I thought this (using [0123].pool...) was the default behavior / how  
we expected it to act?

-Jeff
SIG: HUP

On Jan 27, 2008, at 1:13 PM, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:

> I have discovered an issue that affects anyone who runs ntpd on an OS
> that uses the BIND resolver library *and* uses the pool servers.
>
> (to clarify, not directly an issue for the pool servers themselves,  
> but
> definitely for anyone who uses them; however, this may over time  
> result
> in sub-optimal access patterns for pool servers)
>
> It appears that the resolver library that comes with BIND 9.4.2,  
> unlike
> previous versions, has a per-process DNS cache.  This means round- 
> robin
> DNS no longer works, and you have to use [123].region.pool.ntp.org in
> your ntp.conf, or you will end up with just the same server several
> times over.
>
> At present, this affects anyone running FreeBSD-CURRENT newer than  
> mid-
> December or so, and anyone running FreeBSD 7.  I'm not sure which  
> other
> OSes it affects.
>
> I will try to follow this up with the appropriate FreeBSD people to  
> see
> if this can be corrected before or immediately after the 7.0 release.
>
> DES
> -- 
> Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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