Quoting Shaul Karl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > [18:40:18 /tmp]$ ntptrace 192.115.3.254 > core.israsrv.net.il: stratum 3, offset -3599.179944, synch distance 0.03766 > iix.net.il: *Timeout* > [18:40:36 /tmp]$ date -u > Fri Jan 14 16:40:44 UTC 2000 > [18:40:44 /tmp]$ date > Fri Jan 14 18:40:45 IST 2000 > [18:40:45 /tmp]$ > > Assuming that the current UTC time is indeed 16:40:00 +/- 5 minutes, does the > above proves that there is a problem with my ntp server? Does it shows that > my ntp server's time is about 15:40 UTC?
I don't think the current time was 16:40 UTC when you composed and sent your message, but 15:40 UTC. Here are some headers selected from your message: Resent-Date: 14 Jan 2000 15:47:27 -0000 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 (debian) To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Does the following proves that there is a problem with my ntp server? Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 18:47:15 +0200 From: Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Resent-Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> All the mail systems at this institution agree with the Resent-Date above. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.