----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian J. Beesley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:52 AM Subject: Re: Mersenne: On v18 factoring
> Given that the server can tell the difference between a v18 client and a > later one, would it not make most sense to have the server assign a LL > test on the _highest_ unallocated exponent which v18 can handle if a > v18 client asks for a factoring assignment and none suitable are > available. This action would effectively remove the client from the > loop for a while (probably a few months, given that most v18 clients > will be running on slowish systems), thereby alleviating the load on > the server, and buying time to contact the system administrator - when > this is still relevant, of course. And some useful work may still be > completed, eventually! Why highest? Why not give it the lowest? There's a case for only giving version 18 and below clients DCs regardless of the work requested. (I'm assuming that this is possible.) The only other point I'd add, which isn't particularly relevent to this question, is that these clients should always be given P-1 complete assignments if available. > Regards > Brian Beesley Daran G. _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
