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• 29 *shakes fist*

  Posted by Scr. Whiteboy 71 from on 2007-01-28 03:44:00

  So, is the name I'm trying to find in the key, or the decrypted text?  And which key am I looking at, the ciphertext->plaintext key? or the plaintext->ciphertext key?  I've found what could be considered names in both the decrypted text and keys, but none of what I've found is correct.  Am I going in the wrong direction?  Or should I keep banging my head against my desk until it comes to me?

   

  Thanks, love the site btw. :) 

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• 29 *shakes fist*

  Posted by Scr. Whiteboy 71 from on 2007-01-28 06:02:22 Reply

  Nevermind, yet another case sensitivity issue.  I've had the answer for days now.. nothing more frustrating than this. :)

  if($answer =~ /^somestringhere$/i);

  notice the bold 'i'.  Why are answers case sensitive again?

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• • Re^2: 29 *shakes fist*

    Posted by Pha. Sphinx 6553 from on 2007-01-28 11:57:28 Reply

    Why are answers case sensitive again?

    The answer to that can be found in the FAQ.

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    Huuuuuuu
  • • Re^3: 29 *shakes fist*

      Posted by Scr. Whiteboy 71 from on 2007-01-28 14:48:59 Reply

      The answer to that can be found in the FAQ.

       

      Ok.. here's what the faq says:

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      It says my answer is wrong...What should I do?

      Then it's wrong and you just have to keep trying. But remember, the solution is case-sensitive. If you are absolutely sure you've got the right answer, be sure to try all the reasonable possibilities of that answer.

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      So what part of this is answering my question?  It tells me what to do when I think I have the answer, but it doesn't answer why are the solutions case sensitive?  Lazyness?

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    • • Re^4: 29 *shakes fist*

        Posted by Pha. Sphinx 6553 from on 2007-01-28 17:05:07 Reply

        Right. It's basically to prevent the guessing of solutions by just solving the challenge partially. For instance, if the solution to a cipher or stegno challenge is pyramid, someone who has deciphered only the first two letters might just type in pyramid and pass the challenge. But if the solution is pyrAmid, then he or she will have to solve the entire cipher to get it.

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        Huuuuuuu
• 29 *shakes fist*

  Posted by Viz. justonp6 955 from on 2007-01-28 10:41:18 Reply

  Good job! Congrats!

   

   The answers are purely case-sensetive to annoy you :p

   

  Either way, I bet it made it that much more gratifying when you got it :p 

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  so I feel I stay on the 1% side. I bet the same is true for the majority of you, since you are reading Fravia's pages. If not, carry on and study some more essays, you will surely change your status.