Re: [LEAPSECS] more poison in the NTP pool

2012-09-01 Thread David Malone
> comp.protocols.time.ntp contains a list of nearly 50 NTP servers > with bogus leap indicator today. > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/comp.protocols.time.ntp/vh I actually have per-hour leap bits information for a bunch of servers going back to before the 2008 leap. It's what

Re: [LEAPSECS] more poison in the NTP pool

2012-09-01 Thread Rob Seaman
On Aug 31, 2012, at 11:58 PM, David Malone wrote: > I have 4-year versions of the "fraction of servers advertising > leapbits" graph here: > > http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwmalone/time/leap2012/ntp-leapbits.png > > It seems from this that there are always a few people advertising > leap secon

Re: [LEAPSECS] more poison in the NTP pool

2012-09-01 Thread Warner Losh
On Sep 1, 2012, at 8:05 AM, Rob Seaman wrote: > On Aug 31, 2012, at 11:58 PM, David Malone wrote: > >> I have 4-year versions of the "fraction of servers advertising >> leapbits" graph here: >> >> http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwmalone/time/leap2012/ntp-leapbits.png >> >> It seems from this th

Re: [LEAPSECS] more poison in the NTP pool

2012-09-01 Thread Steve Allen
On 2012 Sep 1, at 08:07, Warner Losh wrote: > Does kinda show that it isn't trivial to get this right all the time... With a notable percentage of the NTP servers always indicating leap it's another instance of "Don't believe everything the internet says." This begs for a compare and contrast wit