[Bug 1278365] Re: ntpdate target server

2014-02-18 Thread Jörg Frings-Fürst
Hi, I think this is not a bug und not a sercurity event. But you want to discuss them. So I convert this to a question. Jörg ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is

[Bug 1278365] Re: ntpdate target server

2014-02-18 Thread Jörg Frings-Fürst
The reporter want to discuss about this. ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Opinion = Invalid ** Converted to question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+question/244169 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is

[Bug 1278365] Re: ntpdate target server

2014-02-11 Thread itzeme
I aggree this issue might be appropriate to be discussed at the mailing list. Also for this reason setting the but to incomplete ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is

[Bug 1278365] Re: ntpdate target server

2014-02-11 Thread itzeme
Quote: 1. Where are you find a privacy issue? Please read the docu at The issue is based in the name and origin of the target server. Calling ntp.ubuntu cleary tells what kind of OS you are using. This is an increasing issue today 2. The use of ntp.ubuntu.com is IMHO the availability of the

[Bug 1278365] Re: ntpdate target server

2014-02-10 Thread Robie Basak
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. I'm not sure what the implications would be for making this change, and so am not comfortable with it. There may be issues with depending on third party servers, and also implications for Canonical IS to join a

[Bug 1278365] Re: ntpdate target server

2014-02-10 Thread Jörg Frings-Fürst
Hi, first thanks for submiting your bug. Short answers: 1. Where are you find a privacy issue? Please read the docu at - http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5905.txt - http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5906.txt - http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5907.txt - http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc5908.txt 2. The use of

[Bug 1278365] Re: ntpdate target server

2014-02-10 Thread Jonathan Davies
We already point people at the NTP pool: $ cat /etc/ntp.conf ... server 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org server 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org server 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org server 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org ... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to