788-792 complete, 1 prime
Taking 800-802

792-796 complete - 2 primes
taking 802-806

800-801 complete, no primes.
Taking 806-808

801-802 and 806-807 complete, no primes.

Taking 808-810.

802-806 complete - 2 primes
taking 810-814

786-788 complete, one prime.

807-809 complete, no primes

Taking 814-816

More test files added, up to 840k.

810-814 complete - 2 primes
taking 816-820

Hi there folks,

First time poster, long time prime searcher. I've been doing it pretty much solo for the last 5 or 6 years (my profile at The Prime Pages is [URL]http://primes.utm.edu/bios/page.php?id=677[/URL])

I've not been particularly scientific about it - simply been choosing an n-value large enough to get into the Top 5000 list, then doing my own sieving and testing.

However, I'd like to be a part of a more co-ordinated effort, so would like to join here if I may.

Do I just grab one of the pre-sieved ranges from the first post, announce here what range I am grabbing and do away to do my tests?

Any pointers as to how to become a productive member of the project much appreciated ;-)

dmh-
Yes, you've got the idea in order to get started. On these team drives, we usually reserve work in order, lowest available first. If you find a prime, credit "rieselprime" as the team, and srsieve as the sieve program (see most of my primes, predrag's, etc).

You may also reserve your own k, but I suggest you work some of the team drive files first. Most of the people with single-k reservations have more than one machine at their disposal.

Happy hunting, and welcome!
-Curtis