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> So yes, there is a difference. With htpdate, you synchronize against a _web_ |
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> server. How do you know it has a stable time source? OTOH, with ntp you |
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> synchronize against a specialized network _time_ server which is usually |
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> equiped with an accurate time souce*), using a protocol that was specifically |
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> desigend for that purpose (for example the time is adjusted without jumps), |
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> see http://www.ntp.org/ for all the details. |
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Thank you so much for the comparison Dirk. I did't take that aspect |
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into account (I was concern about performance issues only, not |
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correctness). So I guess for the moment I will keep using htpdate, and |
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when I find the time I will switch to some ntp client. Actually, so |
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far I haven't had problems with htpdate, but I guess in this case |
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there's no harm in being paranoic. |
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Thanks everybody for your help. |
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Best regards, |
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Damian. |