I agree it's not about ego. It's about science supported by user 
unfriendly software and lack of foresight by the software writers and or 
administration of the system. Especially when one would expect at least a 
million users.

    I believe it is easier to cut ones losses and seek greener pastures with 
ones new found knowledge.

    Perhaps if someone had concentrated on the science then the software 
would be less of a problem.

    kind regards,
                        Dex


"Martin 53N 1W" <ml_news@ddnospamddml1dd.co.uk.dd> wrote in message 
news:mmbbf.6488$wh7.2036@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...

Dex wrote:

     I did actually e-mail boincadm@ssl.berkeley.edu but received no 
reply.

Only one person at Berkeley and what, 5% of 1 million users so 50000 
emails. That's a lot! (Wild guesses :-) )

    And your reply does not actually repair the situation as there is 
still no password recovery option on the website or in the software.

Well, obviously it was not of any importance for you. Its also called 
security. I'm sure you'd scream if someone "stole" your credits.


Meanwhile, all this is futile!

Your seticlassic credits are still there and listed against your name, for 
however long Berkeley continue to exist.

The Boinc system is new and comes with a new credits system.

Crunch onwards, anew.

And you can still bask in a rosy glow knowing for yourself how much you 
have contributed.


(Or are you just some egocentric stamp collector?)


Sorry, but my strong opinion is that Berkeley should concentrate on 
getting the science done. Credits are "a bit of fun" and not worth wasting 
any time over for a user's forgetfulness and ego.

Regards,
Martin

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