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Not on this list are the Windows XP/Vista GPU clients (still ATI X1xxx series only) and the Windows SMP client. Note that they expire on October 1st, so if using those clients, make sure to download the updated version!
Can I mix and match SMP and non-SMP work units?
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It's not like someone can "cheat" in your name and cause your points to decrease. I wonder what is the reasoning behind this feature. This can kill the idea of subteams?What's a passkey?
The passkey is a unique identifier that allows you to prevent others from cheating in your name. Obtain a passkey from our web site (see below), enter it when you configure the client, and the client and servers will do the rest. Previously we have not had such an identifier in FoldingvHome (usernames for example could be shared by many people). You should keep your passkey secret. Please see the passkey FAQ for further discussion of passkeys.
Passkey FAQ wrote:So you don't have to use a passkey to fold under someone's name, but what is this bonus they are talking about?Do I need to get a passkey?
No, you can leave it blank during configuration and the client will operate normally. But we will not have any way of distinguishing units you completed from those others with the same name completed, and you will not be eligible for any bonuses.
Inkedsphynx wrote:So... I'm running the XP SMP client. It expires on Oct 1st? How do I get an updated version if there is no new release of Windows SMP clients? Does that mean we can't do SMP after Oct. 1st? I'm confused, sorry.
Worse yet, I'm going to be out of state on the 1st
just brew it! wrote:Inkedsphynx wrote:So... I'm running the XP SMP client. It expires on Oct 1st? How do I get an updated version if there is no new release of Windows SMP clients? Does that mean we can't do SMP after Oct. 1st? I'm confused, sorry.
With the v6 client, the same client supports both non-SMP and SMP operation.Worse yet, I'm going to be out of state on the 1st
So upgrade the client before then.
jeffry55 wrote:I share the same concern. Is there a thread on the official Folding forums / Dr. Pande's that goes into more detail about this stuff?The tie betwqeen a passkey and bonus points could use some clarification. The F@H website just makes the statement without any details on the applicability to folding clients and WUs.
I am not looking forward to this change.
Ragnar Dan wrote:The FAQ is either correct or not. It says there's no Windows version, but the download page has a Windows version with the same version number as the Linux SMP client. The way to test it, of course, is for someone running the Windows SMP client to download it and run it. Not very difficult.
This thread is a diversion from the original one started by 7im, and should be combined with it with several posts deleted.
7im wrote:And the PassKey is optional. Use it or don't, your choice. The PassKeys are still anonymous with no identifying info, unless you used an email address like [email protected]. And even if you knew Jack's folding user name and email address, you still couldn't read his email that had the PassKey in it. Safe, secure, anonymous. And if one of your clients goes rogue, and starts dumping hundreds of EUEs with 0 point WUs, you'll be thankful for the email Stanford sends you about it.
And IMO, using a PassKey could make SubTeams easier in a way. You can all use your own User ID, but use the PassKey for the subteam. I am guessing that you will eventually be able to display stats by PassyKey number. Just a thought.
1970BossMsutang wrote:So tell me i have the graphical one running on 2 of my computers now and didn't even notice there is a GPU one too...do you download them both and have them run at the same time or by downlaoding the gpu it comes with the other cpu version as well?
7im wrote:If the PassKey is meant to be shared, then why are they telling everyone to keep it a secret? And what's this deal about cheating?Eh, my other post was more about the beta clients expiring. It's good to have a seperate v6 thread, IMO.
The v6 SMP client for Windows is not ready yet. The FAQ is correct in that statement.
The download page has a Windows v6 beta CPU console client download, and an updated Windows v5.91 beta SMP console client download. Both will expire on 2008 02 02.
And the PassKey is optional. Use it or don't, your choice. The PassKeys are still anonymous with no identifying info, unless you used an email address like [email protected]. And even if you knew Jack's folding user name and email address, you still couldn't read his email that had the PassKey in it. Safe, secure, anonymous. And if one of your clients goes rogue, and starts dumping hundreds of EUEs with 0 point WUs, you'll be thankful for the email Stanford sends you about it.
And IMO, using a PassKey could make SubTeams easier in a way. You can all use your own User ID, but use the PassKey for the subteam. I am guessing that you will eventually be able to display stats by PassyKey number. Just a thought.
7im wrote:
The v6 SMP client for Windows is not ready yet. The FAQ is correct in that statement.
The download page has a Windows v6 beta CPU console client download, and an updated Windows v5.91 beta SMP console client download. Both will expire on 2008 02 02.
Tarx wrote:Thanks for the find!Some findings regarding passkey
- Requesting for a passkey with the same folding name and the same email address results in the same passkey provided.
- Requesting for a passkey with the same folding name but a different email address gives another passkey.
- Requesting for a passkey with a different folding name but the same email address gives a different passkey.
In other words, the passkey is directly linked with both the email address & folding name.
From the FAQ
"Perhaps more interestingly, we plan to shortly institute credit bonuses, which will be tied to passkeys."
"Finally, the existence of passkeys opens up future possibility of displaying to you your individual credit and other information, rather than just by username. "
Waiting to get more info about this.
The passkey is optional. It is asked as one of the questions during the configuration the client.
7im wrote:Different user names + same passkey also = subteam. But I recommend doing it the other way around. Fold with your own personal passkey, and fold with the user name of the subteam.
Tarx wrote:7im wrote:Different user names + same passkey also = subteam. But I recommend doing it the other way around. Fold with your own personal passkey, and fold with the user name of the subteam.
So if I use one of my passkeys for all my folding names on the various teams it will all be counted together?