Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: Alexander Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* Package name : htpdate Version : 0.8.2 Upstream Author : Eddy Vervest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://www.clevervest.com/htp/development.html * License : GPL Description : daemon to synchronize the local time via HTTP from a webserver Although ntp is a well defined protocol and there are severel clients available, you sometimes can't use any of them, for example since the admin of your firewall is blocking ntp, but surely they don't block HTTP. Since Web-Servers are requested to add a timestamp to webpages they deliver you can extract the specific header and use to synchronize your local clock. Not perfect, but if you use a nearby, fast webserver it should be accurate enough for average users. htpdate can be used either in a "run once, set time" or as a daemon, which checks the time periodically and synchronizes the local time smoothly. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-vinyamar Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
