That, as they say, is that. Bob
Begin forwarded message: > From: Richard Schmidt <rich.schm...@usno.navy.mil> > Date: August 29, 2011 7:59:33 AM PDT > To: b...@twft.com > Subject: Web time > > Thank you for your note regarding our web time on server > tycho.usno.navy.mil. You should be aware that there is a requirement to > replace this web server with a Navy portal server, and that the application > that you discuss may soon disappear entirely. USNO is not funded to maintain > this application. In addition > it should be noted that the ONLY means of Internet time synchronization that > we will continue to support is the standard NTP protocol. You are urged to > reconsider your lack of compliance with NTP if you wish to use USNO for a > time standard. NTP is the most widely distributed protocol on the Internet, > and > is supported on all available computing platforms. Once synchronized to USNO > via > NTP you can develop your own apps on local platforms. > In the past we have randomly varied the format of the web time output > just to discourage developers from assuming that its format is suitable for > parsing by homegrown applications. > > Regards, > Richard Schmidt > Network Timing Operations, USNO > -- > * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * > ~ Richard Schmidt Systems Engineering Branch ~ > ~ Time Service Department rich.schm...@usno.navy.mil ~ > ~ U.S. Naval Observatory, Wash., DC 20392 (202)-762-1578; Fax 762-1511 ~ > ~ http://tycho.usno.navy.mil ~ > * ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
