If this were a commercial operation, some people would be fired. 
SAH/BOINC is crap. Rubbish. An insult to the hundreds of thousands of people 
who really want to participate. A real betrayal of science. 

why not go back to Seti Classic for awhile like i have?
i'm just adding wu's to my classic talley while the bugs 
are worked out in Boinc.....

I keep the latest version of seti classic for those times when BOINC
doesn't work, but so far I've had no problems once I got it up and
running on all 4 machines.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Franco