When I download a wu, I see...

>>> max # of error/total/success tasks 1, 2, 1

... and what I have always assumed is that it means if the counts there are reached, the wu won't be sent out again.

When this one failed on one of my machines, I looked and found that, yes, it was registered as a failure, (it crashed out after 8 seconds), but that it had been sent to another cruncher.

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When I download a wu, I see...

>>> max # of error/total/success tasks 1, 2, 1

... and what I have always assumed is that it means if the counts there are reached, the wu won't be sent out again.

When this one failed on one of my machines, I looked and found that, yes, it was registered as a failure, (it crashed out after 8 seconds), but that it had been sent to another cruncher.

Look at the timing of the resend, it is 19 seconds after your unit failed. That is what the 2 means, it will do a max of 2 resends, it is doing as it should. 1 initial send, then 2 resends if needed and only 1 needed for a quorum. Your unit crashed so it did a resend.

>>> max # of error/total/success tasks 1, 2, 1

That are the numbers, that are allowed, i.e. 1 error is OK, 2 errors is more than allowed and the WU is marked as bad. It's the same on all BOINC projects.

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