> So yes, there is a difference. With htpdate, you synchronize against a _web_ > server. How do you know it has a stable time source? OTOH, with ntp you > synchronize against a specialized network _time_ server which is usually > equiped with an accurate time souce*), using a protocol that was specifically > desigend for that purpose (for example the time is adjusted without jumps), > see http://www.ntp.org/ for all the details. Thank you so much for the comparison Dirk. I did't take that aspect into account (I was concern about performance issues only, not correctness). So I guess for the moment I will keep using htpdate, and when I find the time I will switch to some ntp client. Actually, so far I haven't had problems with htpdate, but I guess in this case there's no harm in being paranoic.
Thanks everybody for your help. Best regards, Damian.
