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From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
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Subject: Re: NTP - default /etc/ntp.conf
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Hello Richard,

On Mon, Jun 08, 2009 at 09:22:31PM +0100, Richard Tector wrote:
> The fact that everyone has different ideas and suggestions with regards 
> to the contents of this file, and also that it's generally better to use 
> time servers from your local area (http://www.pool.ntp.org/en/use.html) 
> rather than the global pool, indicates to me that having a default 
> configuration is not a good idea.

The DNS servers for pool.ntp.org area already geographical distance
aware:

;; ANSWER SECTION:
0.pool.ntp.org.         1089    IN      A       119.148.81.6
0.pool.ntp.org.         1089    IN      A       202.60.94.11
0.pool.ntp.org.         1089    IN      A       202.89.184.139
0.pool.ntp.org.         1089    IN      A       203.161.129.2
0.pool.ntp.org.         1089    IN      A       203.82.209.217

;; ANSWER SECTION:
au.pool.ntp.org.        1200    IN      A       119.148.81.6
au.pool.ntp.org.        1200    IN      A       202.125.43.135
au.pool.ntp.org.        1200    IN      A       202.60.94.11
au.pool.ntp.org.        1200    IN      A       203.161.129.2
au.pool.ntp.org.        1200    IN      A       203.82.209.217

I've only sorted them for easier comparing, I haven't changed them.
But as you can see, they both give the same.

Edwin
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