The Underhanded C Contest

[mfukar]

The fifth Underhanded C Contest is open since yesterday. Anyone going to have a go at it? (I bet the Alitalia guys have completed it already..)
I'm interested, and not sure where am I going to find the time for it.

For more information see http://underhanded.xcott.com/?p=18

[foldingstock]

Your program must inexplicably misroute a piece of luggage if the right kind of free text comment is provided by the check-in clerk. Misrouting means that your program’s output either places that luggage on the wrong flight, or fails to provide a record when it should. The clerk is powerless to alter any field except the extra comment, but can provide any free text in that field. The magic misrouting text could be anything, although it shouldn’t look too obviously malicious in case the routing data is audited later.

Doesn't the existing system Airlines use already do this?

[mfukar]

Feels like reinventing the wheel, doesn't it?

[foldingstock]

Anyone here participating in this?

[Thor]

Your program must inexplicably misroute a piece of luggage if the right kind of free text comment is provided by the check-in clerk. Misrouting means that your program’s output either places that luggage on the wrong flight, or fails to provide a record when it should. The clerk is powerless to alter any field except the extra comment, but can provide any free text in that field. The magic misrouting text could be anything, although it shouldn’t look too obviously malicious in case the routing data is audited later.

Doesn't the existing system Airlines use already do this?

lol.

I think I may actually try this contest out.