Re: setting hardware clock from NIST

[Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es>]

Kirk Strauser wrote:
> At 2003-11-05T02:18:06Z, Roberto Sanchez <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es> writes:
>
>
> > I use the ntp and ntp-simple packages.  These are the public time servers
> > I use in /etc/ntp.conf:
> >
> > server ntp2.usno.navy.mil
> > server ntp-1.vt.edu
> > server ntp-2.vt.edu
>
>
> Don't do that.  Besides putting a load on the precious stratum-1 servers and
> stratum-2 servers on the other side of the Big Pond, look at
> http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock2a.html to find some servers
> closer to home.  The backbone will be happier and your clock will be more
> accurate.

I already consulted that list.  My home is in Orlando, FL :-)

I only got an @yahoo.es account becuase they 6MB storage (versus 4MB for
regular @yahoo.com) and still offer free POP3 access (which costs money
for an @yahoo.com account).

-Roberto

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