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jackfeelsfine

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Message 26234 - Posted: 14 Sep 2004, 3:50:13 UTC
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"Giving up on download of background_1095052581: File downloaded was not the correct file or was garbage from bad URL"
-- SETIboinc
P4 3GHz
XP Pro SP1
BOINC Beta Version 4.05
The following list of good URLs that once worked with Version 4.03.
-- http://members.shaw.ca/red.iron.details/images/fungi001.jpg & http://members.shaw.ca/red.iron.details/images/cone.jpg.
-- Are you had/having this problem?
TIA ;-)
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Message 26289 - Posted: 14 Sep 2004, 7:28:56 UTC

I've seen this error as well. I haven't seen it after I upgraded boinc to 4.08 which is an alpha version.
It might just be a coincidence that the error stopped occurring for me at the same time.

the alpha stuff is at
http://setiboincdata.ssl.berkeley.edu/boinc_alpha/download.php
but there's no guarantee that alpha software works.
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