The start time for the kick off on the race to crack Hal's 2nd challenge is fast approaching... 18:00 GMT That's only a little over 3 hours away. Please start your brloop clients if you have not already. Chuck in any net connected unix boxes, never mind how old or slow, they'll still help. Be ready with the WWW interface at 18:00 GMT if you don't have direct IP. The client runs the brute forcer at nice -20, so it shouldn't interfere with users. All code, and step by step instructions for setup on: http://www.brute.cl.cam.ac.uk/brute/ or ftp://ftp.brute.cl.cam.ac.uk/pub/brute/ Binaries available for DOS, Windows 95/NT, generic C code for unix & others. Please run the socket code if you can, it'll provide best utilisation, and least work for you. May the race being... The c$ prize fund has reached c$ 342.30, and the more compute you personally contribute the greater chance you have of winning it :-) Adam