Jed Clear wrote: > David J Taylor wrote: >> >>> Gerriet M. Denkmann wrote: >> [] >>>> /etc/ntp.conf = "server time.asia.apple.com minpoll 12 maxpoll 17" >>>> (Created automatically by Date & Time Preferences) >> >> Normally, minpoll would be 6 and maxpoll 10, the default values. >> >> Why are you using 12 and 17? > > The correct question is why did Apple's MacOSX coders see fit to tack > "minpoll 12 maxpoll 17" to *every* line in ntp.conf, whenever you > look at the date & time preferences GUI. Part of it might be to > spare some of the load on the default NTP servers they supply in > apple.com. But the code ought not to mess with non-apple servers and > other non-server options. > > -Jed
Jed, Thanks for that information. I would have described such an implementation as "broken". David _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
