Hal Murray <hmur...@megapathdsl.net>:
>
> Eric said:
> > You yourself advocated that Mode 6 ought to be replaced by an HTTP service
> > on
> > TCP port 123. I think that's a good idea, if we can do it. The problem is
> > than NTS-KE *also* wants to have TCP 123.
>
> I don't want the UI side of HTTP in ntpd.
I'd like to understand better what you mean by "the UI side" and what your
objection is.
I kind of like the idea that ntpq goes away to be replaced by
"anything that speaks HTTP". Got no issue with the peers billboard
being displayed by links2/Elinks/w3m. :-)
> > What that says to me is that whatever service we put on TCP 123 should be a
> > metaprotocol that can accommodate both KE and a Mode 6 replacement.
>
> The TLS layer has that feature. ALPN.
Reading up on it now.
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