A way to return workunits to the pool

Questions and Answers : Wish list : A way to return workunits to the pool

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k-j-h Send message Joined: 16 Feb 03 Posts: 4 Credit: 44,076 RAC: 0	Message 2244 - Posted: 26 Jun 2004, 3:07:37 UTC
	When I first tried using BOINC, my computer downloaded 30+ workunits but seemingly refused to start working on them. Unaware of the effects, I reset the project, thus deleting the seti app and all the units. From my limited understanding: those workunits (which no longer exist on my computer) are still assigned to me until the deadline is passed (another 2 weeks). Is there any way those units could be cancelled now, so that the other users don't suffer, or that I could re-download them? (especially considering that I can't get any more work at the moment anyway)
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Heffed Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Mar 02 Posts: 1856 Credit: 40,736 RAC: 0	Message 2256 - Posted: 26 Jun 2004, 4:45:37 UTC
	If you reset your project, the deadline is expired and the WU is put back in the schedulers queue to be sent elsewhere.
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John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 440,201 RAC: 100	Message 2264 - Posted: 26 Jun 2004, 4:57:36 UTC
	Your understanding is correct. There has been discussion about implementing reset and detach so that they would if possible return uncrunched WU to the pool and update crunched WU so that credit would eventually be received. But none of this has happened yet, and may not happen, as it is only a discussion.
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Heffed Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 19 Mar 02 Posts: 1856 Credit: 40,736 RAC: 0	Message 2284 - Posted: 26 Jun 2004, 6:50:23 UTC - in response to Message 2264. Last modified: 26 Jun 2004, 6:58:41 UTC
	> Your understanding is correct. There has been discussion about implementing > reset and detach so that they would if possible return uncrunched WU to the > pool and update crunched WU so that credit would eventually be received. But > none of this has happened yet, and may not happen, as it is only a discussion. Huh??? Detaching doesn't reset? What sort of sense does this make??? Man, when I make an assumption that's wrong, I go down big!
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Questions and Answers : Wish list : A way to return workunits to the pool