Call for Participants
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After M601 the next smallest Mersenne number is M617, which is on
the 'More Wanted' list of the Cunningham project. I am organizing a
distributed NFS effort to factor M617. Some binaries are available for
x86, alpha, and sparc solaris at ftp://ftp.netdoor.com/users/acurry/nfs/
If you wish to contribute download one of the binaries and email me to
reserve a range. As a test we will be factoring C(2,783+) first.
A word of warning, the program requires up to 20Mb of physical memory
free. I would suggest using a binary factor base, I should have put that
as default before uploading.
When you email me, please also include how many machines you can use
and if you would also be interested in factoring numbers on the Cunningham
'Most Wanted' list.
The programs should be considered beta versions. Let me know of any
questions, comments, or problems you may have with it.
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