[time-nuts] documentation for beginners (was: Followup (still want a GPS-type NTP refclock))

[Azelio Boriani]

And don't forget those NTP people. BTW, is there an NTP packet exchange
example? That is, what is the typical "conversation" between an NTP server
and a client?

On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Hal Murray <hmurray at megapathdsl.net> wrote:

>
> tvb at LeapSecond.com said:
> > BTW, the best time & frequency glossary on the web so far is at:
> >     http://tf.nist.gov/general/glossary.htm
> > There's also an index at:
> >     http://tf.nist.gov/general/enc-index.htm
>
> That's a good example of a point I didn't make last time...
>
> Official sites like NIST usually don't do a good job of linking out to
> other
> sites.  When they do, they often go to official or manufacturers sites
> rather
> than informal/amateur sites.
>
> That's not bad, but it might not help newbies find places like time-nuts
> when
> they are trying to get started.
>
>
> I should have mentioned that there is nothing wrong with having multiple
> FAQ/Wiki sites run by amateurs.  The trick is that they usually cross-link
> to
> each other.  If google (or dumb luck) takes you to one, that usually helps
> you find the others.
>
>
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>
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