Please don't do anything like this. This will prevent people like me who prefer the "random" method from participating.
You can't use the random method if the CRACK is using a sequential search. It just doesn't fit!
Hehe... I've always been a bit of a misfit.
You can't ACK something which has not been allocated to you.
But I could announce it on the list.
However, if a CRACK were to be using random, the above would be useful as a "progress report" as the rate of reports indicates how well the search is going.
I don't want to make progress reports.
It would also allow more equal sharing out of the prize money, as on average 2**15 "possible" keys would be found, and the first finder of each would receive a fraction of the prize.
Well, if someone starts talking real money, I might change my tune. Will French <wfrench@interport.net>