the perl code doesn't seem to work quite right for me though, giving errors when i try to use more than one option at a time, ie. Identifier "main::dkltrc4" used only once: possible typo.
Sorry about that .... I discovered that there was a problem with "require" under perl 5.001 (if one does a require on getopts.pl, the perl CRASHES with some flag combinations) so I inlined getopts.pl, and changed the comments, but left the first part of the sentance -- the "if you have no getopts" was omitted. SO: in brief do *NOT* add the "s" flag to the first line of brclient ! There are new versions of brloop and brclient which might cope better with problems with the transatlantic link -- you should use brc0.09 and brl0.03
anyway, i'm not sure i'll be participating this time as i won't be around too much.
All the better -- your machine will have more cycles for CRACKing ! The purpose of SKSP is to make it work when you are not in ... There is a "how to" page referenced from http://www.brute.cl.cam.ac.uk/brute/ which includes some "fault finding" tips. If you have problems, look there first. If that doesn't help, email me, and I'll add any "common" problems to the "how to".