Thanks for the link. I see the reference to it is on their main page: https://www.schriever.af.mil/GpsSupportCenter/advisories.htm
Also note the leap second photos they used in the power point presentation came from: How to Watch a Leap Second http://www.leapsecond.com/notes/leap-watch.htm /tvb http://www.LeapSecond.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 00:30 Subject: [LEAPSECS] Schreiver AFB warns about leapsec > There is an interesting PowerPoint (sigh...) at Schriever AFB's GPS > support center: > > https://www.schriever.af.mil/GpsSupportCenter/archive/advisory/Leap_Second_E vent.ppt > > Amongst the nuggets: > > Large error makes data unusable for some applications > Eglin radar missed the leap second in 1998 > Thousands of observations had to be discarded > Problem was also evident at Clear > > > However, host system software receiving the 23:59:60 time hack may > not know what to do. System dependent response. > > > They clearly know what the problem with leap seconds is :-) > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TCP/IP since RFC 956 > FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe > Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
