At 07:28 PM 8/9/2002 -0700, Gary Edstrom wrote: >That brings to mind another question. I was wondering what you >do when you detect an error during double checking. Do you notify the >person that sent in the erroneous result so that he can check out his >computer further?
No, for several reasons. 1) We don't know your double-check is wrong until a triple (or even quadruple) check is run. Thus, it could be a few months before we'd email you. 2) If a first time check is bad, it will be two or three years before the double check and triple check come in to confirm this. 3) It would be a fair amount of work for me. Right now the server does not verify double-checks. That is done by me, with the aid of a program, at home. Matching bad results with email addresses, sending the email, and wading through bounced emails is not something I would relish! Is there interest in adding a new file to ones you can download at the bottom of http://www.mersenne.org/status.htm? It could contain all the confirmed bad results (I have kept this data). This would make it easier for you folks to check and see if you have any problem computers. _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
