Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:05:38 09/08/04
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On September 08, 2004 at 22:59:28, Albert Silver wrote: >On September 08, 2004 at 22:43:11, Will Singleton wrote: > >>On September 08, 2004 at 22:09:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On September 08, 2004 at 20:56:26, Will Singleton wrote: >>> >>>>On September 08, 2004 at 20:03:41, Joshua Shriver wrote: >>>> >>>>>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/08/2038258 >>>> >>>>Yow. They tell how to hack the timestamp program, then say there's no good way >>>>to defeat the hack. Interesting, to say the least. >>> >>> >>>This is all old news. There has been a way to exploit timestamp that is >>>well-known for at least a couple of years. >>> >>>yawn... >> >>Pardon me while I wake up. :) I assume then that Darooha & Company has ignored >>the issue, or that it cannot be easily addressed. Which is it? In any case, it >>means that serious online play at ICC is compromised, and it follows that all >>CCT tourneys are suspect, > >I don't know about the rest, but unless I missed something, I don't really see >how CCT tournaments are at any signifiant risk. If you see your queen >mysteriously move and know it wasn't your program, I doubt it will go unnoticed >or ignored. On the other hadn beware of any new computer accounts by names along >the lines of "hypnotist" and see in the finger notes: > >1) Can lull you into playing moves you did not intend.... > > Albert The danger is the time issue. Artificial lag can give me extra seconds per move. Not a huge problem for longer games as someone might become suspicious of 30 second lag that is consistent. But for blitz games it could be a decisive edge between humans or computers or a mix... > >>as well as ICC regular tourneys, other events, and >>their rating system in general. >> >>That's not a yawn.
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