From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Apr 15 04:59:43 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id EAA05515 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 15 Apr 1997 04:59:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from thelab.hub.org (hal-ns1-44.netcom.ca [207.181.94.108]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id EAA05508 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 1997 04:59:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from thelab.hub.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by thelab.hub.org (8.8.5/8.8.2) with SMTP id IAA02782; Tue, 15 Apr 1997 08:59:03 -0300 (ADT) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 08:59:03 -0300 (ADT) From: The Hermit Hacker Reply-To: The Hermit Hacker To: Julian Elischer cc: rsacrack@vex.net, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RSA Challenge Situation Report... In-Reply-To: <3352E2C0.41C67EA6@whistle.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Julian Elischer wrote: > The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > > > Hi... > > > > As of 5:30ADT, here is how things are looking for the RSA Cracking > > Challenge. Notice the steady increase in computers on suck.it.ca *and* > > the steady improvement of our standings... > > > > > well I've started up 4 P6-200 machien son it but they always get > "connection refused" about 80% of the time they ask for a > key or try report results.. > > at the moment it seems to be totally off-line > > > what gives? suck.it.ca turns out to be totally unstable. Part of the problem is that they are behind Sprint, and are losing routes left, right and center :( But right now, its just down :( I've switched my client over to bovine.st.hmc.edu and have never lost of connection. Try one of: site last update # of hosts connected vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv vvvvvvvvvv vvv rc5.best.net (proxy PetrDoubt) 2 mins ago 979 alde.com (proxy AldE) 6 mins ago 133 opus.rh1.iit.edu (proxy Duncan) 7 mins ago 118 rc5.slacker.com (proxy Nugget94) 2 mins ago 289 outland.hway.net (proxy EA) 6 mins ago 347 kidsat-pc.jpl.nasa.gov (proxy Bovine) 17 mins ago 64 Bovine.ST.HMC.Edu (proxy Bovine) 0 mins ago 90 Marc G. Fournier Systems Administrator @ hub.org primary: scrappy@hub.org secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org