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Subject: Re: private "FICS" server for home-LAN

Author: Laurence Chen

Date: 04:41:26 11/07/00

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On November 07, 2000 at 03:57:40, Joachim Denzler wrote:

>I am wondering whether it is possible to install
>something like a local/private "FICS" server in a home-LAN so that
>chess programs can auto-play over the home-LAN avoiding the
>autoplayer connection between two machines. I read in some
>FAQ that the code of the FICS server is free and can be
>found somewhere (to be precise:caissa.onenet.net).
>
>Despite the fact that caissa.onenet.net is down or cannot
>be reached for some reasons, I am not sure whether such
>an intallation of a private/local "FICS" server really works.
>
>Two questions:
>1. is the FICS server code really free and where can I get it
>2. is it straight forward to install a private client/server
>   connection in a LAN.
>3. are there better/other solution  to play over ethernet connections
>
>Thanks for any advise!
>
>Joachim
>
>P.S.: my email address has changed: it is now denzler@informatik.uni-erlangen.de
Chess Patner 4.2 supports this feature of private "FICS" local server/client.
If Chessbase GUI would support this feature and Chessmaster would also support
this feature then it would be possible to play games among these engines using
this feature.
Laurence




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