Rick Jones wrote: > Mohit Aron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Harlan Stenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> See http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Dev/DeprecatingNtpdate . > >> Thanks. It seems 'sntp -r <server>' is the appropriate replacement >> for ntpdate. > > I'm sure I'm about to soil my shoe in what may be an old and > well-trodden pile, but if sntp can set the time as well and as quickly > as ntpdate, why a new program rather than fixes/enhancements to the > old one? Command-name inertia can be rather strong. Eg nslookup vs > dig or host. >
SOME programs can be easily fixed, enhanced, etc. Other programs, thanks to such things as great age, poor initial design, or "too many cooks" can be a nightmare to maintain. I've got a copy of ntpdate that I use and will go on using. It does what I want it to do! If it fails I'll consider using something else. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
