Update from Uplinger in Known Issues: https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread?thread=13708 and below:

Hi guys, I am still seeing issues with downloading new work units to UD. It ACTS like its downloading, giving me a normal "Receiving xxxxx of yyyyyy bytes from the server..." messages and as soon as it "finishes" the download it flashes for about a nanosecond the work unit info (e.g. GENOME_COMPARISON) while the status message reads at that same nanosecond "No Task is executing...". Then it goes back to the blank task/"Agent paused, see www.wcgrid.org/cause.html".

I'm gonna assume that maybe the servers are still recovering from their nervous breakdown and that eventually I'll get a unit downloaded for real; I just wanted to bring this to your attention in case there is still some obscure issue needing to be chased down...

I did try restarting the client, and that didn't help... so while you were apparently posting your above response suggesting that same attack, I did the Microsoft Solution -- a complete reboot of my POS laptop -- and that cleared whatever was gumming up the works. I'm back up and crunching again

(btw, I have any/all projects selected... I ain't being particularly picky on what evil to stomp down at the moment)

Hi Uplinger. Yes, the sizes it was claiming to be downloading were large numbers -- sorry, after I rebooted I lost the screenshots in my memory buffer that I took trying to catch what it was saying during the "nanosecond" windows, so I can't give you exact examples... but they were more in the 100,000+ sizes. Each time it tried to redownload a unit, the sizes were different values, but all BIG numbers.

After I rebooted, I got a FightAIDS@Home unit.

If I see a repeat of the same flaky behavior later after this unit gets crunched, I'll of course let you know... usually UD is very stable (unlike myself )

A big thanks to you for all your hard work keeping the servers up and happy!

I have not yet seen a Genome job download (though there theoretically could have been one sometime during the day... since my employer actually expects me to WORK during the day, I was not exactly able pay attention to what UD was doing during every second today) But I've definitely seen a few FAAH jobs get downloaded successfully (which is what my laptop is currently chomping on).

I just went into my Project Profile and temporarily changed my project selections to ONLY the Genome project, so when the current job completes I will be able to confirm (hopefully) that I can successfully get one from Genome.

UPDATE: I just wanted to let you know that confirmed that I am able to successfully download Genome project work units, as well as all the other projects (I sequentially selected/deselected each one individually on the project list over the last 12 hours to watch each project type successfully download-crunch-upload). Whatever the heck got gummed up on my silly system following the May 31st server issue was definitely cleared by the reboot. Thanks again all for your support!