[ntp:questions] False Reports of Leap-Seconds

Unruh unruh-spam at physics.ubc.ca
Mon Jan 26 07:20:40 UTC 2009


dwmalone at maths.tcd.ie (David Malone) writes:

>Unruh <unruh-spam at physics.ubc.ca> writes:

>>>Since I have not (and will not) test all NTP servers, operators reading
>>>this newsgroup should check their own servers to ensure they are not
>>>reporting false leap-seconds.

>>Well, maybe you will catch 1 in a thousand of them.

>I'm still monitoring a slice of them and updating the graphs at:

>	http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwmalone/time/leap2008.html#ntpleapflag

>The number of stratum 1 servers advertising the leap is almost zero
>now. The number of pool and stratum 2 servers is still somewhat
>higher,

No I meant one in a thousand would read this post of yours and repent and
change their ways. 

Why not publish a list of the errant servers and shame them into good behaviour. 



>	David.




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