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BOINC crash due to 'No close tag' in WCG scheduler reply

No response anymore from the techs to my latest additions to that thread.

A few days ago I had several BOINC crashes because of 'No close tag' in the WCG reply.
Meanwhile updated all my hosts to BOINC 7.0.28, because since v.27 BOINC doesn't crash anymore, but will repair itself if the close tag is missing.
I've also seen downloading all png's and gif's after BOINC restart several times.

Let me dig the stdoutdae.txt for a little. My clients run standard with some extra log flags. From what I posted above in lines, but now without snipping:

25-Jun-2012 20:19:21 [World Community Grid] update requested by user
25-Jun-2012 20:19:26 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Starting scheduler request
25-Jun-2012 20:19:26 [World Community Grid] Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
25-Jun-2012 20:19:26 [World Community Grid] Not reporting or requesting tasks
25-Jun-2012 20:19:26 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] CPU work request: 0.00 seconds; 0.00 devices
25-Jun-2012 20:19:30 [World Community Grid] Scheduler request completed
25-Jun-2012 20:19:30 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Server version 700
25-Jun-2012 20:19:30 [World Community Grid] Project requested delay of 11 seconds
25-Jun-2012 20:19:30 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Deferring communication for 11 sec
25-Jun-2012 20:19:30 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Reason: requested by project
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [World Community Grid] General prefs: from World Community Grid (last modified 25-Jun-2012 17:14:32)
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [World Community Grid] Computer location: work
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] General prefs: using separate prefs for work
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] Reading preferences override file
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] Preferences:
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] max memory usage when active: 1636.94MB
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] max memory usage when idle: 1943.87MB
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] max disk usage: 5.27GB
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] don't use GPU while active
25-Jun-2012 20:19:42 [---] (to change preferences, visit the web site of an attached project, or select Preferences in the Manager)
25-Jun-2012 20:19:45 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Starting scheduler request
25-Jun-2012 20:19:45 [World Community Grid] Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
25-Jun-2012 20:19:45 [World Community Grid] Requesting new tasks for CPU
25-Jun-2012 20:19:45 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] CPU work request: 36936.66 seconds; 0.00 devices
25-Jun-2012 20:19:49 [World Community Grid] No close tag in scheduler reply
25-Jun-2012 20:19:49 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Deferring communication for 1 min 16 sec
25-Jun-2012 20:19:49 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Reason: can't parse scheduler reply
25-Jun-2012 20:20:54 [World Community Grid] [checkpoint] result dg05_c288_pqa003_0 checkpointed
25-Jun-2012 20:21:10 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Starting scheduler request
25-Jun-2012 20:21:10 [World Community Grid] Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
25-Jun-2012 20:21:10 [World Community Grid] Requesting new tasks for CPU
25-Jun-2012 20:21:10 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] CPU work request: 37197.39 seconds; 0.00 devices
25-Jun-2012 20:21:16 [World Community Grid] No close tag in scheduler reply
25-Jun-2012 20:21:16 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Deferring communication for 2 min 59 sec
25-Jun-2012 20:21:16 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Reason: can't parse scheduler reply
25-Jun-2012 20:22:36 [World Community Grid] [checkpoint] result dg05_c283_pr56b0_0 checkpointed
25-Jun-2012 20:24:16 [World Community Grid] [sched_op] Starting scheduler request
25-Jun-2012 20:24:16 [World Community Grid] Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.

Does not strike me as eons before the tag error appears.

Hope this helps.

--//--

The replies returned late, I think as you can see here:

27-Jun-2012 20:09:00 [World Community Grid] Sending scheduler request: To report completed tasks.
27-Jun-2012 20:09:00 [World Community Grid] Reporting 2 completed tasks, not requesting new tasks
27-Jun-2012 20:10:12 [World Community Grid] No close tag in scheduler reply

The last days it happened very often, probably due to the server issue you had.

I didn't saved sched_reply anymore, but they mostly ended somewhere in the middle like:

</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>hcc1_01_v01.gif</file_name>
<open_name>slideshow_hcc1_01</open_name>
</file_ref>
<file_ref>
<file_name>hcc

Because of the increasing number of BOINC crashes, I meanwhile upgraded all my machines to 7.0.27 or 7.0.28 where this missing close tag is handled better.

We'll most certainly will, but with going from 7.0.26 to 7.0.28 right after that one time series event [now latest test version 7.0.30], not seen it being logged again.

--//--

Was bulking up with hcc 7.05 for CPU and got this [client 7.0.36 64 bit on W7-HP]:

9234 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:02 [sched_op] Starting scheduler request
9235 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:02 Sending scheduler request: To fetch work.
9236 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:02 Requesting new tasks for CPU
9237 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:02 [sched_op] CPU work request: 128651.37 seconds; 0.00 devices
9238 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:05 [checkpoint] result X0930074801533200609281720_0 checkpointed
9239 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:05 [error] Can't parse workunit in scheduler reply: unexpected XML tag or syntax
9240 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:05 [error] No close tag in scheduler reply
9241 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:05 [sched_op] Deferring communication for 1 min 41 sec
9242 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:05 [sched_op] Reason: can't parse scheduler reply
9243 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:19:06 [checkpoint] result X0930074721520200609061942_1 checkpointed
9244 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:05 update requested by user
9245 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:05 [sched_op] Starting scheduler request
9246 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:05 Sending scheduler request: Requested by user.
9247 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:05 Requesting new tasks for CPU
9248 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:05 [sched_op] CPU work request: 129146.58 seconds; 0.00 devices
9249 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Scheduler request completed: got 11 new tasks
9250 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 [sched_op] Server version 701
9251 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470151200609252048_0
9252 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470153200609252048_1
9253 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470155200609252048_1
9254 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470157200609252048_1
9255 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470161200609252048_1
9256 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470163200609252048_0
9257 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470165200609252048_0
9258 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470152200609252048_1
9259 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470154200609252048_1
9260 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470162200609252048_1
9261 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Resent lost task X0930074470164200609252048_0
9262 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 Project requested delay of 11 seconds
9263 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 [sched_op] estimated total CPU task duration: 58321 seconds
9264 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 [sched_op] Deferring communication for 11 sec
9265 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:10 [sched_op] Reason: requested by project
9266 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:12 Started download of X0930074470151200609252048_X0930074470151200609252048.jp2
9267 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:12 Started download of X0930074470153200609252048_X0930074470153200609252048.jp2
9268 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:15 Finished download of X0930074470151200609252048_X0930074470151200609252048.jp2
9269 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:15 Finished download of X0930074470153200609252048_X0930074470153200609252048.jp2
9270 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:15 Started download of X0930074470155200609252048_X0930074470155200609252048.jp2
9271 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:15 Started download of X0930074470157200609252048_X0930074470157200609252048.jp2
9272 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:17 Finished download of X0930074470155200609252048_X0930074470155200609252048.jp2
9273 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:17 Finished download of X0930074470157200609252048_X0930074470157200609252048.jp2
9274 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:17 Started download of X0930074470161200609252048_X0930074470161200609252048.jp2
9275 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:17 Started download of X0930074470163200609252048_X0930074470163200609252048.jp2
9276 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:19 Finished download of X0930074470161200609252048_X0930074470161200609252048.jp2
9277 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:19 Finished download of X0930074470163200609252048_X0930074470163200609252048.jp2
9278 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:19 Started download of X0930074470165200609252048_X0930074470165200609252048.jp2
9279 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:19 Started download of X0930074470152200609252048_X0930074470152200609252048.jp2
9280 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:21 Finished download of X0930074470165200609252048_X0930074470165200609252048.jp2
9281 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:21 Finished download of X0930074470152200609252048_X0930074470152200609252048.jp2
9282 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:21 Started download of X0930074470154200609252048_X0930074470154200609252048.jp2
9283 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:21 Started download of X0930074470162200609252048_X0930074470162200609252048.jp2
9284 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:23 Finished download of X0930074470154200609252048_X0930074470154200609252048.jp2
9285 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:23 Finished download of X0930074470162200609252048_X0930074470162200609252048.jp2
9286 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:23 Started download of X0930074470164200609252048_X0930074470164200609252048.jp2
9287 World Community Grid 10-11-2012 16:20:25 Finished download of X0930074470164200609252048_X0930074470164200609252048.jp2

The sched_reply file contained this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN">
<html><head>
<title>500 Internal Server Error</title>
</head><body>
<h1>Internal Server Error</h1>
<p>The server encountered an internal error or
misconfiguration and was unable to complete
your request.</p>
<p>Please contact the server administrator,
support@worldcommunitygrid.org and inform them of the time the error occurred,
and anything you might have done that may have
caused the error.</p>
<p>More information about this error may be available
in the server error log.</p>
</body></html>

The sched_request file:

<scheduler_request>
<authenticator>noneofanybodiesbusiness</authenticator>
<hostid>1854592</hostid>
<rpc_seqno>7039</rpc_seqno>
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<prrs_fraction>1.000000</prrs_fraction>
<duration_correction_factor>1.461635</duration_correction_factor>
<allow_multiple_clients>0</allow_multiple_clients>
<sandbox>1</sandbox>
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<cpu_req_instances>0.000000</cpu_req_instances>
<estimated_delay>0.000000</estimated_delay>
<client_cap_plan_class>1</client_cap_plan_class>
<platform_name>windows_x86_64</platform_name>
<alt_platform>
<name>windows_intelx86</name>
</alt_platform>
<code_sign_key>
1024
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b5cc41d3272fb446cd6348ec13be2ec493422c115335d2bbf98373e19bdca451
e95e26793c06f6d091ed6922db307416c1766d14f3fa3f3d1246312d9d400adb
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.
</code_sign_key>
<working_global_preferences>
<global_preferences>
<source_project>http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/</source_project>
<mod_time>1351254725.000000</mod_time>
<run_on_batteries>0</run_on_batteries>
<run_if_user_active>1</run_if_user_active>
<run_gpu_if_user_active>0</run_gpu_if_user_active>
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<confirm_before_connecting>1</confirm_before_connecting>
<hangup_if_dialed>0</hangup_if_dialed>
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<work_buf_min_days>2.000000</work_buf_min_days>
<work_buf_additional_days>0.000000</work_buf_additional_days>
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<max_bytes_sec_down>0.000000</max_bytes_sec_down>
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<daily_xfer_limit_mb>0.000000</daily_xfer_limit_mb>
<daily_xfer_period_days>0</daily_xfer_period_days>
<override_file_present>1</override_file_present>
<max_cpus>32</max_cpus>
</global_preferences>
</working_global_preferences>
<global_preferences>
<source_project>http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/</source_project>
<source_scheduler>https://scheduler.worldcommunitygrid.org/boin...</source_scheduler>

<mod_time>1351254725</mod_time>
<idle_time_to_run>3.0</idle_time_to_run>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0.0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<leave_apps_in_memory/>
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<work_buf_additional_days>1.75</work_buf_additional_days>
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<cpu_usage_limit>100.0</cpu_usage_limit>
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<disk_max_used_pct>60.0</disk_max_used_pct>
<disk_min_free_gb>0.0010</disk_min_free_gb>
<vm_max_used_pct>75.0</vm_max_used_pct>
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<max_bytes_sec_down>0.0</max_bytes_sec_down>
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<end_hour>0</end_hour>
<hangup_if_dialed/>
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<run_if_user_active/>
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<run_gpu_if_user_active/>
<venue name="work">
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<disk_max_used_pct>60.0</disk_max_used_pct>
<disk_min_free_gb>0.0010</disk_min_free_gb>
<end_hour>0</end_hour>
<hangup_if_dialed/>
<leave_apps_in_memory/>
<max_bytes_sec_down>0.0</max_bytes_sec_down>
<max_bytes_sec_up>0.0</max_bytes_sec_up>
<daily_xfer_period_days>0</daily_xfer_period_days>
<daily_xfer_limit_mb>0.0</daily_xfer_limit_mb>
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<run_if_user_active/>
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<work_buf_min_days>0.0</work_buf_min_days>
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<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0.0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
</venue>
<venue name="school">
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<end_hour>0</end_hour>
<hangup_if_dialed/>
<leave_apps_in_memory/>
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<max_bytes_sec_up>0.0</max_bytes_sec_up>
<daily_xfer_period_days>0</daily_xfer_period_days>
<daily_xfer_limit_mb>0.0</daily_xfer_limit_mb>
<max_cpus>32</max_cpus>
<max_ncpus_pct>100.0</max_ncpus_pct>
<suspend_cpu_usage>0.0</suspend_cpu_usage>
<net_end_hour>0</net_end_hour>
<net_start_hour>0</net_start_hour>
<run_if_user_active/>
<start_hour>0</start_hour>
<cpu_usage_limit>100.0</cpu_usage_limit>
<ram_max_used_busy_pct>50.0</ram_max_used_busy_pct>
<ram_max_used_idle_pct>90.0</ram_max_used_idle_pct>
<vm_max_used_pct>75.0</vm_max_used_pct>
<work_buf_min_days>0.0</work_buf_min_days>
<work_buf_additional_days>1.75</work_buf_additional_days>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0.0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
</venue>
<venue name="home">
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<disk_interval>120.0</disk_interval>
<disk_max_used_gb>100.0</disk_max_used_gb>
<disk_max_used_pct>60.0</disk_max_used_pct>
<disk_min_free_gb>0.0010</disk_min_free_gb>
<end_hour>0</end_hour>
<hangup_if_dialed/>
<leave_apps_in_memory/>
<max_bytes_sec_down>0.0</max_bytes_sec_down>
<max_bytes_sec_up>0.0</max_bytes_sec_up>
<daily_xfer_period_days>0</daily_xfer_period_days>
<daily_xfer_limit_mb>0.0</daily_xfer_limit_mb>
<max_cpus>32</max_cpus>
<max_ncpus_pct>100.0</max_ncpus_pct>
<suspend_cpu_usage>35.0</suspend_cpu_usage>
<net_end_hour>0</net_end_hour>
<net_start_hour>0</net_start_hour>
<run_if_user_active/>
<start_hour>0</start_hour>
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<vm_max_used_pct>75.0</vm_max_used_pct>
<work_buf_min_days>0.01</work_buf_min_days>
<work_buf_additional_days>0.0</work_buf_additional_days>
<suspend_if_no_recent_input>0.0</suspend_if_no_recent_input>
<idle_time_to_run>0.0</idle_time_to_run>
<run_gpu_if_user_active/>
</venue>
</global_preferences>
<global_prefs_source_email_hash>39197361b13e61229bb20f1d4070da12</global_prefs_source_email_hash>
<cross_project_id>85f09fb1040079696c7482c98ba7743a</cross_project_id>
<time_stats>
<on_frac>0.994525</on_frac>
<connected_frac>0.999854</connected_frac>
<cpu_and_network_available_frac>0.999808</cpu_and_network_available_frac>
<active_frac>0.999866</active_frac>
<gpu_active_frac>0.999866</gpu_active_frac>
</time_stats>
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<avg_up>10930598.737817</avg_up>
<avg_time_up>1352561005.108389</avg_time_up>
<bwdown>165926.269401</bwdown>
<avg_down>2894894.625111</avg_down>
<avg_time_down>1352560872.751820</avg_time_down>
</net_stats>
<host_info>
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<host_cpid>4dfa87ce62f2cf55bc2b9870dbad6684</host_cpid>
<p_ncpus>8</p_ncpus>
<p_vendor>GenuineIntel</p_vendor>
<p_model> Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz [Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7]</p_model>
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