             revision_tracking : require('flux').flux.getStore('account').get_editor_settings().track_revisions   # if true, save every revision in @.filename.sage-history
         @project_id = @editor.project_id
         @filename   = @editor.filename
-
-        # @connect    = @_connect
-        @connect    = misc.retry_until_success_wrapper
-            f         : @_connect
-            max_delay : 7000
-            max_tries : 25
-            #logname   : 'connect'
-            #verbose   : true
+        @connect = @_connect
+        #@connect    = misc.retry_until_success_wrapper
+        #    f         : @_connect
+        #    max_delay : 7000
+        #    max_tries : 3
+        #    #logname   : 'connect'
+        #    #verbose   : true
 
         @sync = misc.retry_until_success_wrapper(f:@_sync, max_delay : 5000, min_interval:4*@opts.sync_interval, max_time:MAX_SAVE_TIME_S*1000)
         @save = misc.retry_until_success_wrapper(f:@_save, max_delay : 5000, min_interval:6*@opts.sync_interval, max_time:MAX_SAVE_TIME_S*1000)

                if resp.event == 'error'
                    err = resp.error
                if err
                    delete @_connect_lock
                    cb?(err); return


        @project_id = @opts.project_id   # must also be set by derived classes that don't call this constructor!
        @filename   = @opts.filename

        @connect = @_connect
        #@connect = misc.retry_until_success_wrapper
        #    f         : @_connect
        #    max_delay : 7000
        #    max_tries : 2
        #    max_time  : 30000
        ##@connect    = misc.retry_until_success_wrapper(f:@_connect)#, logname:'connect')

        @sync = misc.retry_until_success_wrapper(f:@_sync, min_interval:4*@opts.sync_interval, max_time:MAX_SAVE_TIME_S*1000, max_delay:5000)
