Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
I am using the following command to play on FICS: E:\Polygot\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshelper timeseal.exe /icshost http://www.freechess.org /icsport 5000 /fcp="polyglot1.4w.exe polyglot.ini" -zippyGameEnd='say thanks
This works great except for one thing! I am automaticly loged out every 1 hour if idle!
Now I have found that if I type or say something from time to time, I wont be loged off!
However I want my computer to be able to always stay loged in, so I can play with it even when I am not at home!
So can someone please tell me if there is a command I can add to this string to enable zippy to shout out a word or something from time to time so I will not be logged off?
I would really appreciate any help becouse I am really a beginner at this, so I figure that some of you might be more qualyfied to help me with this!
Thanks in advance!
This works great except for one thing! I am automaticly loged out every 1 hour if idle!
Now I have found that if I type or say something from time to time, I wont be loged off!
However I want my computer to be able to always stay loged in, so I can play with it even when I am not at home!
So can someone please tell me if there is a command I can add to this string to enable zippy to shout out a word or something from time to time so I will not be logged off?
I would really appreciate any help becouse I am really a beginner at this, so I figure that some of you might be more qualyfied to help me with this!
Thanks in advance!
- matematiko
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Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
Download this version of WinBoard from here:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/winboard.zip
Then launch WinBoard with the keepalive command as follows:
The /keepalive 30 option will send a "date" command to the ICS every 30 minutes (after the last move you played, so it only starts working after you played a game).
Be aware that:
-This WinBoard version might be somewhat different from what you are used to.
- Still in beta stage.
- Make a back-up of your winboard.ini file just in case this new winboard changes it a lot.
- I do not guarantee this will work, I base my suggestion on information I found here and there.
Cheers,
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/winboard.zip
Then launch WinBoard with the keepalive command as follows:
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E:\Polygot\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshelper timeseal.exe /icshost http://www.freechess.org /icsport 5000 /keepalive 30 /fcp="polyglot1.4w.exe polyglot.ini" -zippyGameEnd='say thanks
Be aware that:
-This WinBoard version might be somewhat different from what you are used to.
- Still in beta stage.
- Make a back-up of your winboard.ini file just in case this new winboard changes it a lot.
- I do not guarantee this will work, I base my suggestion on information I found here and there.
Cheers,
Using engines to cheat:
- It is not ethical,
- It is useless, nothing is gained (how can one be proud of a score earn with dishonesty?)
- You will be baned, sooner or later,
- It gives us (the true chess engine players) a bad reputation.
- It is not ethical,
- It is useless, nothing is gained (how can one be proud of a score earn with dishonesty?)
- You will be baned, sooner or later,
- It gives us (the true chess engine players) a bad reputation.
Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
Thanks alot for this line, I will test it and tell if it works!matematiko wrote:Download this version of WinBoard from here:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/winboard.zip
Then launch WinBoard with the keepalive command as follows:The /keepalive 30 option will send a "date" command to the ICS every 30 minutes (after the last move you played, so it only starts working after you played a game).Code: Select all
E:\Polygot\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshelper timeseal.exe /icshost http://www.freechess.org /icsport 5000 /keepalive 30 /fcp="polyglot1.4w.exe polyglot.ini" -zippyGameEnd='say thanks
Be aware that:
-This WinBoard version might be somewhat different from what you are used to.
- Still in beta stage.
- Make a back-up of your winboard.ini file just in case this new winboard changes it a lot.
- I do not guarantee this will work, I base my suggestion on information I found here and there.
Cheers,
Thanks again!
Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
Ok, so I downloaded the Winboard from the link, extracted it and put the "winboard.exe" file in my e:\polygot folder!matematiko wrote:Download this version of WinBoard from here:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/winboard.zip
Then launch WinBoard with the keepalive command as follows:The /keepalive 30 option will send a "date" command to the ICS every 30 minutes (after the last move you played, so it only starts working after you played a game).Code: Select all
E:\Polygot\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshelper timeseal.exe /icshost http://www.freechess.org /icsport 5000 /keepalive 30 /fcp="polyglot1.4w.exe polyglot.ini" -zippyGameEnd='say thanks
Be aware that:
-This WinBoard version might be somewhat different from what you are used to.
- Still in beta stage.
- Make a back-up of your winboard.ini file just in case this new winboard changes it a lot.
- I do not guarantee this will work, I base my suggestion on information I found here and there.
Cheers,
Then I replaced the shortcut string with the one you suggested!
However now when I try to run winboard, I get the following error message: Unrecognized argument /keepalive
Is there something else I have to do?
Thanks again for helping me!
- matematiko
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- Posts: 1511
- Joined: 17 Oct 2007 13:32
- Location: Texas USA
Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
I just reported this issue to H.G. Muller, one of the WinBoard developers.
Stay tuned for an answer.
Cheers,
Stay tuned for an answer.
Cheers,
Using engines to cheat:
- It is not ethical,
- It is useless, nothing is gained (how can one be proud of a score earn with dishonesty?)
- You will be baned, sooner or later,
- It gives us (the true chess engine players) a bad reputation.
- It is not ethical,
- It is useless, nothing is gained (how can one be proud of a score earn with dishonesty?)
- You will be baned, sooner or later,
- It gives us (the true chess engine players) a bad reputation.
Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
zappa79 wrote:Ok, so I downloaded the Winboard from the link, extracted it and put the "winboard.exe" file in my e:\polygot folder!matematiko wrote:Download this version of WinBoard from here:
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/winboard.zip
Then launch WinBoard with the keepalive command as follows:The /keepalive 30 option will send a "date" command to the ICS every 30 minutes (after the last move you played, so it only starts working after you played a game).Code: Select all
E:\Polygot\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshelper timeseal.exe /icshost http://www.freechess.org /icsport 5000 /keepalive 30 /fcp="polyglot1.4w.exe polyglot.ini" -zippyGameEnd='say thanks
Be aware that:
-This WinBoard version might be somewhat different from what you are used to.
- Still in beta stage.
- Make a back-up of your winboard.ini file just in case this new winboard changes it a lot.
- I do not guarantee this will work, I base my suggestion on information I found here and there.
Cheers,
Then I replaced the shortcut string with the one you suggested!
However now when I try to run winboard, I get the following error message: Unrecognized argument /keepalive
Is there something else I have to do?
Thanks again for helping me!
Looking at the command lines implemented for keepalive activity, all you need to do is capitalized the letter A :
keepAlive
This should solve the "Unrecognized arguments" error-message you've been getting. Good luck.
Prima.
Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
Ok, so the capitalized "A" in /KeepAlive did the trick!
But now it´s not starting becouse of this message: timeseal http://freechess.org: The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found.
Could it be becouse of the new winboard.exe, becouse I did not get that message before?
It´s just like they say, one step forward and two steps back!
Anyway, we are making some progress here, and I could never do this without your help!
Thanks guys!
(If we manage to get this going I will write a step by step tutorial on this, so if other people wants to use it they will not have to go trough all this trouble! )
But now it´s not starting becouse of this message: timeseal http://freechess.org: The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found.
Could it be becouse of the new winboard.exe, becouse I did not get that message before?
It´s just like they say, one step forward and two steps back!
Anyway, we are making some progress here, and I could never do this without your help!
Thanks guys!
(If we manage to get this going I will write a step by step tutorial on this, so if other people wants to use it they will not have to go trough all this trouble! )
Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
zappa79 wrote:Ok, so the capitalized "A" in /KeepAlive did the trick!
But now it´s not starting becouse of this message: timeseal http://freechess.org: The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found.
Could it be becouse of the new winboard.exe, becouse I did not get that message before?
It´s just like they say, one step forward and two steps back!
Anyway, we are making some progress here, and I could never do this without your help!
Thanks guys!
(If we manage to get this going I will write a step by step tutorial on this, so if other people wants to use it they will not have to go trough all this trouble! )
The message you're getting "The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found" indicates the TimeSeal.exe is missing from the WinBoard.exe folder.
TimeSeal.exe is a device that serves as a real-time tracker and attempts to avoid and/or reduce lag predominant in most servers.
I have several of these timeseals.exe around but I uploaded a TimeSeaL.exe that I could find for now for you. Be sure to place this timeseal.exe where the WinBoard.exe is.
Prima.
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Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
The strange thing is that I DO have both the TimeSeal.exe and the TimeStamp.exe in the same folder, I tried however to download the version you uploaded and replaced it with the old one, still no go!Prima wrote:The message you're getting "The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found" indicates the TimeSeal.exe is missing from the WinBoard.exe folder.zappa79 wrote:Ok, so the capitalized "A" in /KeepAlive did the trick!
But now it´s not starting becouse of this message: timeseal http://freechess.org: The requested name is valid, but no data of the requested type was found.
Could it be becouse of the new winboard.exe, becouse I did not get that message before?
It´s just like they say, one step forward and two steps back!
Anyway, we are making some progress here, and I could never do this without your help!
Thanks guys!
(If we manage to get this going I will write a step by step tutorial on this, so if other people wants to use it they will not have to go trough all this trouble! )
TimeSeal.exe is a device that serves as a real-time tracker and attempts to avoid and/or reduce lag predominant in most servers.
I have several of these timeseals.exe around but I uploaded a TimeSeaL.exe that I could find for now for you. Be sure to place this timeseal.exe where the WinBoard.exe is.
Prima.
Maybe it´s something with the new winboard.exe? I did not get the message before!
Re: Disable autologout in FICS/ICC
Ok guys, I experimented with the code on my own a little and finaly found this line to atleast let me start the program without errors!
E:\Polygot\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshost freechess.org /icsport=5000 /icshelper=timeseal /keepAlive 30 /fcp="polyglot1.4w.exe polyglot.ini" -zippyGameEnd='say thanks
Now the only thing left to do is to test and see if it works without logging off!
Thank you all very much for your help, I will keep you posted when I have tested it to see if it works!
cheers
E:\Polygot\winboard.exe /zp /ics /icshost freechess.org /icsport=5000 /icshelper=timeseal /keepAlive 30 /fcp="polyglot1.4w.exe polyglot.ini" -zippyGameEnd='say thanks
Now the only thing left to do is to test and see if it works without logging off!
Thank you all very much for your help, I will keep you posted when I have tested it to see if it works!
cheers