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Thread: Can the files which the server send be compressed (not "archived") ? |
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Former Member
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Hello all,
----------------------------------------One member of the team I belong said to me that whether files which have to be downloaded to our computers couldn't be archived or not. Since he connects to the Internet with dial-up, downloading several MBs files must be troublesome. Probably other participants have the same suggestion, too. Are there some facts that prevent the server from treating archived files?  Thanks for reading, @Sekerob: Thank you very much for your helpful intruction [Edit 7 times, last edit by Former Member at Aug 11, 2006 6:39:27 PM] |
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Sekerob
Ace Cruncher Joined: Jul 24, 2005 Post Count: 20043 Status: Offline |
Suguruhirahara,
----------------------------------------UD Agent i think already uses 'Compressed' file transmissions. BOINC Agent from 5.5.6 seems already to have the capability, but WCG will have to tell when they're going to use it. ciao PS, take a complement when its meant and it was meant :>)
WCG
----------------------------------------Please help to make the Forums an enjoyable experience for All! [Edit 2 times, last edit by Sekerob at Aug 11, 2006 5:06:20 PM] |
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Former Member
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BOINC automatically archives according to the communications setting. If you communicate with the server once every 2 days (rather than the default 0.1 day) the BOINC client will draw enough work units to last 2 days (we call that caching) and will archive (store) the results and then send them back together after 2 days. The UD client does not behave this way, but there is an add-on program called UD Monitor that can archive work units and results in slots that many people on dialup use.
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Former Member
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Hi, suguruhirahara.
"Archive" is a confusing word to use here, because it means "keep a permanent record". Sekerob thought you meant can the files be compressed so they can be downloaded more quickly. UD does this, and some of the projects do with BOINC, but not all of them. Lawrence thought you meant can more work units be stored (cached) on your computer so you don't need to be connected to the Internet all the time. BOINC does this, but not UD. |
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Former Member
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Thanks for replying,
----------------------------------------"Archive" is a confusing word to use here, because it means "keep a permanent record". Point taken. there I meant compression of files, so that each host can download files quickly, regardless of connexion types from DSL to Dial-up. Thanks for reading. edit: I changed the title of this thread. [Edit 3 times, last edit by Former Member at Aug 11, 2006 6:41:00 PM] |
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