Chris Friesen schrieb:
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> However, in order to trigger the problem you also need to have NTP 
> servers that were erroneously broadcasting the addition of a leap second.

No matter what NTP servers send, it shouldn't result in a DoS.

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> So most people didn't see the issue because there wasn't supposed to be 
> a leap second added this year...but they would have seen it the next 
> time a leap second was added.

True. It seems like we will have another one next year.

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