**** Latest SETI Classic News ****

[Sir Ulli]

March 16, 2005
We have updated the SETI@home/BOINC database with current information from SETI@home Classic.

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/

what will this us tell us, i think Classic is going down these Days...

Sir Ulli

 

[Sir Ulli]

another update

Thinks are going fast this Days

Hello, People of the Boards,

Here's a warning message that we will soon be ramping down these message
boards and we highly encourage everybody to start using the BOINC message
board system:

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/forum_index.php

Of course, you'll have to register your account with BOINC to post new
messages there. In case you haven't done so, information is here:

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu/sah_participate.php

More information about the new SETI@home in general:

http://setiweb.ssl.berkeley.edu

- Matt

http://setiathome2.ssl.berkeley.edu/bb/bb1/bboard.cgi?action=viewthread&num=15389

Sir Ulli

 

[Berserker]

I give it a month, maybe two at the outside. As you say, they've started the transition process now.

SETI Classic users take note.

 

[Mattus]

All those Classic slackers will have to switch now

But what will come of MoS and Sneezy?

 

[VeNT]

they won't install boinc on that meny PCs
I know I wouldn't unless I could look at the sorce

 

[RobOC]

Whats to stop them looking at the source?

http://boinc.berkeley.edu/source_code.php

 

[Berserker]

Even less than there was to stop them looking at the Classic source (which was definitely closed source).

 

[Biggles 266]

Do MOS or Sneezy ever post? I take it they have corporate farms, going by their huge numbers.

 

[Berserker]

Not for ages - my guess is they're not actively managed and we'll lose them.

 

[VeNT]

what I ment was that having a auto updating programme seems like a risk waiting to happen.
how hard would it be to alter the local dns listings to change the seti update page to another server (ie your own) thats hosting a virus so when someone clicks update on their PC it updates from your server address rather than the real seti servers?

 

[needmorespeed]

March 17, 2005
In preparation for shutting down SETI@home Classic (in about 1 month, hopefully) we're trying to make sure that SETI@home Classic accounts are linked to the proper SETI@home/BOINC account. This is a bit complicated because of email address changes. See our current transition plan.

 

[Berserker]

what I ment was that having a auto updating programme seems like a risk waiting to happen.
how hard would it be to alter the local dns listings to change the seti update page to another server (ie your own) thats hosting a virus so when someone clicks update on their PC it updates from your server address rather than the real seti servers?

Pretty much all DC projects will download updates on demand now - even non-BOINC ones (Folding@home does, for example). It is possible to block the updates if you want to, but doing so will prevent a computer from doing work after the update. There are also ways to avoid DNS spoofing attacks (some of which are implemented in the DC projects themselves).

 

[richard smith]

Bye bye seti classic. Shame really as boinc just doesnt feel the same...

i liked all the sneaky stashing and the competitive nature of it all...

 

[Mattus]

Bye bye seti classic. Shame really as boinc just doesnt feel the same...

i liked all the sneaky stashing and the competitive nature of it all...

*sigh* Me too. You revel in the glory of having stomped someone, only to find that they have 500 stashed woos and come right back at you. But fortunately you have a stash yourself, not to mention the dozens of 'sweet woos' you're getting lately.

Great times.

 

[Jackal]

the days of seti classic will always have a spot in my heart

 

[Berserker]

Hmm, conflicting information (as usual )

Subject: Re: THE SETI's LAST SNAPSHOTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN! Message 3 of 9
Posted by Matt Lebofsky on Mar 16, 2005 at 15:52

Actually, these aren't the last snapshots at all. We were just making up for the fact that we having sync'ed up the classic->BOINC stats in a while. It's not like we're shutting down tomorrow or anything. At least a month away. Probably a lot more.

- Matt