On Mon, 12 Sep 2005, Ask Bjørn Hansen wrote:
> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 04:44:49 -0700
> From: Ask Bjørn Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Henk P.Penning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [time] Nearby servers
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2005, at 11:01 PM, Henk P. Penning wrote:
>
> > Great ; can we assume (for all practical purposes) that
> > the relation is symmetrical ?
>
> I don't think we can.
>
> For example if we make a mapping for Algeria to use servers from
> France, we'll not want French users to use the (for now
> hypothetically) Algerian server.
>
> In other words: I prefer the flexibility of not having symmetrical
> relationships.
Ok.
Last shot ; I would code it as an exception
dz => -fr
meaning : France is close to Algeria, but Algeria isn't close to France
If you think there are more exceptions (asym relations) to the rule
than cases that follow the rule, it is shorter to specify all
neighbour relations. Fine.
Just to be sure ; if you ask for 'pool.ntp.org' addresses,
you get random stuff from the /global/ pool, right?
> - ask
HPP
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