brian 98/05/20 03:19:19
Modified: . INSTALL src INSTALL htdocs/manual install.html Log: PR: 1808 Add note about setting the proper system time. Revision Changes Path 1.29 +9 -0 apache-1.3/INSTALL Index: INSTALL =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/INSTALL,v retrieving revision 1.28 retrieving revision 1.29 diff -u -r1.28 -r1.29 --- INSTALL 1998/05/12 12:13:48 1.28 +++ INSTALL 1998/05/20 10:19:11 1.29 @@ -356,6 +356,15 @@ http://www.apache.org/docs/ for a complete reference of available configuration directives. + 9. Set your system time properly! + ------------------------------ + + Proper operation of a public web server requires accurate time + keeping, since elements of the HTTP protocol are expressed as the time + of day. So, it's time to investigate setting up NTP or some other + time synchronization system on your Unix box, or whatever the + equivalent on NT would be. + 8. Contacts -------- 1.22 +8 -0 apache-1.3/src/INSTALL Index: INSTALL =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/src/INSTALL,v retrieving revision 1.21 retrieving revision 1.22 diff -u -r1.21 -r1.22 --- INSTALL 1998/04/03 13:38:34 1.21 +++ INSTALL 1998/05/20 10:19:16 1.22 @@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ specifically call them by other names, use the AccessConfig and ResourceConfig directives in httpd.conf. + Set your system time properly! + + Proper operation of a public web server requires accurate time + keeping, since elements of the HTTP protocol are expressed as the time + of day. So, it's time to investigate setting up NTP or some other + time synchronization system on your Unix box, or whatever the + equivalent on NT would be. + Upgrading an Existing Apache Environment ---------------------------------------- 1.21 +8 -0 apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/install.html Index: install.html =================================================================== RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/htdocs/manual/install.html,v retrieving revision 1.20 retrieving revision 1.21 diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 --- install.html 1998/02/05 20:04:10 1.20 +++ install.html 1998/05/20 10:19:18 1.21 @@ -159,6 +159,14 @@ on a directory-by-directory basis by using <CODE>.htaccess</CODE> files in directories accessed by the server. +<H3>Set your system time properly!</H3> + +Proper operation of a public web server requires accurate time +keeping, since elements of the HTTP protocol are expressed as the time +of day. So, it's time to investigate setting up NTP or some other +time synchronization system on your Unix box, or whatever the +equivalent on NT would be. + <H3>Starting and Stopping the Server</H3> To start the server, simply run <CODE>httpd</CODE>. This will look for