Re: Internet Date Service test

Thank you Mark, I’ll try it out. Peter > On Sep 14, 2018, at 9:24 PM, Mark Wieder via use-livecode > wrote: > > On 09/14/2018 08:30 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode wrote: > > I’m not seeing how to translate use of an NTP server into "LC-talk.” I > > would love to use it but Google doesn

Re: Internet Date Service test

On 09/14/2018 08:30 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode wrote: > I’m not seeing how to translate use of an NTP server into "LC-talk.” I would love to use it but Google doesn’t seem to have an API that I can access. And I would love the dependability of the Google universe. NTP uses port 13.

Re: Internet Date Service test

I’m not seeing how to translate use of an NTP server into "LC-talk.” I would love to use it but Google doesn’t seem to have an API that I can access. And I would love the dependability of the Google universe. This one does return JSON: http://worldclockapi.com What I

Re: Internet Date Service test

I'd rather use a time server that a lot of people use and is maintained. A private web server's clock depends on ...x for reference? "Google Public NTP serves leap-smeared time . We use this technology to smoothly handle leap seconds with no disruptive eve

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You could put a little one line CGI on your server that just returns the time and date. -- Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com On September 14, 2018 8:47:51 PM Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode wrote: Yes, that’s right. We had

Re: Internet Date Service test

how about google time? https://developers.google.com/time/ -- Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - mixstream.org On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 6:45 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > Yes, that’s right. > > We had a report of a user setting back his OS da

Re: Internet Date Service test

Yes, that’s right. We had a report of a user setting back his OS date to extend his demo. This caused us much consternation, thus the desire for an independent date source. Peter > On Sep 14, 2018, at 5:56 PM, Brian Milby via use-livecode > wrote: > > I think the goal is an independent time

Re: Internet Date Service test

I think the goal is an independent time (date) source to ensure that the value is correct. I’m curious about the best solution. Probably would involve your own server though. Thanks, Brian On Sep 14, 2018, 7:36 PM -0500, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode , wrote: > Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > > > An

Re: Internet Date Service test

Peter Bogdanoff wrote: > And… if anyone has a method that doesn’t rely on the user’s local > date/time I’d like to hear that… Using "the seconds" returns a value that accounts for local GMT offset. with the value returned being for GMT. So if you get the seconds and then display them on a mac

Re: Internet Date Service test

That sounds plausible. I am getting uneven results with this… Is this a job for LC Server? To return the seconds and then do my calculations from that? Peter > On Sep 14, 2018, at 4:06 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > Also it dawns on me that the US Navy may firewall it's own t

Re: Internet Date Service test

Also it dawns on me that the US Navy may firewall it's own time servers so that they are no DOS attacked. Bob S > On Sep 14, 2018, at 15:58 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > wrote: > > While the USA does not firewall it's internet, there are countries that do. > Costa Rica may be one of the

Re: Internet Date Service test

While the USA does not firewall it's internet, there are countries that do. Costa Rica may be one of them. Bob S > On Sep 14, 2018, at 15:33 , Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode > wrote: > > It seems to work well in on my computer and others in the USA, but a Windows > tester in Costa Rica c

Re: Internet Date Service test

Hi Peter, why don't you consider a VPN for such testing? It can place you in any country you need, and you get immediate confirmation. VPN's are plentiful and free to cheap. sqb -- Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA - mixstream.org On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 3:33 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-l

Internet Date Service test

Hi, For trial version expiration of my program, I’ve been attempting to use the US Naval Observatory time service which has an API that returns info as JSON data: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/api.php#jdconv My request: put URL "http://ap