On Wednesday 22 January 2003 22:50, Richard Woods wrote: > Here's what I've just posted in the GIMPS Forum. > > - - - > > _IF_ PrimeNet has automatic time limits on assignments, ordinarily > requiring no manual intervention to expire assignments or re-assign > them, then why would any GIMPS participant, other than a system > administrator or a would-be poacher, need to know someone else's: > > (a) current iteration, > > (b) days-to-go, > > (c) days-to-expire, or > > (d) last date-updated? > > If there's no non-poaching non-administrating user's need-to-know for > those items, then just stop including them in public reports. Include > them only in administrative reports and private password-requiring > individual reports. > > That would deny target-selecting information to would-be poachers, > right?
Sure. So would eliminating the report altogether. I detect righteous indignation here. Might I respectfully point out that, if you stick to "LL test" assignments, it makes practically no difference whether you get "poached", since there will eventually have to be a double-check anyway. I might also point out that there is sufficient information in the other reports (particularly the hrf3 & lucas_v database files) to enable the poachers to be identified, Regards Brian Beesley _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
