Odysseus <odysseus1479-at@yahoo-dot.ca> wrote:

In article <iLx8m.27974$ay4.15498@newsfe27.ams2>,
Skywise <into@oblivion.nothing.com> wrote:

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I've got my "connect about every" and "additional work buffer"
both maxed out to 10 days on each machine. The hope is, I can
keep a LOT of work in the queue. I never do get a full 20 days
work.

It's not recommended that you set your "connect every" high when your 
system has continuous (or frequent) access. That was the best kluge 
available in the days before BOINC supported customized caches _per se_, 
but now that the "work buffer" setting is available, the scheduler takes 
the "connect every" more seriously. In particular it will refuse work 
with deadlines that come sooner than this interval, on the assumption 
that the host won't be back online again in time to report the results.

"By any chance", do you happen to know how to get it to request work when there are a bunch of
failed uploads standing in the way?