That was probably just the total download size - new code for HPF2 + new code for FAAH + a new work unit - it all adds up.

The client doesn't have a mechanism for informing you of new projects. How would you prefer to be informed/asked to opt in/out?

Mr."Do You See The 3 Grids, Dummy!" finally got to me.I deduce that you have three different programs running on the Proteome, one was at 24 hours, one at 14 and one at 4. All were at 43%. That's 42 hours, at 43% = 100 hours. 4 Days!! My system freeezes often when I'm experimenting. Goes down. I lose the data I'm working on. I don't mind, unless I've been typing for hours. But I'm not giving you 4 days of computer time, only to see your work lost by my incompetence at running programs not related to your projects. You may feel your data is protected. Don't misjudge my ability to screw up.

Although I prefer short programs, If somebody had explained the above to me (3 programs running), I would have breathed a sigh of relief, and let it run another two days. Instead, at your advice, I terminated the program using a mechanism (Task Manager) I had never tried. Thank you. But I unnecessarily terminated an apparently good work package, and for that I'm sorry. I would not have if someone had reassured me adequately.

The whole purpose of this exercise in E-Mails (from my standpoint) is to prevent my personal security from being breached by your progammed intrusions. I'm not a novice, nor stupid. I worked as an Engineer on the Boeing SST interactive graphics program in 1968-70. We had communication similar to E-Mails. A Network. 3-D Graphics like your proteins. To build a Bird.

That my mind has been fryed by AIDS still leaves me with 99% of Infinity. I can't learn all the viscisitudes of the intervening 35 years of quantized programming, but it was all dreamed before. I only want to protect my computer mind from viruses virtually similar to those that play havoc with my thought processes. I greatly appreciate your cooperation & understanding in this matter, as, I imagine, do others out there in a similar gray void lit by sparkling electrons. .

Thank you. Richard E. Locke

The HPF2 project is still in early days with a lot of bugs. I feel like a doctor who has a prerecorded message on his answering machine advising callers to take 2 aspirins. If you are running the UD client, then bringing up the Application View lets you see if the graphics is drawing lines or not. No lines being drawn means an error, so kill it. If lines are being drawn, give it a long time (like about a day) to show some progress. No progress after a long time?? Kill it.

We'll squash the bugs eventually, but for the moment FAAH is much smoother.
Lawrence

Added: You might not have heard about the new throttle that is slowing down our projects to only 60% usage by default. It can be reset to 100% as explained in http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=2683#61655

Thank you for your kind and thorough reply.

As to the use of "client" -- I was just joshing you. Given the context and the reality, it seemed absurd to say "The Client has no mechanism to communicate." It really struck my funny bone, since inaccurate communication was rampant with all parties to the fiasco, whoever the "Client" might be (Grammer Rule: "who" not "whom" with "be," a linking, non-objective, verb. That's "grammar"ese, which is diffcult to explain otherwise, just like computer talk).

There can be no fault or blame when you admit: "I don't know." Especially when the result is copasectic, and you assure me of the protections inherent in your system. All's Well that Ends Well.

I spent years trying to edit attorneys into clear legal language. Getting rid of "Wherefores, Know all Men by these Presents, Party of the First Part, Lessee/Lessor (vs. Tenant/Landord), In Hand Delivered, and other such legalese, incomprehensible to the average customer. How you "shorthand speak" or "jive" or speak "slang" to your peers cannot or should not be used to communicate clearly with your "normal" human "clients." It is often difficult to figure out what is common speech and what is computereze. Good luck! You do a good job, given your time constraints. Thank you.

Don't worry about the 3 grids. They did operate one at a time. I was accustomed to the one "grid" of FightAids. Not knowing I was running the Proteome program with 3 subroutines, I was alarmed by what appeared to be lost time. All were running at 43%. One was at 24 hours, one at 14 hours, and one at 4 hours, appearing one after the other in that order on my screen. I don't think a "total time" (42 hours) showed., which would have been helpful. With a 24>14>4 hours progression showing, I logically assumed something was wrong, and I would soon have zero hours, and a blowout. My assumption was wrong. Future Communication with your customers before starting new programs would help cure such false alarms.

Again, thank you for your advice, concern, and understanding.
R.Locke