> On Tuesday 19 November 2002 16:21, George Woltman wrote: > > At 01:30 PM 11/19/2002 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Last week this was a 1st test assignment, now it's a double check? > > >Unfortunately there was a server sync in the meantime, so I can't check > > > the cleared.txt. But I find in hrf3.txt: > > > > > >11976787,berra,WV1 > > > > The berra test had errors and the exponent was re-released for first-time > > testing. I did this by manually setting the exponent's state. My guess is > > the database sync caused the server to once again notice it has a result > > for the exponent and now flags it as a double-check. > > Surely this really doesn't matter. If the first test had errors, there is
> still a reasonable chance of discovering a prime - at any rate, as good as > running a LL test on a 17M range exponent. Also, PrimeNet will still credit > you; there is no distinction between credit for a first LL test and credit > for a double-check. > > Regards > Brian Beesley Thanks George and Brian for the explanation, and apologies to berra for having suspected him of having cheated. Norbert _________________________________________________________________________ Unsubscribe & list info -- http://www.ndatech.com/mersenne/signup.htm Mersenne Prime FAQ -- http://www.tasam.com/~lrwiman/FAQ-mers
