On 2/6/2014 9:02 AM, Nick Hilliard wrote:

On 06/02/2014 14:57, Larry Sheldon wrote:

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http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/PublicTimeServer000079

bear in mind that due to the vagaries of african peering weirdness, the actual path from there to the OP's network could be over multiple satellite links and peered in Asia, Europe or the US. The Internet in africa can be ... odd.

If it was me (having made a living getting with auditors who had no idea what they were doing) I would look for some close-by reliable (my judgement) 1- and 2- level sources (including, usually) the router at the ISP that I talk-to to get good service then add one or two the auditor likes. Larry (long time responder-to-audits that demanded that my UNIVAC and HP hardware and software look like IBM) -- Requiescas in pace o email Two identifying characteristics of System Administrators: Ex turpi causa non oritur actio Infallibility, and the ability to learn from their mistakes. (Adapted from Stephen Pinker)