[ntp:questions] False Reports of Leap-Seconds

David Woolley david at ex.djwhome.demon.co.uk.invalid
Mon Jan 26 07:41:02 UTC 2009


Richard B. Gilbert wrote:

> 
> Given the number of stratum 1, 2, and 3 systems that failed to get it 
> right, I'm not going to worry about any higher strata.

It is the stratum 1, 2 and 3 servers that need to set the leap indicator 
early.

There probably is a problem with leap indicators not being cancelled, 
but there seem to be a suggestion in the original article that leap 
indication should only be set within minutes of the event.




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