[ntp:questions] Fwd: Using ntpdate -b SERVER shortly after SERVER boots
Richard B. gilbert
rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Tue Feb 13 20:14:17 UTC 2007
Uwe Klein wrote:
> Richard B. gilbert wrote:
>
>> Uwe Klein wrote:
>>
>>> Richard B. gilbert wrote:
>>>
>>>> Harlan Stenn wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Donald,
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you seen http://ntp.isc.org/Support/StartingNTP4 ?
>>>>>
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>>>> That's an interesting article but it misuses the word "precision".
>>>
>>
>>
>>> isn't that "resolution" ?
>>> iananes ( i am not a native english speaker ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>> Don't worry about it. Your English is SO much better than my Deutch.
>> (I can make a few polite noises in Español, Deütch, Nihongo (Japanese)
>> and Turkish). I'm fluent only in English and it could be argued
>> convincingly that I'm not fluent in English either!
>>
>> Resolution is a good synonym but NTP usage describes the "precision"
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>
> What about a glossary of terms used?
>
> uwe
A glossary would help too. At 113 8-1/2x11" pages, it's a fair sized
book and both an index and a glossary would be appropriate additions.
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