Client/server for 'time' protocol ?

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Tip provided by Jason Gunthorpe
> Does anyone know of a simple time protocol client/server pair for
> Debian/Linux? I am refering to RFC868, not NTP.  It would be simple enough
> to write, but if someone has already done the work...
 
 netdate?
 
 NAME
        netdate - set date and time by ARPA Internet RFC 868
 
 SYNOPSIS
        netdate [ -v ] [ -l limit ] [ protocol ] hostname...
 
 DESCRIPTION
        Netdate  takes  a list of names of Internet hosts as argu
        ments, selects the one which supplies the best  time,  and
        sets the system time accordingly.  The invoker must be the

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Tip recorded : 17-01-1999 19:04:26
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