NTP server(s) to use

Scott Dier dieman at ringworld.org
Fri Apr 21 17:05:32 BST 2006


Ivan Krstic wrote:
> Matthias Urlichs wrote:
>> 3- ask them to please add "ubuntu" as a separate subdomain, and use that
> 
> Given that [0-3].debian.pool.ntp.org are CNAMEs for [0-3].pool.ntp.org,
>  what's the point of using a vendor-specific pool, other than one extra
> DNS lookup?

I'm guessing they want to make it easier to disable entire vendors 
products if necessary.  I'm guessing this is useless since the 'good' 
vendors will comply and the 'bad' vendors will continue to abuse the 
crap out of specific NTP servers.

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Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org>



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