diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 85bcb08dc3..b2459d905e 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3931,3 +3931,6 @@ David  Mar 20 2003
         edit_host_action.php
         edit_host_form.php
 
+David  Mar 21 2003
+    - fixed bugs in host merge
+    - (Eric) fix secs-per-day problem in credit
diff --git a/html/user/beta_test_instructions.html b/html/user/beta_test_instructions.html
index 3faa92aaf3..4a78659639 100644
--- a/html/user/beta_test_instructions.html
+++ b/html/user/beta_test_instructions.html
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@ This version of the client has no GUI,
 and writes to stderr and stdout.
 Please include any suspicious-looking text in your bug reports.
 <p>
-<b>January 23, 2003</b><br>
-The <a href=http://maggie.ssl.berkeley.edu/ap_cgi/stripchart.cgi>stripchart diagnostic program</a> is now available for public use.
-Right now we only have 4 charts, but more will be added shortly.
-For more information, <a href=http://boinc.berkeley.edu/stripchart.html>read the documentation</a>.
-<p>
-<p>
-<b>January 16, 2003</b><br>
-BOINC 0.08 is released, which should fix some of the reported bugs.
+For news on BOINC, visit
+<a href=http://boinc.berkeley.edu>http://boinc.berkeley.edu</a>
 <p>
 Please report bugs by sending email to the boinc-beta mailing list on SourceForge.net.
 To join this list, go to <a href=http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boinc-beta>http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boinc-beta</a>.
-";
+
diff --git a/html/user/host_edit_action.php b/html/user/host_edit_action.php
index a246a6b712..ae474e9ee7 100644
--- a/html/user/host_edit_action.php
+++ b/html/user/host_edit_action.php
@@ -28,10 +28,20 @@
         exit();
     }
 
-    $result = mysql_query("update result set hostid=$targetid where hostid=$hostid");
+    // update the database:
+    // - add credit from old to new host
+    // - change results to refer to new host
+    // - delete old host
+
+    $t = $old_host->total_credit + $new_host->total_credit;
+    $a = $old_host->expavg_credit + $new_host->expavg_credit;
+    $result = mysql_query("update host set total_credit=$t, expavg_credit=$a where id=$new_host->id");
     if ($result) {
-        if ($hostid != $targetid) {
-            $result = mysql_query("delete from host where id=$hostid");
+        $result = mysql_query("update result set hostid=$targetid where hostid=$hostid");
+        if ($result) {
+            if ($hostid != $targetid) {
+                $result = mysql_query("delete from host where id=$hostid");
+            }
         }
     }
     if ($result) {
diff --git a/html/user/host_edit_form.php b/html/user/host_edit_form.php
index 50d1c5a116..2722dd3578 100644
--- a/html/user/host_edit_form.php
+++ b/html/user/host_edit_form.php
@@ -17,24 +17,25 @@ if (!$host || $host->userid != $user->id) {
     exit();
 }
 
+$t = time_str($host->create_time);
 echo "
     Sometimes BOINC assigns separate identities to the same host.
-    You can correct this by merging the old
-    identity with the newer one
-    (the one that has contacted the server most recently).
+    You can correct this by merging old identities with the newest one.
     <form action=host_edit_action.php>
     <input type=hidden name=hostid value=$hostid>
     <p>
-    Merge $host->domain_name (ID $host->id) with
+    Merge $host->domain_name (created $t) with
     <select name=targetid>
     <option value=0> -
 ";
 
 $result = mysql_query("select * from host where userid=$user->id");
 while ($host2 = mysql_fetch_object($result)) {
-    //if ($host->id == $host2->id) continue;
+    if ($host->id == $host2->id) continue;
+    if ($host2->create_time < $host->create_time) continue;
     if (!hosts_compatible($host, $host2)) continue;
-    echo "<option value=$host2->id> $host2->domain_name (ID $host2->id)\n";
+    $t = time_str($host2->create_time);
+    echo "<option value=$host2->id> $host2->domain_name (created $t)\n";
 }
 echo "
     </select>
diff --git a/sched/handle_request.C b/sched/handle_request.C
index 1e95dbde75..40bae34de9 100644
--- a/sched/handle_request.C
+++ b/sched/handle_request.C
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ new_host:
 //
 static void compute_credit_rating(HOST& host) {
     host.credit_per_cpu_sec = 
-        (host.p_fpops/1e9 + host.p_iops/1e9 + host.p_membw/4e9)/3;
+        (host.p_fpops/1e9 + host.p_iops/1e9 + host.p_membw/4e9)/(3*SECONDS_PER_DAY);
 }
 
 // Update host record based on request.