I'm fine with that as long as it doesn't break the current usage. This all belongs in the parser and the ntp_config.c code.
Danny David L. Mills wrote: > Danny, > > You might recall the message that started the discussion was from a dude > that wanted to selectively listen on one broadcast subnet but not > another. I proposed to add a list of addresses to the broadcastclient > command and include both original broadcast as well as multicast, just > like the broadcast command now. I did not intend to remove the curent > multicastclient command nor novolley option in the interest of backward > compatibility. > > You invite me to change the manycast commands, presumably because nobody > uses them and backwards compatibilty doesn't matter. You might be right. > > Dave > > Danny Mayer wrote: >> Dave, >> >> My concern there was with the config file, user confusion and compatibility. >> >> On the matter of manycast I believe that is in the ntp_config.c code and >> you can change it in any way you choose. >> >> Danny >> >> David L. Mills wrote: >> >>> Danny, >>> >>> I prposed unifying the broadcastclient and multicastclient commands and >>> making the distinction on the basis of specified address. This is >>> similar to the way the broadcast command works now and would lesson >>> confusion. As I recall, you were not thrilled with that idea. I did not >>> intend to make a pissing contest over this, only a suggestion. Whether >>> the code to do this is in the I/O scope or related, I am incompetent to >>> muck there. >>> >>> Dave > > _______________________________________________ > questions mailing list > questions@lists.ntp.org > https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions > _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions