[xGoddogx]

I had this as a hint to one of the geocaches I ended up not finding what does it mean? ' GNOYR '

[hydrodis]

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)




Which makes GNOYR into Table. decyyption can be found yo the right hand side of the cache detail page.

[DannyCaffeine]

Here is a decoder. Just copy/paste and you are set.


http://www.rot13.com/

Knowing how to use the decoder hydrodis posted above is best in case you need to decode something in the field. If you are doing a puzzle that requires doing a lot of ROT 13 it can hurt your eyes after a while. Also if you are dyslexic the decoder works wonders.

This post has been edited by DannyCaffeine: 24 April 2012 - 12:27 AM

[Pup Patrol]

xGoddogx, on 23 April 2012 - 11:07 PM, said:

I had this as a hint to one of the geocaches I ended up not finding what does it mean? ' GNOYR '

If you click on the link: (Decrypt) that is after "Additional Hints" on the cache page, the hint will be decrypted for you.





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This post has been edited by Pup Patrol: 24 April 2012 - 03:40 PM

[tdheot]

Does everyone use the same decoding method?

Also, does every cache have clues?

[Pup Patrol]

tdheot, on 27 April 2012 - 11:32 AM, said:

Does everyone use the same decoding method?

The clues on the cache pages all use the same decrypt code. It's a function of the software, not a choice of the cache owner.

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Also, does every cache have clues?

No, not all cache pages have clues. It's up to the cache owner whether to provide clues or not.

Some times, a cache owner will edit the cache page to add or change the clues.




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This post has been edited by Pup Patrol: 27 April 2012 - 11:42 AM

[tdheot]

Pup Patrol, on 27 April 2012 - 11:41 AM, said:

tdheot, on 27 April 2012 - 11:32 AM, said:

Does everyone use the same decoding method?

The clues on the cache pages all use the same decrypt code. It's a function of the software, not a choice of the cache owner.

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Also, does every cache have clues?

No, not all cache pages have clues. It's up to the cache owner whether to provide clues or not.

Some times, a cache owner will edit the cache page to add or change the clues.




B.

Wait, so the clues are on the webpage, not in the cache's area?

Haven't gone geocaching yet, planning to tomorrow.

It's good to know these things beforehand. I've looked through the first link on geocaching.com, are there any other essential guides I could look at?

[niraD]

Pup Patrol, on 27 April 2012 - 11:41 AM, said:

tdheot, on 27 April 2012 - 11:32 AM, said:

Does everyone use the same decoding method?

The clues on the cache pages all use the same decrypt code. It's a function of the software, not a choice of the cache owner.

For the record, the point of using rot13 is not to make the hint hard to decrypt, to make people somehow "work" for the hint. The point of using rot13 is that it is easy to decrypt by hand, and trivial to decrypt automatically, but still reasonably difficult to read accidentally in the encrypted form. This allows people to avoid the rot13 message (a geocache hint, an off-color joke, a spoiler, etc.) if they want, but to easily read the rot13 message when they choose to read it.

[Pup Patrol]

tdheot, on 27 April 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

Wait, so the clues are on the webpage, not in the cache's area?

Haven't gone geocaching yet, planning to tomorrow.

It's good to know these things beforehand. I've looked through the first link on geocaching.com, are there any other essential guides I could look at?

Yes, the clues are on the cache page. It's a good idea to read over the cache page before searching for it. And to read all the other cachers' logs.

Not sure what the "first link" is, but there's an excellent resource called the "Help Center" and it covers just about everything one needs to know:

http://support.Groun...pg=kb.book&id=1

And there's Geocaching 101:
http://www.geocachin...de/default.aspx

And Getting Started with Geocaching:
http://www.geocachin...ut/finding.aspx




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[tdheot]

Pup Patrol, on 27 April 2012 - 02:06 PM, said:

tdheot, on 27 April 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

Wait, so the clues are on the webpage, not in the cache's area?

Haven't gone geocaching yet, planning to tomorrow.

It's good to know these things beforehand. I've looked through the first link on geocaching.com, are there any other essential guides I could look at?

Yes, the clues are on the cache page. It's a good idea to read over the cache page before searching for it. And to read all the other cachers' logs.

Not sure what the "first link" is, but there's an excellent resource called the "Help Center" and it covers just about everything one needs to know:

http://support.Groun...pg=kb.book&id=1

And there's Geocaching 101:
http://www.geocachin...de/default.aspx

And Getting Started with Geocaching:
http://www.geocachin...ut/finding.aspx




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Cool, thanks. Looked through them

By the way, the "first link" that I was referring to was this: http://www.geocachin...de/default.aspx