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diff --git a/data/help/timeseal b/data/help/timeseal new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6edbc86 --- /dev/null +++ b/data/help/timeseal @@ -0,0 +1,144 @@ + +timeseal + +WHAT IS TIMESEAL?! + + Timeseal is a program that has been developed to improve chess on internet. +Netlag often causes players to lose valuable seconds or even minutes on their +chess clocks. Transmission time is counted against you, unless the chess +server can tell exactly when information is transmitted. What timeseal does +is record your thinking time, so that transmission time is not counted against +you. Timeseal will not prevent netlag but it makes the games fairer when lag +occurs. + +HOW DO I USE TIMESEAL?! + + What you need to do is get a version of timeseal working on the computer +that connects you to the chess server. The timeseal program will work as a +relay station, and will keep track of transimission times. + + The following versions of timeseal are currently available (as of December +17, 1995): + + AIX-3.2-RISC-SOCKS + AIX-3.2-RISC + BSD386-1.0-i386 + BSDOS-2.0-i386 + HP-UX-A.09.05-9000.705 + HP-UX-B.09.03-9000.42E + IRIX-4.0.5H.IP12-mips + IRIX-5.3-IP22-mips + IRIX64.6.0.1.IP21.mips + Linux-1.2.9-SOCKS + Linux-1.2.9-i586 + OSF1-V3.0-alpha + SCO-3.2-i386 + SunOS-4.1.4-sun4c + SunOS-5.4-386 + SunOS-5.4-sun4d + TW-SunOS-TW2.0.1-twin2 + ULTRIX-4.3-RISC + Windows-Winsock (file is called tmsl11j.zip) + +To see if anyone of these may fit the hardware you are using, do "uname -a" in +your unix shell and see which unix system you have operating. Then, determine +whether you need one of the special Windows or SOCKS versions. + + +TO DOWNLOAD TIMESEAL + +Follow these directions: + +(1) Login to your unix/inet provider. (VAX/VMS not supported yet). Type + "uname -a" and remember the output. You will need this output to figure + out which version of timeseal will work on your system. + +(2) Type "ftp 164.58.253.10" which will get you to the onenet ftp site. When + you are asked for a login ID type: "ftp" or "anonymous". When you are + asked for a password, type your email address. + +(3) Type "cd pub/chess/timeseal" (in order to get to the correct + onenet directory) and type "dir" (in order to see which versions of + timeseal are currently available). Compare the available timeseal + versions to the type of unix operating system you have. + +(4) When you have found the timeseal version that will work on your system, + type "bin" (for "binary" transmission format) and then type "get + filename" (where "filename" is the name of the version from the + directory). + +(5) Wait for the ftp file transmission to complete, then type "quit". The + file should now be in your current directory -- probably the home dir. + +(6) Type "gunzip filename", "chmod 700 filename", and "mv filename timeseal". + These various commands make the timeseal program available on your + operating system. NOTE: There are times when using "chmod 700 filename" + does not work on your system. In this case, try "chmod 755 filename". + + Here is an example after you have ftp'd the version called + timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC.gz: + + gunzip timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC.gz + chmod 700 timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC + mv timeseal.ULTRIX-4.3-RISC timeseal + +Now you are ready ... to go to the next step. ;-) + + +TO RUN TIMESEAL WITH YOUR INTERFACE + + There are different procedures depending on which interface/system you are +using. If you use Xwindows +Xboard / xics, then go to A); if you have winsock, +then go to B); otherwise go to C). + +A) For Xwindows users, there are two methods (listed in order of preference). +Whichever approach you use, make sure that xboard and timeseal are in the same +directory. Use one or the other -- NOT BOTH! + + (1) Use this command (it is the more direct, simpler approach): + + ./xboard -ics -icshost 164.58.253.10 -telnet -telnetProgram timeseal + + (2) Executing "./timeseal 164.58.253.10 5000 -p xxxx &" causes timeseal + to bind itself to port xxxx and wait for a connection to the chess + server. Then you can start xboard / xics like this (remember to + exchange xxxx with a valid port number, like 5500, 5501, whatever you + like): + + ./xboard -ics -icshost localhost -icsport xxxx + ./xics localhost xxxx + + You MUST use the string "localhost". Do NOT write the chess server + host because then timeseal will not be on. "localhost" is a perfectly + valid address since it's aliased to 127.0.0.1 (loopback) which always + means the machine you are using. + +B) There are two steps: INSTALL and USE: + + INSTALL: Move the file tmseal.exe to the same directory as your client + program. Create a program manager icon for TMSEAL, using the normal + methods. (Select File|New from the program manager menu; click on New + Program Item, then in the dialog set the Directory field to the same + directory as above; set the command line to TMSEAL; you may check the Run + Minimized checkbox if you wish.) + + USE: Double-click on the TMSEAL icon before beginning your FICS session. + Then, in your client program, connect to "localhost" instead of the usual + "chess.onenet.net". Soon the usual logon messages will appear. Errors + if any will show up in the TMSEAL window. + +C) For other users (no xboard, no winsock) such as ziics, jiics, E-ICS, etc: + + Modify your interface configuration to replace the normal telnet command + with: "./timeseal 164.58.253.10 5000". + + +DONE! + +Questions? Ask channel 1 or an admin. + + +See Also: chan_1 ftp_hints interface lag + +[Written by Hawk, August 15, 1995; last modified: December 17, 1995 -- Friar] + |