Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:19:29 04/13/99
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On April 13, 1999 at 17:05:27, Hristo wrote: >On April 13, 1999 at 16:49:11, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>I suggest using Crafty's list server for such specific questions. >>Tablebase files will help find mates, especially when the board is sparse. >>I see specific code to search for mate when all the pawns are gone, but I know >>tablebase lookups find lots of mates too. So maybe the rest are results of >>accidental tactical snacks leading to the big evening meal. The crafty >>listserver would be the best place to find out. > >Hi Dann. :-) >Where is this server? >The question I have is rather general. At what point a program searches >to see if it is going to lose its king?! Is there such a thing >at all(like Will suggested)?! >In the given situation I do not think tablebases would have helped. > >However, I have another example (that I remember) which would definitely go >under the tablebases jurisdiction, as you suggest. A crafty listserver informational message, copied from the list itself: --- Administrative commands for the crafty list --- I can handle administrative requests automatically. Please DO NOT SEND THEM TO THE LIST ADDRESS! If you do, I will not see them and other subscribers will be annoyed. Instead, send your message to the correct command address: To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <crafty-subscribe@jpunix.com> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <crafty-unsubscribe@jpunix.com> Send mail to the following for info and FAQ for this list: <crafty-info@jpunix.com> <crafty-faq@jpunix.com> Similar addresses exist for the digest list: <crafty-digest-subscribe@jpunix.com> <crafty-digest-unsubscribe@jpunix.com> To get messages 123 through 145 (a maximum of 100 per request), mail: <crafty-get.123_145@jpunix.com> To get an index with subject and author for messages 123-456 , mail: <crafty-index.123_456@jpunix.com> They are always returned as sets of 100, max 2000 per request, so you'll actually get 100-499. To receive all messages with the same subject as message 12345, send an empty message to: <crafty-thread.12345@jpunix.com> The messages do not really need to be empty, but I will ignore their content. Only the ADDRESS you send to is important. You can start a subscription for an alternate address, for example "john@host.domain", just add a hyphen and your address (with '=' instead of '@') after the command word: <crafty-subscribe-john=host.domain@jpunix.com> To stop subscription for this address, mail: <crafty-unsubscribe-john=host.domain@jpunix.com> In both cases, I'll send a confirmation message to that address. When you receive it, simply reply to it to complete your subscription. If despite following these instructions, you do not get the desired results, please contact my owner at crafty-owner@jpunix.com. Please be patient, my owner is a lot slower than I am ;-)
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