I recall a problem of some sort recently with older versions of the client snagging 20K exponents for factoring even though they aren't capable of factoring ones that big...
Perhaps in fixing that bugaboo, some exponents were re-released that shouldn't have been? What version of the prime software are you using? Aaron > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mersenne-invalid- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Barry Stokes > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 2:44 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Mersenne: My numbers have been re-assigned to someone else... > > When I was checking my individual account page thing, I noticed that > several > of the numbers I was supposed to be factoring didn't appear in my list. I > then checked the "Hourly World Test Status, Assignments Report" file, and > found that the numbers I had have now been assigned to other people. I > have > not released these numbers back, and the program is still working on them > (they are still in the worktodo.ini file). Also, one of the exponents I > got > assigned doesn't seem to appear in the list at all... Anyone got any ideas > as > to why this is happening? > > Here's my worktodo.ini: > > Factor=20563583,59 > Factor=20563637,59 > Factor=20563651,59 > Factor=20563657,59 > Factor=20563663,59 > Factor=20563687,59* > Factor=19287997,64 > Factor=20588999,59* > > And the corresponding entries in status.txt: > > 19287997 F 64 1.8 10.0 60.0 03-Oct-02 09:28 02-Oct-02 > 15:01 TwistedFate Barry2 > 20563583 F 59 0.0 3.0 61.0 04-Oct-02 > 08:47 griphagen C_adm22_0510 > 20563637 F 59 0.0 15.0 75.0 04-Oct-02 > 08:48 ka9dgx LM11_02 > 20563651 F 59 0.0 4.0 61.0 04-Oct-02 > 08:48 griphagen C_adm22_0560 > 20563657 F 59 0.0 6.0 66.0 04-Oct-02 > 08:57 FreeTibet CPQI1 > 20563663 F 59 0.0 12.0 72.0 04-Oct-02 > 08:59 mael1 Plato > > As you can see, I still have one of the numbers I was assigned, but 5 have > been given to someone else, and 2 (marked with *) don't appear in the > lists > anywhere. > > P.S. I only checked these numbers out within the last few days, and so > it's > not that they've expired... > -- > Barry Stokes > > Luck can't last a lifetime, unless you die young. > -- Russell Banks > > ________________________________________________________________________ _ > Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm > Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
