Bob I know why you posted this but I ask again, don't the 2 different NTP solutions posted by Andre and I solve the problem? Why would one even want to use the screen scraping method if the other is available?
On 29 August 2011 12:46, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > I posted this to inform everyone who was looking for a way to get the > "real" internet time, that is not the system time, inside of Livecode, to > avoid using the navy site as a source. According to them they change their > format regularly to prevent people like us from using it in this fashion. > Also, they are saying they are going to discontinue the use of that web site > soon and force anyone who wants to use the navy time servers to use ntp. > > Bob > > > On Aug 29, 2011, at 11:33 AM, stephen barncard wrote: > > > Your remark is off the thread. I forgot. What is the conclusion? > > > > Was the letter referring to the site we were 'screen scraping' to get the > > time ? > > And don't the binary NTP solutions defined by the Time People > > <http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/ntp.html>and suggested by Andre and myself > fall > > into the category of viable ways to get accurate internet time in the > > future? > > > > On 29 August 2011 08:48, Bob Sneidar <b...@twft.com> wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > Stephen Barncard > > San Francisco Ca. USA > > > > more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Stephen Barncard San Francisco Ca. USA more about sqb <http://www.google.com/profiles/sbarncar> _______________________________________________ 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
