Pirates@Home is again testing a mechanism where accounts can only be created by those who possess the "secret" invitation code. (All previously released invitation codes are valid, so it's not very secret.)

The idea behind this is that a new BOINC project can use it to selectively allow a small set of users to join the project for alpha testing.

In a previous test we found that while the web pages worked correctly, there was a problem with attaching a client to the project. That problem should now be fixed. Now when a client attaches to the project it will accept an e-mail and password for an existing account, but the option to create a new account won't be available.

I'm hoping that some of the crew will test this out to verify that it works on all platforms and all (or at least current) versions of the client. Thanks.


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-- Eric Myers

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats

Works as it should. Was able to attach a new host through the manager, while the option for new user was greyed out.
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Works as it should. Was able to attach a new host through the manager, while the option for new user was greyed out.

Which platform, and which version of the Manager, if you don't mind my asking.

Attached 5 new hosts simultaneously using BOINCView 1.2.2. Hosts were DamnSmall and Puppy linux with 5.4.9 Client. The account was an existing one and I attached using email and password.
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Attached 5 new hosts simultaneously using BOINCView 1.2.2. Hosts were DamnSmall and Puppy linux with 5.4.9 Client. The account was an existing one and I attached using email and password.

Attached one new client by email/password combination, no option to create new account. WindowsXP, Boinc version 5.3.12.tx37 used.

attached OK, contacted scheduler OK, no work from project (not OK)

Win XP, 5.2.13 client
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was able to create new account via invitation code/email/pw ; successfully joined team, but cannot connect to project through Boinc Manager using (http://pirates.vassar.edu/) ; WinXPSP2, ver 5.4.9
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was able to create new account via invitation code/email/pw ; successfully joined team, but cannot connect to project through Boinc Manager using (http://pirates.vassar.edu/) ; WinXPSP2, ver 5.4.9

I'm in (and noted correct url) ... and grateful ... thanks! AAARGHH !!

I'm currently in EDF mode for LHC (well, while they had work :D ), so after BOINC is outa panic mode will go over and try it in Linux... Thus far, it doesn't look like anyone's tested it under that OS. I've got a seperate Linux partition on this HD...
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Windows XP/Media Running version 5.2.13

Attached fine using my email & password combination,
And didn't allow for any new accounts to be registered. (Greyed Out).

Cheers !!
G^R

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5.10.21/Xp-Pro/6600gt/3800x2

Hello,
Am runninh MiniMe at the present"Linux" O.S.kernel-livecd-2.6.15oci3ive#1-1tex
This is "The Silent Ones" newest kernels.Runs better than any of the 2 O.S.
I have used.Had no difficulty "Hooking-up" to Pirates at Home.
Looking forward to some w/u,sooner or later.Just happy to be "Part-of"

Sincerely

Doug*
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Hi all

I had an existing account and when I attached to Pirates that was the only option availabale. The new account was greyed out. I have Win XP Prof. BOINC version 5.4.9 and it seemed to work great

5/26/2006 7:03:53 PM||Fetching configuration file from http://pirates.spy-hill.net/get_project_config.php
5/26/2006 7:04:20 PM|http://pirates.spy-hill.net/|Scheduler list download succeeded
5/26/2006 7:04:20 PM|http://pirates.spy-hill.net/|Sending scheduler request to http://pirates.spy-hill.net/cgi-bin/scheduler
5/26/2006 7:04:20 PM|http://pirates.spy-hill.net/|Reason: Requested by user
5/26/2006 7:04:20 PM|http://pirates.spy-hill.net/|(not requesting new work or reporting completed tasks)
5/26/2006 7:04:26 PM|http://pirates.spy-hill.net/|Scheduler request succeeded
5/26/2006 7:04:26 PM|Pirates@Home|New host venue: home
5/26/2006 7:04:26 PM|Pirates@Home|Successfully attached to Pirates@Home

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Proud Founder and member of BOINC@AUSTRALIA

The code for restricting account creation via invitation codes has been incorporated into the BOINC software distribution (turned off by default, of course).

Thank you to everybody who helped test it.

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-- Eric Myers

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." -- William Butler Yeats

The code for restricting account creation via invitation codes has been incorporated into the BOINC software distribution (turned off by default, of course).

The code for restricting account creation via invitation codes has been incorporated into the BOINC software distribution (turned off by default, of course).

And including the multiple spaces in .po files I reported ;-)