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SubjectRe: Setting the date and time
On Sun, Oct 10, 1999 at 08:46:28AM -0400, Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:

> BTW, xntpd works fine on a dialup. It complains mildly when the link goes
> down, but keeps adjusting the clock according to the recent drift rate until
> the link comes back, at which time it resynchs and goes on.

You can configure the local system clock to be a backup server with a high
stratum number, so when the link goes down you don't lose syncronisation --
and you can carry on serving clients on your local network.

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