That would indeed be a likely cause... some played the options and got bitten... If there is nothing scheduled in Beta better have a good size cache and allow it to backfill every 24 hours... that would have bridged a longer server side fail of any kind [heck, now I still got into spilling how to extend the game]

Now I'm zipping.

I need a bath, that's quite informative.

What have you done and looked at to ascertain that there really is no work as the client may have developed a problem? If you post us the start up portion of the BOINC message log [30 lines] and the portion where the automated work request start to where the messages come to tell that nothing is being sent we can read what to expect and what the client is doing.

ttyl

PS: I changed to HPF2, increased my cache slightly and got work immediately for this project, maybe the feeder being busy to load more work.

23/02/2010 08:47:28 World Community Grid [sched_op_debug] Starting scheduler request
23/02/2010 08:47:28 World Community Grid Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
23/02/2010 08:47:28 World Community Grid Requesting new tasks
23/02/2010 08:47:28 World Community Grid [sched_op_debug] CPU work request: 21877.71 seconds; 0.00 idle CPUs
23/02/2010 08:47:33 World Community Grid Scheduler request completed: got 1 new tasks
23/02/2010 08:47:33 World Community Grid [sched_op_debug] Server version 601
23/02/2010 08:47:33 World Community Grid Project requested delay of 11 seconds
23/02/2010 08:47:33 World Community Grid [sched_op_debug] estimated total CPU job duration: 37842 seconds
23/02/2010 08:47:33 World Community Grid [sched_op_debug] Deferring communication for 11 sec
23/02/2010 08:47:33 World Community Grid [sched_op_debug] Reason: requested by project
23/02/2010 08:47:35 World Community Grid Started download of ne010-019_ne015.fasta.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:36 World Community Grid Finished download of ne010-019_ne015.fasta.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:36 World Community Grid Started download of ne010-019_ne015.psipred.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:37 World Community Grid General prefs: from World Community Grid (last modified 13-Feb-2010 11:28:09)
23/02/2010 08:47:37 World Community Grid Computer location: home
23/02/2010 08:47:37 General prefs: using separate prefs for home
23/02/2010 08:47:37 Reading preferences override file
23/02/2010 08:47:37 Preferences:
23/02/2010 08:47:37 max memory usage when active: 2254.87MB
23/02/2010 08:47:37 max memory usage when idle: 2705.84MB
23/02/2010 08:47:37 max disk usage: 10.00GB
23/02/2010 08:47:37 (to change, visit the web site of an attached project,
23/02/2010 08:47:37 or click on Preferences)
23/02/2010 08:47:37 World Community Grid Finished download of ne010-019_ne015.psipred.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:37 World Community Grid Started download of ne010-019_ne015.psipred_ss2.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:39 World Community Grid Finished download of ne010-019_ne015.psipred_ss2.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:39 World Community Grid Started download of ne010-019_aane01503_05.075_v1_3.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:42 World Community Grid Finished download of ne010-019_aane01503_05.075_v1_3.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:42 World Community Grid Started download of ne010-019_aane01509_05.075_v1_3.gz
23/02/2010 08:47:46 World Community Grid Finished download of ne010-019_aane01509_05.075_v1_3.gz

OK, so there was a feeder busy moment. With a default of 0.3 day cache/additional buffer that would have bridged an unavailability of approx. 7.2 hours. When cache plus remaining time on work being processed is less than 0.3 days per core the client will start to try and backfill that gap periodically i.e. under normal circumstances, a client needs never to idle... for which then there is the recommended " if there is no work..." project selection tick box. Of course and active internet connection needs to be available.

All right already! I was too tired to post all the details. I have a bunch of machines and none got this project for about 4 hours. I had plenty to do with other projects so I wasn't worried for myself. However, I thought since no one else had posted I would and I then went to bed for the night. SOrry for the fuss. Next time I will post " I get no work for THIS project".
BTW I have no idea where to find the BOINC message log. BUt I will not ask as I know it is my job to read the FAQs!!!
Have a nice day.

EDIT: I found the message log but cannot copy paste from it. Windows XP boinc 6.2.28.