I noticed this a few days ago as well when my 'Work Units Sent' count was substantially
lower than 'Results Received' count.  I checked the Top 100 users and noticed that most
of them were similar in that regard (although quite a bit ahead of my counts here :).  I
wrote down the 'Data Info' and after that work unit had processed and it started work on the
next, I noticed that it was the same.  I then checked a second system that is also processing
the SETI info, and it too was the same data.

  The SETI@Home home page mentions several of the problems Wirt mentioned, but I
didn't see anything about the "processing the same work unit" problem.  They do say
that they are up to over 500,000 participants, and I guess they are afraid that if people
start turning off the program/screen-saver, they will not turn it back on again.

  Since for the most part, I don't even notice the processing, I'll oblige Berkely and leave it
going for now.

  BTW, (Gavin, Stan, Mark(s), etc).  If you do end up getting a MPE/iX port, let me know
and I'll gladly install it here at EDIT (assuming the problems at Berkely are resolved by
that time).  We should setup a MPE/IX "Team" and see if we can get listed into the
Top 100 ourselves!

Regards,
Michael L Gueterman
Easy Does It Technologies
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-----Original Message-----
From:   Wirt Atmar [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Sunday, June 06, 1999 8:28 AM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        [HP3000-L] SETI@home

<snip>
>The problems seem to stem from several sources. The Sun servers that are
>handling the project seem to be too small. Sun Microsystems is apparently
>donating larger ones that are in the process of being installed now or very
>shortly. Secondly, data flow from Arecibo may not be going as smoothly as
>desired. And there may be bugs in the client software that runs on the PC.
>All of this is supposition, however. The people at SETI@Home are being very
>closed-mouthed.
<snip>
>Wirt Atmar