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- From: Raoul Schaffner <raoul@inf.eawag.ch>
- Subject: TCP or NTP Time Clients for Mac?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.092702.11959@bernina.ethz.ch>
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 09:27:02 GMT
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- Hi all!
-
- I'm looking for NTP (Network Time Protocol) or TCP Time Clients for the
- Mac. The main difference between these protocols is accuracy:
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- NTP: plusminus 1 msec
- TCP: plusminus 1 sec
-
- I once installed the VersaTerm Time Client V1.1.3 and hooked it up to our
- TCP time server (in fact, yesterday). The Time Client was able to
- establish a connection and to set the Mac's internal clock quite well. But
- then the seconds started to jump back and forth, which is not so good for
- programs depending on a clock (like networking applications). I saw this
- behaviour of the internal clock in the General Controls CP as well as in
- the VersaTerm Time Client CP. And two networking apps I tested failed:
-
- Fetch 2.1 and
- Mac340 with telnet session.
-
-
- Now I'm looking for other implementations of TCP or better NTP Time
- Clients for the Mac. Any Ideas?
-
- Best regards,
- Raoul
-
-
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