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Message 1030841 - Posted: 4 Sep 2010, 13:29:20 UTC

Can anyone explain why I come up with three different credit totals for SETI? Any will they ever be in sync?

BOINC Manager - 2,061,606.63
Acount Total Credit - 2,064,185
Account bottom of page - 2,024,926


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Message 1030849 - Posted: 4 Sep 2010, 14:03:05 UTC - in response to Message 1030841.  

Can anyone explain why I come up with three different credit totals for SETI? Any will they ever be in sync?

BOINC Manager - 2,061,606.63
Acount Total Credit - 2,064,185
Account bottom of page - 2,024,926


My take:

Account bottom of page: Last (daily) time the account was updated in the database (a specific field in the DB).

Account total credit: Current total credit (includes additions since last "Account bottom of page").

BOINC Manager - I don't know where he gets this number from...it may be what "Account total credit" was last time BOINC mgr asked for it or was sent it (so is intermediate betwen the two above).
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Message 1030869 - Posted: 4 Sep 2010, 14:33:04 UTC - in response to Message 1030849.  

The total seen in the BOINC Manager is behind because it is the total when the computer contacted Berkeley, and doesn't include the additional credits that may have been added for that report.

If the computer contacts Berkeley and all reported tasks go to the pendings or it is only a request for work with no reporting then the Web page and the Manager will agree.

Bottom of page total is as the last Stats update, usually approx midnight UTC.
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