Author: Will Singleton
Date: 19:46:22 10/27/99
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On October 27, 1999 at 11:57:24, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 27, 1999 at 02:37:03, Will Singleton wrote: > >>On October 27, 1999 at 00:05:10, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On October 25, 1999 at 23:02:12, Will Singleton wrote: >>> >>>>On October 25, 1999 at 22:06:11, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>>Here is the actual ICC noplay list: >>>> >>>><snip> >>>> >>>>>inmortal -crafty clone >>>> >>>><snip> >>>> >>>>Hmm.. Amateur has played this account many times, with a good record. I thought >>>>it was a human. Currently rated 2548. What makes you think it's a computer? >>>> >>>>Will >>> >>>When it played me, to get +noplayed, it has to kibitz "Hello from Crafty vxx.y" >>>which is how xboard/winboard detects crafty clones. It also says crafty in note >>>1. >> >>Hmmm again. I have played that account numerous times, and never seen any >>"Hello from Crafty" msg. My interface also rejects crafty accounts, so he has >>never kibitzed that to me. There are no notes in his fi notes. It's possible >>that it's a noplay left over from winboard 4.0.0, which apparently had the >>kibitz bug. > >No... the day I posted this I 'fingered' him and note 1 said crafty. Several >now do the +alias kibitz garbage trick to disable the "hello" kibitz. But they >don't want to do that for set as it breaks too many things. Every program on >the above list I posted said "crafty" in note one on the day I posted it. I >fingered each one. I believe you, though it's odd my prog would have success against this fellow if he were running crafty. Maybe he switches around. It would be good if you could provide your info to ICC, and a (C) would appear after inmortal. Will
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