So is the consensus just general server problems which aren't being addressed, rather than a purposeful wind down?

The database server is out of RAM and running in snail mode and the splitters are being heavily throttled in an attempt to reduce the size of the database so it could recover.

Happy Anniversary! On this date in 1999, SETI@home came online. Since then millions of our volunteers have helped us sift through petabytes of data from multiple radio telescopes. ET still hasn't shown up to the party.

We're not discouraged. We're able to examine less than a tenth of a percent of the radio spectrum, over only 1/3 of the sky and a limited number of additional stars. But our capabilities are increasing every day. In 1999 it took up to a week to process a single workunit on a home PC. Now, on a machine with a GPU, it might only take a few minutes to do a far more detailed and more sensitive analysis. Who knows what the next 20 years will bring?

Yea I know but it's a right pain looking at dozen+ like that.

you could use some script parsing client_state.xml file instead.

Just a reminder.

To be sure how fast the optimized apps is on your host you need to compare WU with similar AR for MB or blank for AP.

Ah ok, well the 'cypress_xx_r1831' files have all returned, as has the v7 file, I can see no differences in the file name (old ones in recyc bin atm), yet the deletion worked!
Could the files be different versions with identical names??

Yes of course.

I suggest to use the installer since more recent apps are more mature.