On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Daran wrote: > Better would be to store every name until a valid doublecheck proves the > exponant composite. The extra storage would be negligable.
I'd suggest that names not be stored for exponents that have been unreserved, or where the name was last assigned that exponent more than a year ago. It would be relatively trivial to grab and release every exponent in PrimeNet that is not currently assigned, thus getting "dibs" on it. It would also prevent people from using expirations from getting around the first measure, such as by reserving a large swath of exponents just below a major milestone and then waiting for them to expire. When the region just below M39 goes to double checks this would be fairly trivial to do. It might not hold someone back who just cannot wait, but it should send a pretty clear message that this kind of thing is unwelcome. _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
