Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 00:51:59 01/18/05
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On January 17, 2005 at 20:46:39, Jason Kent wrote: >Good read. > >I've used all three servers and USCL. I've even been a short-time paying member >to the three that cost money. I think FICS is a better choice than it appears >reading your review. Free is free, and I have played 1200+ games on FICS in the >last year with very few problems from cheating. > >Yes, some players -- and admins -- are immature and sometimes rude on FICS. The >language allowed on the server is also not up to my standards. Does ICC and >Playchess protect the chat on main channels? > >I don't like the chessbase interface at all. Even if it were bugless, the >design does not appeal to me. Blitzn is apparently full of spyware and >background processes that monitor your usage of chess programs while on the >server. It doesn't sound overly pleasant to me. Correct me if I'm wrong, but >playchess and ICC only allow one free choice for a GUI? This is a major con! I >could talk on and on about how much I like babaschess but I won't. :) > >If asked by friends who are learning chess, my recommendation is to start with >FICS, and babas. :) I try to keep spyware off my system...can you tell me which dlls might be spyware, or how you know Blitzin has spyware? Roger
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