Marck,
Regarding your message dated: 13 August 2000...
MDP> In truth, time difference in seconds can't be really be relied upon. I
MDP> once saw someone sneering at PC clock synchronizers on this list but,
MDP> IMHO, such things are a necessity for clarity and to ensure that we
MDP> are all talking the same language. I use one which runs on the main
MDP> comms machine here on my LAN and knows how to get the current real
MDP> time from a time server. It will do this at one minute intervals while
MDP> I am connected to an ISP and I dial out at least every 15 minutes.
MDP> This software also provides time server services for the LAN and all
MDP> other machines here look to it for an update at around 30 minute
MDP> intervals. A PC clock will drift by a few seconds every day. The
MDP> practices I observe here mean that no PC in the house is out by more
MDP> than a second at any time (except in the case of prolonged dial-out
MDP> failure).
I'd agree that a time synchroniser is pretty much essential to allow
accurate clock-times to be maintained... I use "Dimension 4" which is
a marvellous little piece of freeware. I discovered it when a
colleague's machine lost its ability to maintain the clock-time when
it was switched off (i.e. A CMOS clock problem) and by putting
"Dimension 4" into the startup group the machine re-established its
link with "the real world" on each boot.
In case anyone is interested, "Dimension 4" is available here...
http://www.accessone.com/~thinkman/dimension4/
Cheers,
Mark
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