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NIST Internet Time Service

Don-Keehotay rated 33 months ago
Very handy. Note to User441794: the built-in service is hard-coded to only run once a week. My system's lame-ass RTC loses time at an alarming rate.

Like this page from nist.gov?

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ichbinbored rated 5 months ago
I think XP SP2 and Vista do this by default? Anyway, the sites down so I can't check.
rightontime13 rated 5 months ago
From the page: "The NIST Internet Time Service (ITS) allows users to synchronize computer clocks via the Internet. The time information provided by the service is directly traceable to UTC(NIST). The service responds to time requests from any Internet client in several formats including the DAYTIME, TIME, and NTP protocols."
Rogan rated 44 months ago
NIST server list, yay!
Katste11 rated 45 months ago
Lots of neat info ...great site!
Don-Keehotay rated 33 months ago
Very handy. Note to User441794: the built-in service is hard-coded to only run once a week. My system's lame-ass RTC loses time at an alarming rate.
k94change rated 48 months ago
Useful resource, particularly if you're using time-sensitive applications on multiple machines.
adamahill rated 52 months ago
It seems somehow spooky to allow a government web site to automatically update your computer. I'll pass.