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| author | cvs2svn <cvs2svn@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-02-14 10:41:19 +0000 |
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| committer | cvs2svn <cvs2svn@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-02-14 10:41:19 +0000 |
| commit | ce5da22b7076167a515a6a0b602b22b67022e5ff (patch) | |
| tree | 2de75577a4acfc9897ffb9ed4f14f84b6bf1ef54 /net/ntp-stable/pkg-descr | |
| parent | cd42c5c7374eab44ee3573fc2d05d44525741237 (diff) | |
| download | ports-release/3.1.0.tar.gz ports-release/3.1.0.zip | |
This commit was manufactured by cvs2svn to create tag 'RELEASE_3_1_0'.release/3.1.0
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diff --git a/net/ntp-stable/pkg-descr b/net/ntp-stable/pkg-descr deleted file mode 100644 index b1774d5d2d43..000000000000 --- a/net/ntp-stable/pkg-descr +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a -computer client or server to another server or reference time source, -such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem. - -It provides client accuracies typically within a millisecond on LANs -and up to a few tens of milliseconds on WANs relative to a primary -server synchronized to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) via a Global -Positioning Service (GPS) receiver, for example. - -Typical NTP configurations utilize multiple redundant servers and diverse -network paths, in order to achieve high accuracy and reliability. - -Some configurations include cryptographic authentication to prevent -accidental or malicious protocol attacks. - -See homepage for more infos: - - http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ |