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Tony Schreiner <schreine@cs.colostate.edu> wrote:
: One recent example is someone has been almost continuously using many
: of the better CS workstations to crack an RSA encryption key as part
: of a challenge that some internet users have taken an interest in.  Is
: *that* a worthy use of our departments scarce resources?

Actually, it is a neat use for CPU cycles that would normally be wasted.
I suggest you read a little about it.  It really is quite fascinating. 
Rather prestigious, too.  I am actually embarassed that CSU is not up
there on the lists with other recognized CS schools.  The top CSU team,
is being beaten by a k12 domain in Illinois!

Visit www.distributed.net.  I think you should note especially that the
clients are designed to "soak up" extra cycles that would normally be
unused.  However, the NICE problem is my own.  I'm afraid there is
quite a difference between the GNU nice(1) and the HP nice(1).  But
guess which man page is there!  For a clue of what I am referring to,
compare renice(1) -- a true HP page.

Again, my appologies on that one.  I'm afraid the nice levels threw
me there.  For further reference, however,  both ps and top report
the username of the person running the process.  Why didn't you
just ask me?

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