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Subject: Re: Lightningrulez

Author: Jeremiah Penery

Date: 23:45:28 11/19/99

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On November 20, 1999 at 02:20:00, Lin Harper wrote:

>    I've just been trying to download a program called 'Lightningrulez',
>   but no luck. It's at www.cise.ufl.edu/~clg/lightningrulez/
>   Try the address, if you will, and drop a line back, see if you have
>   more luck than I did.
>    In case you don't know, this program lets you 'premove', ie, move
>   on your opponent's time. Provided that your move is still legal after
>   your opponent has moved, it will be made for you, instantly. No doubt
>   this is why some of the top players seem to move with incredible speed.
>   Is this unethical?..or even cheating?
>   It works with Winboard, and maybe a few other interfaces, but not
>   ICC's Blitzin, or so I'm told.

LightningRulez is a modified Winboard, nothing more.  It doesn't work "with" any
other interface - it is its own interface, just like Winboard, with some small
changes.  Most 'real' lightning/bullet players don't like people who premove -
it's seen somewhat like cheating.



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