[ntp:questions] Re: Laptop

David J Taylor david-taylor at blueyonder.co.not-this-bit.nor-this-part.uk
Tue Mar 14 08:01:55 UTC 2006


Jed Clear wrote:
> David J Taylor wrote:
>>
>>> Gerriet M. Denkmann wrote:
>> []
>>>> /etc/ntp.conf = "server time.asia.apple.com minpoll 12 maxpoll 17"
>>>> (Created automatically by Date & Time Preferences)
>>
>> Normally, minpoll would be 6 and maxpoll 10, the default values.
>>
>> Why are you using 12 and 17?
>
> The correct question is why did Apple's MacOSX coders see fit to tack
> "minpoll 12 maxpoll 17" to *every* line in ntp.conf, whenever you
> look at the date & time preferences GUI.  Part of it might be to
> spare some of the load on the default NTP servers they supply in
> apple.com.  But the code ought not to mess with non-apple servers and
> other non-server options.
>
> -Jed

Jed,

Thanks for that information.  I would have described such an 
implementation as "broken".

David 





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