Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!pacbell.com!ucsd!ucbvax!CS.UCLA.EDU!wales From: wales@CS.UCLA.EDU (Rich Wales) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.time.ntp Subject: Re: comp.protocols.time.ntp newsgroup Message-ID: <901213.230448z.09834.wales@valeria.cs.ucla.edu> Date: 13 Dec 90 23:04:48 GMT References: <2428.2767a2e0@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: inet Organization: The Internet Lines: 16 Dan -- Replying to your query: The "comp.protocols.time.ntp" newsgroup (and an associated mailing list) deal with an Internet time synchronization protocol known as NTP (Net- work Time Protocol). NTP allows Internet hosts to keep their system clocks in sync with the "true" time by exchanging timestamped UDP packets with a group of Inter- net hosts which are running "radio clocks" tuned to standard time signal stations such as WWVB and CHU. Rich Wales // UCLA Computer Science Department 3531 Boelter Hall // Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596 // +1 (213) 825-5683 "This is yet another example of how our actions have random results."