> * Maxchange > Maximum allowed offset corrected on a clock update. If the delta is > bigger ntpd exists.
I don't see the purpose of that. > * Polltime > maxpoll /minpoll : setting the minimum/maximum polling interval Have you measured the actual $ cost for what it does now, and determined that it is completely outside your budget? > * Offline mode > You tell the ntpd that network is not available. So it will not keep > trying to connect to ntp servers. you already have that: /etc/rc.d/ntpd stop I don't see the need for these features.