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
--
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to
debian-user-request@lists.debian.org .
Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .
Reply to: