2009/1/9 Cesium <cesiumpic...@gmail.com>: > > What we need is clarification of the maximum offset of any server from > UTC(NIST).
Marzia in this thread has already said they dont offer any guarantees. I'm still unsure how knowing that (say) it shouldnt deviate more than 10 seconds is actully going to help. What will you do with that figure? > Some description of the syncronization algorithm used would also be > nice. > (Large discontinuities in a time scale are evil.) > > I really, really don't like this idea: > "Put your own central server on the web and use urlfetch() to get > timestamp/invoice numbers. " > > NIST is in fact working on a time service using port 80, but it won't > be ready before my application's rollout. > > I'm currently using the GAE server time, and my tests show that it > agrees with UTC(NIST) within the > uncertainty of my measurements. I'd just like an 'official' > clarification. > > Cesium > > > > -- Barry - www.nearby.org.uk - www.geograph.org.uk - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
