Mersenne Numbers

[Alexander Kruppa]

Hans Aberg wrote:

> One might try the newsgroup sci.math, also asking for number theory 
> lists interested in Mersenne numbers; or try to Google a number theory 
> list. One should be aware of that announcements (not inquires) of new 
> mathematical software, at least in the past, was accepted to the 
> otherwise tightly moderated newsgroup sci.math.research. It might be the 
> case that an announcement with a question of where to donate the code 
> slips through the moderator.

I don't think an implementation of the LL test with a given 
multiple-precision libaray qualifies as a new development to be posted 
in a .research group. $x_i = x_{i-1}^2 - 2$ isn't terriby hard to do... 
the kicker is in writing fast squaring modulo Mersenne numbers via a DWT.

Is the original poster familiar with the GIMPS project?

Alex