-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Clinging to sanity, [EMAIL PROTECTED] mumbled in his beard:
>>> I believe there are currently subdomains of pool.ntp.org [...] > > Steve Kostecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This information is available on the NTP Pool Server topic in the NTP >> Public Service Project Servers Web: > > Yes, I know. But it's been discussed recently on the pool mailing > list, and there is some push maybe towards removing or redesigning > those subdomains to create better coverage. (For example, last time I > looked at gr.pool.ntp.org there was a solitary host.) Just for the benefit of those not following the timekeepers mailing list: this is an old debate - some (like me) think the pool should be an easy to use service for those that don't have high timing requirements but just want their clock to be synced reasonably close to the True Time(tm). For those, subdomains are not necessary - ntpd syncs to within a few 10 ms even over very bad network connections. The other side is those who want the pool to provide quite good time, and also are concerned about network traffic - my answer to these is that (i) if you want good time, you need to hand-pick your timeservers anyway and (ii) in terms of network traffic, ntp is an absolut no-brainer except in very rare circumstances. But please lets not debate this here - this is, as I said, an old debate and there is no 'correct solution' to it. You are of course invited to the timekeepers mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED], subject subscribe), and even if you don't start this debate again it is bound to re-surface every few months :-). cheers - -- vbi - -- OpenPGP encrypted mail welcome - my key: http://fortytwo.ch/gpg/92082481 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: get my key from http://fortytwo.ch/gpg/92082481 iKcEARECAGcFAkOioY1gGmh0dHA6Ly9mb3J0eXR3by5jaC9sZWdhbC9ncGcvZW1h aWwuMjAwMjA4MjI/dmVyc2lvbj0xLjUmbWQ1c3VtPTVkZmY4NjhkMTE4NDMyNzYw NzFiMjVlYjcwMDZkYTNlAAoJEIukMYvlp/fWHvUAoIqIBOijAsejjJAOokjn07Xo 7KB+AKDN3tW4DrpVnmXNcSQlxwEIkz+HYg== =sgtQ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
