[ntp:questions] Thoughts on KOD

Harlan Stenn stenn at ntp.org
Mon Jul 7 22:59:20 UTC 2014


Rob writes:
> Jan Ceuleers <jan.ceuleers at computer.org> wrote:
> > I recommend providing motivation for the undesired clients to stop using
> > the server, by the server sending a regular response indicating that it
> > is not synchronised or replying in some other way that has no
> > timekeeping value to the offending client.
> 
> Well, that is what KOD actually is.
> However, it has so many broken and inconsistent bits that some clients
> believe that they have received a corrupted packet and decide to re-try
> the request to see if that results in a better response.

What are these "many broken and inconsistent bits" of which you speak?
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