Messages in this thread | | | From | "Paul H. Hargrove" <> | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC] RC5 continues ... | Date | Sun, 13 Apr 1997 00:10:09 -0700 (PDT) |
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Greg Patterson writes: > Just a note about this contest. The a.out binary I originally downloaded > for rc5-client-linux-i486 had a hardcoded identity for > "crackerz@best.com". So anyone believing they are working towards > "linux@linuxnet.org" will not be. > > So, make sure you use the ELF version or compile your own from scratch. [sig snipped]
You should grab the "bovine-x86-unix" (or something like that) client. It has the main loop in assembler and runs about 10% faster on 486s. They say that on Pentiums the advantage is less and on PPros there is pretty much no gain. -- Paul H. Hargrove All material not otherwise attributed hargrove@sccm.stanford.edu is the opinion of the author or a typo.
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