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.