[src/trunk]: src/etc Expand the "pool.ntp.org" section. Drop "maxpoll", call ...

[fredb <fredb%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/48b1517b96b3
branches:  trunk
changeset: 556096:48b1517b96b3
user:      fredb <fredb%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Dec 07 16:01:00 2003 +0000

description:
Expand the "pool.ntp.org" section. Drop "maxpoll", call for volunteers,
add some example country codes, and use disjoint CNAMES by default, as
discussed in PR misc/23283 (by Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder),
the pool.ntp.org mastermind and maintainer).

diffstat:

 etc/ntp.conf |  35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diffs (48 lines):

diff -r 907c13a911ab -r 48b1517b96b3 etc/ntp.conf
--- a/etc/ntp.conf      Sun Dec 07 15:56:30 2003 +0000
+++ b/etc/ntp.conf      Sun Dec 07 16:01:00 2003 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: ntp.conf,v 1.5 2003/12/07 15:56:30 fredb Exp $
+# $NetBSD: ntp.conf,v 1.6 2003/12/07 16:01:00 fredb Exp $
 #
 # NetBSD default Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration file
 # for ntpd
@@ -46,11 +46,32 @@
 #peer          an.ntp.peer.goes.here
 #server                an.ntp.server.goes.here
 
-# Public servers from the ntp public pool project.  See:
+# Public servers from the pool.ntp.org project. Volunteer's servers
+# are dynamically assigned to the CNAMES below via DNS round-robin.
+# The pool.ntp.org project needs more volunteers! The only criteria to
+# join are a nailed-up connection and a static IP address. For details,
+# see the web page:
+#
 #      http://www.pool.ntp.org/ 
-# The servers will be dynamically assigned on a round-robin basis
-# from a list of volunteers.
+#
+
+# The country codes can help you find servers that are net-wise close.
+# As explained above, closer is better...
+
+# Northern U.S.A
+#server                ca.pool.ntp.org
+#server                us.pool.ntp.org
+#server                us.pool.ntp.org
 
-server pool.ntp.org maxpoll 12
-server pool.ntp.org maxpoll 12
-server pool.ntp.org maxpoll 12
+# Northern Europe
+#server                de.pool.ntp.org
+#server                de.pool.ntp.org
+#server                dk.pool.ntp.org
+
+# Depending on the vagaries of DNS can occasionally pull in the same
+# server twice. The following CNAMES are guaranteed to be disjoint, at
+# least over some short interval.
+
+server         0.pool.ntp.org
+server         1.pool.ntp.org
+server         2.pool.ntp.org