On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 1:46 AM, Martin Burnicki <martin.burni...@burnicki.net> wrote: > I agree it would be good to implement this in an extension field, but > generally care should be taken not to break compatibility. I mean, how > do existing clients act if they receive a packet with unknown extension > field? Do they just ignore it, or do they just drop and ignore the whole > packet?
Another problem is that many ISPs are now filtering port 123 to packets with a specific, limited range of packet sizes. Adding any extension fields can cause the NTP replies to be blocked entirely. _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
