Adrian von Bidder wrote: [] > Just for the benefit of those not following the timekeepers mailing > list: this is an old debate - some (like me) think the pool should be > an easy to use service for those that don't have high timing > requirements but just want their clock to be synced reasonably close > to the True Time(tm). For those, subdomains are not necessary - ntpd > syncs to within a few 10 ms even over very bad network connections. > The other side is those who want the pool to provide quite good time, > and also are concerned about network traffic - my answer to these is > that (i) if you want good time, you need to hand-pick your timeservers > anyway and (ii) in terms of network traffic, ntp is an absolut > no-brainer except in very rare circumstances. > > But please lets not debate this here - this is, as I said, an old > debate and there is no 'correct solution' to it. You are of course > invited to the timekeepers mailing list > ([EMAIL PROTECTED], subject subscribe), and even if you > don't start this debate again it is bound to re-surface every few > months :-). > > cheers > - -- vbi
Well, since I haven't had chance to speak on the "other" list, I'll speak here, but briefly. I like the present system because it offers: - generic addresses for those who aren't that fussy. - regional and country addresses for those of us who are more fussy. As the present system works, why change it? David _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
