Hello Rogier,
Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 9:01:32 AM, you wrote:
RK> On 10/23/07, Boris Goldberg  wrote:

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>> You  don't  really  need ntpd on all systems. One (timeserver) runs ntpd,

>> and others use rdate, called from cron (once a day is usually enough).

RK> While your suggestion would work, it would also entail more work

RK> without adding benefit. Upon install, you get the question of whether

RK> you want to use ntpd. Starting with 4.2, it even asks for a specific

RK> NTP server.
  It's always better to don't run a demon if you don't have to. :)

  Talking  about  a "more work" - I don't think that someone avoiding small

"after  install"  tuning  like  this  should  be taking care of any network

besides his home one. ;) Anyway, for the last five years no version of OBSD

(including  4.2) worked for me without tuning a kernel, so an extra line in

a crontab is nothing. :)
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Best regards,

 Boris                            mailto:boris@twopoint.com