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| Keeping to a common time standard is important when
communicating with others on the Net. Since personal computers can drift in their
time-keeping, many software packages have a function to collect the precise time from
Demon's time servers, which are themselves synchronized with master atomic clocks on the
Net. There may be repeated attempts to fetch the time if your connection is poor or busy doing other things. This is because your software spots a delay but cannot be sure how long it was and so asks again. If you use Turnpike, note that failure to collect the time will not prevent mail, news and other services working properly. It is a good thing to collect the exact time off the Net. Otherwise you could, for example, miss some news articles if your computer's clock tends to run fast. However, if you don't want your PC's clock changed by Demon's time server, check if your software allows this to be avoided (in the case of Turnpike, look at the Configure: Timezone options in the Connect program). It is important to ensure that you have configured the timezone setting of mail and news packages correctly, especially as American ones tend to assume that the user will be in California. |
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