The fact that it may not necessarily be online always may be one. By the way ntp.kenic.or.ke is more that 3 years old.
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From: Daudi Were <daudi.were@gmail.com>
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Subject: [Skunkworks] Time Synchronisation with NTP
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:58:52 +0300
Yesterday I discovered that KENIC has set up a NTP Server, ntp.kenic.or.ke, at KIXP "to provide a date and time integrity for computers".
Reading more about time synchronisation with NTP on the Ubuntu help pages (https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/NTP.html) this line jump out at me:
This page describes methods for keeping your computer's time accurate. This is useful for servers, but is not necessary (or desirable) for desktop machines. (emphasis own)
Why would it not be desirable for desktop machines? What are the disadvantages to regularly checking your clock on a desktop as opposed to a server?
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