[rlowe61]

One thing I have noticed. As Computer processing speeds have gotten faster, the lead time that the encrypted file is out there has shortened.
Though I have never attempted to hack the password, I have a very good understanding of process and the time that it would take to hack one of the last five passowrds.

I have the feeling (IMHO) that the GDC runs the password through a good algorithm, once hacked, they add 10-12 hrs to determine the release of the encrypted file. Basically, the math is you can't decrypt the file before kick off, they've tested and ensured that.

Have fun and just wait for the password on the 3rd. It will save you from headaches.

But the main reason they do this, as most of us know, is to keep their server from crashing on kick-off. If we have the file downloaded, we don't have to access the server, just decrypt. Faster, Easier, done.

roger