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From: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)
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Subject: Re: Difinitive time server
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Date: 7 Apr 90 14:52:00 GMT
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In article <9004071424.AA15065@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> RUBIN%POLYGRAF@GRAF.POLY.EDU (David Rubin) writes:

   I am looking for a list of difinitive time servers on the Internet.
   I need to find the most accurate time possible.  Does anyone
   have a list of difinitive time servers?

You want to run NTP, the Network Time Protocol.  FTP a copy of
pub/ntp/clock.txt from louie.udel.edu.  The first few lines
follow:

========================================================================
= Information on NTP Time Servers and Radio Timecode Receivers         =
= Last updated 6 March 1989                                            =
========================================================================

General Information

This file is provided for information purposes only and represents the best
information available at the date posted above. It does not represent a
committment to provide connectivity or time service on the part of the
operators involved. Further information of a technical nature can be
obtained from the ntp@trantor.umd.edu list. To subscribe to this list,
contact ntp-request@trantor.umd.edu (Louie Mamakos).

--Ed

Edward Vielmetti, U of Michigan math dept.
emv@math.lsa.umich.edu