On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 11:16:56 -0600, Matt Bahls wrote:
> Now another question. Could somebody recommend a good time setting
> program for DOS or Win3.1? I'm talking about a program that will dial into
> one of the national time clocks and set your computer to that time. I have
> Wtime for Windows but it times out before doing anything. I would really
> like one that works in DOS using my current Internet connection, but would
> settle for one that dials a long distance number since it only takes a minute
> or so to get the time.
Hi Matt:
You can download a program named TIME-E01.EXE, 150,333 bytes from
John Lewis' page, the VE3LGS Home Page, http://members.kingston.net/lewis.
Freeware! This program is for DOS and it should be just the thing you are
looking for. BTW, John provides EZ setup utilities with his program
downloads. I believe the program mentioned above includes NetDial by
Marc Ressl and also EPPPD.EXE.
Another DOS program I could recommend for automagically setting your PC's
system time upon connecting to the internet is Nettamer. Functional
shareware available at http://www.nettamer.net. Registration removes a
nag screen and activates a few extra perks.
There are lots of time clocks on the internet that can automagically set
your PC's system time as long as you connect with a program that has a
feature designed for this purpose and configured correctly. A problem you
will run into is that you will often find that the connection will time
out and you won't be able to contact the time server. You will have to
experiment with several different time servers until you find one that you
can almost always successfully connect to.
Good luck!
Sam Heywood
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