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- Dual mode (RC5DES) clients
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- v2.7100.413 98.07.01 Fixed the -lurkonly problem when buffers ran out, and not connected, the HD would just sit and grind in OS/2 and Win32
- v2.7100.413 98.07.01 Put -lurk/-lurkonly on the menu for OS/2
- v2.7100.413 98.06.29 Client Version # reporting in -config fixed
- v2.7100.413 98.06.29 Extra disk access caused by lurk mode reduced greatly
- v2.7100.412 98.06.29 Put a check on the mailmessage so it won't mail when offline or lurk
- v2.7100.412 98.06.29 Put validateconfig() in the ParseCommandLineOptions()
- v2.7100.412 98.06.29 Gave text output and exit a priority boost, so it's faster in OS/2
- v2.7100.412 98.06.29 Redid the lurk mode to only detect slip/ppp connections in OS/2
- v2.7100.412 98.06.28 Lots of internal changes to prepare for Win16 client
- v2.7100.412 98.06.28 Invalid cpu type value now ignored.
- v2.7100.412 98.06.28 Buffer path problem and buffer truncation issue addressed
- v2.7100.412 98.06.27 GUI autolaunches in minimized state correctly now
- v2.7100.412 98.06.26 Finally reached 2.7100!
- v2.7025.410 98.06.24 New ARM DES cores from Steve Lee
- v2.7025.410 98.06.23 Fixed various things in the help pager
- v2.7024.409 98.06.14 Finalized lurk modes for OS/2
- v2.7024.409 98.05.13 Fixed CPU identification crash under *nix with 486 SX/DX/DX2.
- v2.7024.409 98.06.18 Users can now tell us exactly what we need to add to the CPU identification code to stop their cpu from being mis-ident'd.
- v2.7024.409 98.06.17 Added a new PPro/PII/6x86/K6 *DES* core
- v2.7024.409 98.06.15 New 64-bit UltraSparc DES core - super fast !
- v2.7024.409 98.06.15 ARM version of Kwan's latest sboxes - 30% faster
- v2.7024.409 98.06.14 Fixed the OS/2 lurk mode so that it updates less freqently.
- v2.7024.409 98.06.13 Fixed CPU identification crash under *nix with 486 SX/DX/DX2.
- v2.7021.405 98.05.23 Resolved a number of signal handling problems from Cyrus Patel
- v2.7021.405 98.05.23 Mail doesn't clear buffers on mail send failure from Cyrus Patel
- v2.7021.405 98.05.23 Cleaned up Client::Run from Cyrus Patel
- v2.7021.405 98.05.23 Improved client display, block transfer progress, and keyrate computation from Cyrus Patel
- v2.7021.405 98.05.23 NetWare changes from Cyrus Patel
- v2.7021.405 98.05.21 New cpu/os codes added OS_OS390=39, CPU_S390=14
- v2.7021.405 98.05.21 OS/2 changes from Oscar Chang
- v2.7021.405 98.05.21 New parisc rc5 core from Katsuomi Hamajima
- v2.7021.405 98.05.21 Added Banner message crediting Matthew Kwan
- v2.7021.405 98.05.21 OS390 changes from Friedemann Baitinger
- v2.7021.405 98.05.21 ARM/riscos changes from Chris Berry
- v2.7021.405 98.05.21 Rebuilt bdeslow.aout.o/bbdeslow.aout.o and updated des-x86.cpp
- v2.7021.404 98.05.19 Increased temp space allocated for headers in http mode
- v2.7021.404 98.05.17 "-n" setting now forces a minimum of 1 block
- v2.7021.404 98.05.04 ForcedKeyPort changes for euro23.v27.distributed.net/jp.v27.distributed.net/port 3064
- v2.7021.404 98.05.04 New directory structure, configure script
- v2.7020.403 98.04.28 Fixed starting of NT service from command line
- v2.7020.403 98.04.28 Fixed DOS buffer problems
- v2.7020.403 98.04.28 Fixed bug in -offlinemode, when ini file doesn't know that DES is over.
- v2.7020.403 98.04.23 Improved x86 chip identification
- v2.7020.403 98.04.23 Faster generic des core
- v2.7020.403 98.04.21 Fixed final buffer flush when using "nodisk" mode.
- v2.7020.403 98.04.21 stricmp references changed to strcmpi in cliconfig.cpp
- v2.7020.403 98.04.21 Change to ansi rc5 core rc5ansi2-rg.cpp (4 macros).
- v2.7020.403 98.04.21 Very minor change to p5 core (not even a cycle, really).
- v2.7020.403 98.04.21 Added "-forcefetch"/"-forceflush". These deal with corrupted buffer entries much better.
- v2.7020.403 98.04.21 RISCOS changes
- v2.7020.403 98.04.21 Updated strongARM core (in source -- it was used in last compile already)
- v2.7019.402 98.04.14 Fixed CPU detection for K6/6x86
- v2.7019.402 98.04.14 Win16 changes
- v2.7019.402 98.04.13 Renamed problem.H to problem.h
- v2.7019.402 98.04.13 Fixed Socks4/Socks5 support
- v2.7019.402 98.04.13 Arm/StrongArm fixes
- v2.7019.402 98.04.13 Added aflags to open call in buffwork/sh_fopen
- v2.7019.402 98.04.03 Added SOCKS5 support (with username/password and no auth)
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- v2.7019.402 98.04.02 Fixed SOCKS4 support which wasn't working.
- v2.7019.402 98.04.02 Use only correct port with well-known keyserver RRs.
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 Client::Run returns 'fuller' return codes
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 Benchmark / test now do both contests
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 Renamed rc5.* to problem.*
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 Removed OS2_PM #defines
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 Fixed dates in mail messages
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 SUNOS changes
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 adjusted the #defines in des-x86.cpp to link successfully under linux
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 Fixed sopen() problem in buffwork.cpp which affected many OSes
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 New HP-PA RC5 core from Katsuomi Hamajima <hamajima@ydc.co.jp>
- v2.7018.401 98.04.02 Lurk mode 'sticks' now in win32gui client.
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- v2.7017.400 98.03.15 New K6 core
- v2.7017.400 98.03.15 Updated Alpha RC5 core (by Pedro Miguel Teixeira)
- v2.7016.399 98.03.13 Fixed buffer flushing problem
- v2.7015.398 98.03.08 Memory buffers are now allocated only as they're needed.
- v2.7015.398 98.03.07 Added 'contestdone' flags to ini to smooth contest transitions
- v2.7015.398 98.03.06 Fixed problem with "-2" sized buffers
- v2.7015.398 98.03.06 Changed default exitfilecheck time to 30 seconds
- v2.7015.398 98.03.06 Fixed shared buffer open problem
- v2.7015.398 98.03.06 Fixed bug where mail might be sent, even in offline mode.
- v2.7015.398 98.03.06 Fixed treatment of "empty" checkpoint filenames.
- v2.7015.398 98.03.06 Fixed key speed calculation for 2^31 size DES blocks
- v2.7015.398 98.03.06 Fixed block size reported for 2^31 DES blocks
- v2.7014.397b 98.02.27 New x86 CPP cores which fix the core dump problem
- v2.7014.397b 98.02.23 Netware changes
- v2.7014.397 98.02.17 Minor code cleanup
- v2.7014.397 98.02.12 AIX Changes, OSF changes
- v2.7013.396c 98.02.09 Older slice routines moved to oldslice.zip
- v2.7013.396c 98.02.09 HTTP modes no longer force port keyport=2064.
- v2.7013.396b 98.02.13 Made "-quiet" even quieter
- v2.7013.396b 98.02.13 Fixed fault when missing final parameter of 2-param option
- v2.7013.396b 98.02.08 Digital Unix patches
- v2.7013.396 98.02.08 AIX / SPARC changes
- v2.7013.396 98.02.08 BDESLOW.S/BDESLW1.S cores from Sven Mikkelsen (AT&T syntax)
- v2.7013.396 98.02.13 Fixed mail bug related to sending empty mail messages
- v2.7012.395 98.02.05 Yet another new bitslice driver.
- v2.7011.394b 98.02.01 "Connecting to..." message in network.cpp
- v2.7011.394 98.02.01 Watcom link order changed
- v2.7011.394 98.02.01 OS2 GUI changes for DES tests
- v2.7011.394 98.02.01 Macro collission problem fixed
- v2.7011.394 98.02.01 Netware changes
- v2.7010.393 98.01.30 New, much faster bitslice driver and s-boxes.
- v2.7010.393 98.01.30 Got RC5 assembly running on AIX/PowerPC client.
- v2.7010.393 98.01.30 Fixed mailing to multiple destinations
- v2.7010.392 98.01.30 NT Service version default startup option changed to auto-start
- v2.7010.392 98.01.30 Warning message about "-hide" when running win32 client on NT
- v2.7010.392 98.01.28 BEOS, HP, Netware changes
- v2.7009.391 98.01.25 Added duplicate x86 core to allow 2 DES threads.
- v2.7008.390 98.01.24 New non-x86 DES core routines
- v2.7008.390 98.01.25 Netware changes
- v2.7008.390 98.01.24 -runbuffers/-runoffline ignored when doing fetch/flush/update
- v2.7007.389 98.01.21 "sent to server"/"received from server" messages include DES/RC5 type
- v2.7007.389 98.01.20 CPU identification for non-unix X86 from Cyrus Patel
- v2.7006.388 98.01.20 Newer x86 DES core -- 8% faster on PPros
- v2.7005.387 98.01.19 Added 2nd method for proxies to notify clients about contest status.
- v2.7005.387 98.01.18 DES Bitslice cores from Remi
- v2.7004.386 98.01.17 Client will properly identify a 3*2^28 block now
- v2.7004.386 98.01.17 Fixed negative block sizes
- v2.7004.386 98.01.17 Added ansi core des routine
- v2.7004.386 98.01.17 632 byte memory leak on some failed network Open()s
- v2.7003.385 98.01.15 Don't process a partial block started on another cpu/os/build
- v2.7002.384 98.01.13 RISCOS changes
- v2.7002.383 98.01.13 Banner problem
- v2.7002.382 98.01.13 Client shows size of block being processed
- v2.7002.382 98.01.13 Win32 clients no longer set processor affinity when only 1
- cpu is configured.
- v2.7002.382 98.01.13 Fixed RC5 blocks being sent to server with wrong contestid
- when they were downloaded by older non-dual clients.
- This also caused various other buffer problems, and faults.
- v2.7002.382 98.01.13 "Block ready" message now identifies what kind of block.
- v2.7001.381 98.01.12 New RC5 cores (cpp wasn't updated before)
- v2.7001.380 98.01.12 Fixed up code to detect end of DES contest (again. Ugh.)
- v2.7001.379 98.01.12 Fixed speed reporting on individual blocks.
- v2.7001.378 98.01.12 Fixed up code to detect end of DES contest
- v2.7001.376 98.01.12 Problem with block counting fixed
- v2.7001.375 98.01.12 Cosmetic changes to key speed reporting
- v2.7001.369 98.01.11 des key incrementation stuff from Remi, new des-x86.cpp
- v2.7001.368 98.01.10 X86 des core from Remi Guyomarch
- v2.7001.365 98.01.06 Initial Changes to incorporate DESII contest
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- 2.6403
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- 98.01.06 v2.6403.357 RISCOS changes
- 98.01.06 v2.6403.357 QNX Changes
- 98.01.06 v2.6403.356 Network http bug in 355 fixed
- 98.01.05 v2.6403.355 BEOS changes
- 98.01.05 v2.6403.355 K6 core removed (486 core used in this case as it's actually faster)
- 98.01.04 v2.6403.350 New p5/k5/486/6x86 cores
- 98.01.03 v2.6403.345 Limited checking of exitrc5.now file to once every 3 seconds
- 98.01.03 v2.6403.340 Checkpoint files re-written immediately after blocks finished
- 98.01.03 v2.6403.340 keyserver port can now be explictly specified when using http
- 98.01.03 v2.6403.340 PutBufferOutput() no longer returns error if Update() fails. Only
- actual buffer updating problems result in a returned error.
- 97.12.31 v2.6403.340 Random prefix changes cause ini file to be rewritten sooner
- 97.12.31 v2.6403.340 Firemodes 2/3 now default to rc5proxy23.distributed.net
- 97.12.31 v2.6403.340 Fixed exit problem that occasionally caused blocks to be lost
- 97.12.25 v2.6403.335 Fixed issue that some clients don't read their checkpoint files
- 97.12.19 v2.6403.330 StrongArm/RiscOS changes
- 97.12.17 v2.6403.325 PPC/Linux changes for core selection
- 97.12.16 v2.6403.320 Fixed date field in mail messages
- 97.12.15 v2.6403.310 Fixed "-ini" command line option not working
- 97.12.15 v2.6403.305 New Random number generator added (with much longer periodicity)
- 97.12.15 v2.6403.305 Fixed problem with sharing 6401 buffers (lost email/cpu/ver info)
- 97.12.08 v2.6403.290 Fixed problems caused by buffers of size 0
- 97.12.08 v2.6403.285 Increased network pause for Solaris clients
- 97.12.08 v2.6403.280 Fixed issue with blocks being re-retrieved from buff-in.rc5
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- 2.6402
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- 97.12.04 v2.6402.275 Added 5 second pause in MT clients when quitting to allow
- child threads to quit.
- 97.12.02 v2.6402.270 Client will now 'pause' when a 'pause' file is detected
- (configure with "-pausefile filename" on command line,
- or pausefile=fn in ini)
- 97.12.02 v2.6402.270 Small message on x86 clients when autodetecting CPU
- indicating that it's only a guess
- 97.12.01 v2.6402.270 Build "fraction" added to logfile/mail logs
- 97.12.01 v2.6402.270 "The proxy says" messages not printed when network
- errors occur to prevent logfile overflow
- 97.12.01 v2.6402.270 Random blocks now use (prior prefix) + 1 to avoid
- generating blocks that have been checked
- 97.12.01 v2.6402.265 Added Y2K support to print routines
- 97.11.29 v2.6402.260 Fixed support for multiple CPU's on non-windows machines
- 97.11.26 2.6402 Released
-
- 2.6401
- ------
- * note that 2.6401 clients were released with various combinations
- of these changes.
-
- 97.11.26 Tightened up -test routines
- 97.11.25 Buffer files now retain information on cpu/os/build of client
- that cracked the block
- 97.11.24 K6 Core was slower in 11.10 update. Rolled back to pre-11/10
- 97.11.24 Misc Internal cleanups
- 97.11.12 Added numcpu autodetect under Win32
- 97.11.12 Added client support for better http proxy communications
- 97.11.11 Added "Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive" to http-proxy headers
- 97.11.10 Faster PPC/X86 cores
- 97.11.8 Added "-noexitfilecheck" option (noexitfilecheck=1 in ini file)
- 97.11.8 Added "-nettimeout" option (nettimeout=xxx in ini file)
- 97.11.7 "-1" returned on kill/break
- 97.10.31 Added "-until HHMM"
- 97.10.31 Increased mt support to 16 processors
- 97.10.31 Added 1/10 second pause on error in network get routine
- 97.10.31 RAS functions dynamically loaded in Win32 client
- 97.10.30 Added -lurk ("lurk=1" in ini) to detect modem connection win32/win95
- -lurkonly ("lurkonly=1" in ini) to only connect when modem connection
- is detected
- 97.10.29 Combined win32 console and win95 hidden clients into one
- Added "-hide" option for win95. INI setting: "win95hidden=1"
- No longer appears in task list when hidden
- 97.10.28 Added support for other items in the INI file.
- "runoffline=1", "runbuffers=1", "in=filename", "out=filename",
- "percentoff=1", "frequent=1", "nofallback=1", "quiet=1",
- "nodisk=1", "cktime=nnn"
- 97.10.28 Fixed mail bug. No mail was sent when logging was off
- 97.10.28 Client will now quit when 'exitrc5.now' file is found
- 97.10.28 Fixed -runbuffers problem
- 97.10.27 Changed default directory for buffers to be same as executable
- 97.10.27 Added -quiet option
- 97.10.27 Added shutdown mechanism to clients
- 97.10.27 Removed 'sleep' in network routines
- 97.10.26 Update is forced when user types "U", exit on "X" (win32 os2 dos)
- 97.10.25 Amiga/m68k port made
- 97.10.25 Fixed "-out" and "-l"
- 97.10.22 modified to attack RC5-32/12/8 (64-bit)
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- 2.0051
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- 97.10.10 x86 Cores multithread-safe
- 97.10.10 New K6 core
- 97.10.10 Ability to set input/output thresholds independently
- 97.10.10 Email id added to logs and mail subject line
- 97.10.10 Fixed overlapping % meters at startup with partially done blocks
- 97.10.10 niceness 0 is now even lower priority in Win32 version
- 97.10.9 Added -nodisk and -forceunlock options
- 97.10.9 Fixed http proxy userid/password encoding (hopefully)
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- 2.005
- ------------------
- 97.10.5 Added support for userid/password http proxy firewalls
- 97.10.4 Multithreading extended to unix clients using pthreads
- 97.10.1 Added -frequent option to make best use of intermittent connections.
- 97.9.29 Checkpointing added (5 minute intervals)
- 97.9.25 Windows multithreaded client
- 97.9.25 Divide by zero problem fixed (blocks ending in 0000001)
- 97.9.23 Corrections to speed calculations throughout
- 97.9.19 Whenever network access is required, both a fetch & flush occur,
- This should synchronize/minimize network connections.
- 97.9.18 Added mailing of logs
- 97.9.17 "Network::" errors no longer logged to disk
- 97.9.17 Added -ini, -in, and -out command line overrides
- 97.9.11 'Total completed' information added to logs
- 97.9.10 Added command line options for all current INI file settings
- 97.9.10 Added command line options -benchmark2, -runoffline, -runbuffers
-
- v2 Build 4 (2.004)
- ------------------
- problems with -update resolved
- automatic core selection added to Win32 & OS/2 clients
- problems with automatically fetching new blocks resolved
-
-
- v2 Build 3 (2.003)
- ------------------
- new, faster checking cores for more processors
- changes in networking code to allow for more http proxy support
- preferred keyserver can now be specified when doing http
- network timeouts increased
- improved block buffering code
- maximum block count increased
- buffer files explictly placed in exe directory on win32
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-
-
- v2 Build 2 (2.002)
- ------------------
- shadow count variable
- hour timout saves work
- timing output problem
- *break* text in win32
- help message fixed
- fetch and flush counts return
- flush core dump fixed
- fclose in Ini
-
-
- v2 Build 1 (2.001)
- ------------------
- OS/CPU additions to cputypes.h
- partial block restart notify (the R)
- break works during -test
- buffer lock timeout fixed
- default email now rc5@distributed.net
- -update option = fetch+flush
- rename files to be 8.3 filename compliant
- zero extra email to help email mangling problem
- strncpy lengths fixed to insure terminated strings
- ini file location specification via RC5INI environment variable
- random keys if client can't connect
- partial block rates are now correct
- time in hh:mm:ss
- fseeks() for ANSI compliance
- flush checks count before opening connection
- negative run times fixed
- buffer count reporting
- times in benchmark also fixed
- 3 nice levels
- logging to file
- error messages more clear
- new autobuff and iniread code - memory leak fixed
- new faster ANSI C and ASM cores
- httpd fixed - checked under CERN and WinProxy
- proxy hunting now works
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-