I just installed the BOINC software for the first time. It's the latest revision (version 5.2.13). I haven't changed any of the defaults. Unfortunately, it's just not working right. This has done this for two days in a row, so I doubt it's an outage. I'm wondering if it's a proxy issue, or if there's something I'm not doing right. The FAQ doesn't seem to address this particular issue.

Here's the log:

4/7/2006 9:50:32 PM||Starting BOINC client version 5.2.13 for windows_intelx86
4/7/2006 9:50:32 PM||libcurl/7.14.0 OpenSSL/0.9.8 zlib/1.2.3
4/7/2006 9:50:32 PM||Data directory: C:Program FilesBOINC
4/7/2006 9:50:32 PM||Processor: 1 GenuineIntel Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
4/7/2006 9:50:32 PM||Memory: 502.07 MB physical, 1.95 GB virtual
4/7/2006 9:50:32 PM||Disk: 36.26 GB total, 4.02 GB free
4/7/2006 9:50:32 PM||No general preferences found - using BOINC defaults
4/7/2006 9:50:33 PM||Remote control not allowed; using loopback address
4/7/2006 9:50:33 PM||This computer is not attached to any projects.
4/7/2006 9:50:33 PM||There are several ways to attach to a project:
4/7/2006 9:50:33 PM||1) Run the BOINC Manager and click Projects.
4/7/2006 9:50:33 PM||2) (Unix/Mac) Use boinc_cmd --project_attach
4/7/2006 9:50:33 PM||3) (Unix/Mac) Run this program with the -attach_project command-line option.
4/7/2006 9:50:33 PM||Visit http://boinc.berkeley.edu for more information
4/7/2006 9:51:06 PM||Fetching config info from https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/get_project_config.php
4/7/2006 9:51:27 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Master file download succeeded
4/7/2006 9:51:29 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Sending scheduler request to https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta_cgi/cgi
4/7/2006 9:51:29 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Reason: Requested by user
4/7/2006 9:51:29 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Requesting 8640 seconds of new work
<B>4/7/2006 9:51:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Scheduler request to https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta_cgi/cgi failed with a return value of 500
4/7/2006 9:51:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|No schedulers responded
4/7/2006 9:51:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Couldn't connect to URL https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/.Please check URL.</B>
4/7/2006 9:51:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Resetting project
4/7/2006 9:51:31 PM||request_reschedule_cpus: exit_tasks
4/7/2006 9:51:32 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Detaching from project
4/7/2006 9:52:15 PM||Fetching config info from https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/get_project_config.php
4/7/2006 9:52:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Master file download succeeded
4/7/2006 9:52:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Sending scheduler request to https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta_cgi/cgi
4/7/2006 9:52:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Reason: Requested by user
4/7/2006 9:52:31 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Requesting 8640 seconds of new work
<B>4/7/2006 9:52:33 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Scheduler request to https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta_cgi/cgi failed with a return value of 500
4/7/2006 9:52:33 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|No schedulers responded
4/7/2006 9:52:33 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Couldn't connect to URL https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/.Please check URL.</B>
4/7/2006 9:52:33 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Resetting project
4/7/2006 9:52:33 PM||request_reschedule_cpus: exit_tasks
4/7/2006 9:52:33 PM|https://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/|Detaching from project

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It looks like you have detached from the project. You might want to try attaching again and let the computer run for a while. It will hit the server until it connects and gets some Work units by itself, you do not have to update or reset to get data unless there is something wrong. But it can take a while before it gets work. If you get a lot of type 500 errors over a period of time then I would begin to think you had a problem.

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We Must look for intelligent life on other planets as,
it is becoming increasingly apparent we will not find any on our own.

I have exactly the same problem with the same exact messages. I am connecting through a proxy but the evidently the connection is successful since BOINC was able to 'download the master file'. I am using version 5.2.13 which I first installed about two weeks ago. I have removed the application, rebooted, removed the installation directory, and reinstalled it several times to try to fix this. This feels like a bug.

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In case anyone else gets this, here's how I fixed it.

I had to fill out everything under Advanced-->Options-->HTTP Proxy. Remember that you'll need to reread config after you make changes, and if your pwd changes, then modify this accordingly.

Also, I had to modify cc_config.xml to include <force_auth>ntlm</force_auth> under the <options> section.

This might not work in all cases, but I hope that it proves to be useful for someone out there.

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