skieros wrote:

.... Any clue why? Same thing happens with all uci engines i tried....

Sure I have a clue: you didn't read the winboard (and zippy) help files.

To give you an example what is necessary:


/xboard -zp -ics -icshost 69.36.243.188 -icshelper timeseal -icslogon
/home/volker/bin/fics.ini ...-fcp ./'polyglot glaurung.ini'
-fd /home/volker/Schach/polyglot ...

xboard (or winboard) have to know that it plays on a server. Therefore -zp
has to be used. It must act in correct time therefore it needs a helper
application (timeseal or timestamp depending on the server). Uci engines
need the help of polyglot and an appropiate .ini file. An server.logon
file with your account data and basic server commands is also very useful.

Volker