diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index eaacc94f9b..d029dfa759 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -2405,3 +2405,14 @@ David  27 Feb 2009
     client/
         rr_sim.cpp
         work_fetch.cpp
+
+David  1 Mar 2009
+    - client: if we're going to do a scheduler RPC for reasons
+        other than work fetch (e.g., user request, project request)
+        temporarily clear resource backoffs while deciding
+        whether to request work.
+        The backoffs are there only to delay RPCs,
+        and we're going an RPC anyway.
+
+    client/
+        work_fetch.cpp
diff --git a/client/work_fetch.cpp b/client/work_fetch.cpp
index d246c4556d..a17404374d 100644
--- a/client/work_fetch.cpp
+++ b/client/work_fetch.cpp
@@ -349,9 +349,17 @@ void WORK_FETCH::compute_work_request(PROJECT* p) {
         return;
     }
 
-    // see if this is the project we'd ask for work anyway
+    // See if this is the project we'd ask for work anyway.
+    // Temporarily clear resource backoffs,
+    // since we're going to contact this project in any case.
     //
+    double cpu_save = p->cpu_pwf.backoff_time;
+    double cuda_save = p->cuda_pwf.backoff_time;
+    p->cpu_pwf.backoff_time = 0;
+    p->cuda_pwf.backoff_time = 0;
     PROJECT* pbest = choose_project();
+    p->cpu_pwf.backoff_time = cpu_save;
+    p->cuda_pwf.backoff_time = cuda_save;
     if (p == pbest) return;
 
     // if not, don't request any work
diff --git a/doc/boinc_news.php b/doc/boinc_news.php
index 09926fbfb5..e1dde2ec8f 100644
--- a/doc/boinc_news.php
+++ b/doc/boinc_news.php
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?
 
 $project_news = array(
+array("February 27, 2009",
+    "We have rolled back to 6.4.5 for our latest stable version until 6.4.7 can be built. Something happened to 6.4.6 on our mirrors."
+),
 array("February 17, 2009",
     "A new add-on program for Windows,
     <a href=http://boinc.berkeley.edu/addon_item.php?platform=win&item=http%3A%2F%2Fefmer.eu%2Fboinc%2F>TThrottle</a>,