Is E@H "separate" where bytereef.org workunits are occasionally pulled in bulk by E@H's servers, or does the BOINC client directly pull from bytereef.org?

Just curious.

Thanks,

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-Dan Q

danq.co

The M4 <-> BOINC wrapper is server side, so the client doesn't download anything from location others than the BOINC server.

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So you're saying it's like this?

bytereef.org -> E@H servers <- BOINC clients?

But are bytereef.org workunits downloaded by E@H servers occasionally in bulk or are E@H servers a real-time link to bytereef.org?

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-Dan Q

danq.co

The output wrapper works in realtime, there is a FIFO queue for processed workunits, but usually it's empty. The result (if it's valid) is usually send back to the M4 server in less than 5 minutes from the moment it's received from BOINC-client.
The input wrapper has also a FIFO buffer, but it tries to keep enough work for at least 24 hours - that's because short connection problems between BOINC and M4 server are not uncommon.

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