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Re: [OFF-TOPIC] RC5 challenge and linux



Tommy Lakofski <tommy@88.net> writes:

> 
> On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> 
> > What is reasonably?
> > 
> > Marcus
> 
> The client can buffer any number of blocks of keys between network
> connections -- thus your machine only has to be on the net when it wants
> to get the next set of blocks. If there's no connection when it tries,
> it'll keep what it's done so far, generate a random block of keys, do that
> and then try again when it's done.
> TL

It will buffer up to 50 blocks, but I have mine set to buffer 13
blocks, which is enough for about 6 hours on my P133.  I have a cron
script call in every 3 hours to force updates on the buffers at the
same time as I download my news and mail.

-- 
Carl Johnson		carlj@peak.org


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