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Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

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post #7

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I think Apple should require app vendors to just submit source code and build instructions and have Apple just build it. It'd be harder to pull off on Google Play Store but I think Apple could make this happen if they wanted to.

For me requiring that would be the same as kicking me off the platform.

How so?

Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

#32
post #26

For whatever reason, ntppool.org is blocked at my work. And of course, you don't get the page that states why when the website is served via https. Not that I need to see the page to know it was either blocked for "hacking" or "entertainment", and I'm guessing it's not entertainment. Edit: This probably explains why our clocks have been off by 45 minutes since Monday. I guess it will be entertaining to see how long i…

> I guess it will be entertaining to see how long it takes for IT to figure this one out. Why not just tell them. What have you got to lose? Hell, blame your charitable spirit on the holiday season if you must.

I got told off for diagnosing issues in the past. The IT director is a megalomaniac and interprets it as a challenge to his power. The only time I offer suggestions now is when one of his employees specifically asks me for help.

Edit: I realize "got told off" didn't really capture what happened. I came in early one day and noticed we were having a dns issue. I manually refreshed my DNS cache and it started to work. I sent him an email to let him know that the DNS cache was expired. He told me I was out of line and complained to HR.

I had to go meet with HR, which was pointless since they think he is on a power trip as well. Anyways he added a line to the IT policy that specifically prohibits "performing a diagnosis on the network or any of IT managed systems."

Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

#34
post #8

According to the forum, the pattern matched this third-party library: https://github.com/jbenet/ios-ntp Specifically, all the servers(!) from here are contacted: https://github.com/jbenet/ios-ntp/blob/master/ios-ntp-lib/Ne... Note that the library author wrote: "ios-ntp is often (mostly?) used to make sure someone hasn't fiddled with the system clock. The complications involved in using multiple servers and averaging…

This is a really weird comment format. It almost suggests a lack of syntax highlighting.

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Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

#35
post #30

FWIW my teenage daughter has been complaining about this latest Snapchat update for iOS the past couple days. It constantly crashes and causes the phone to reboot itself. Looking at Twitter, there's tons and tons of people reporting the same issue, so it seems pretty widespread. Wonder if it's related to this NTP issue.

Can apps cause iOS to reboot? That's a bit shocking.

I don't own an iPhone.

Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

#36
post #26

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> I guess it will be entertaining to see how long it takes for IT to figure this one out. Why not just tell them. What have you got to lose? Hell, blame your charitable spirit on the holiday season if you must.

I got told off for diagnosing issues in the past. The IT director is a megalomaniac and interprets it as a challenge to his power. The only time I offer suggestions now is when one of his employees specifically asks me for help. Edit: I realize "got told off" didn't really capture what happened. I came in early one day and noticed we were having a dns issue. I manually refreshed my DNS cache and it started to work. I…

I encountered a similar IT manager in high school. I kept telling him that netsend wasn't locked down and that any user could run a .bat.

He told me I was wrong. So, I wrote a .bat with a netsend command and emailed it to all staff. Multiple staff clicked on the attachment.

Once they figured out it was me, they made me start a computer club with the IT manager as the supervisor of the club. First order of business was locking down .bat execution.

Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

#37
post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I guess it will be entertaining to see how long it takes for IT to figure this one out. Why not just tell them. What have you got to lose? Hell, blame your charitable spirit on the holiday season if you must.

I got told off for diagnosing issues in the past. The IT director is a megalomaniac and interprets it as a challenge to his power. The only time I offer suggestions now is when one of his employees specifically asks me for help. Edit: I realize "got told off" didn't really capture what happened. I came in early one day and noticed we were having a dns issue. I manually refreshed my DNS cache and it started to work. I…

What kind of firm are you in (and perhaps more important: country/culture)? I've actively been a friendly pita wherever I worked and always found people to help search for answers, even if the question was not really in the line of work. Have a discussion related to tax and payrolling going on right now. Couldn't make sense of company policy even when reading / quoting the law (ianal). Still the surroundings stay friendly (or I'm in massive bubble). Getting into trouble for having a (truthful) opinion, sounds like a showstopper to me. Just don't email the big shot CEO if you haven't got your story straight, that would be my perferred level of openness.

Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

#38
post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I guess it will be entertaining to see how long it takes for IT to figure this one out. Why not just tell them. What have you got to lose? Hell, blame your charitable spirit on the holiday season if you must.

I got told off for diagnosing issues in the past. The IT director is a megalomaniac and interprets it as a challenge to his power. The only time I offer suggestions now is when one of his employees specifically asks me for help. Edit: I realize "got told off" didn't really capture what happened. I came in early one day and noticed we were having a dns issue. I manually refreshed my DNS cache and it started to work. I…

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Re: Excessive load on NTP servers

#39
post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I guess it will be entertaining to see how long it takes for IT to figure this one out. Why not just tell them. What have you got to lose? Hell, blame your charitable spirit on the holiday season if you must.

I got told off for diagnosing issues in the past. The IT director is a megalomaniac and interprets it as a challenge to his power. The only time I offer suggestions now is when one of his employees specifically asks me for help. Edit: I realize "got told off" didn't really capture what happened. I came in early one day and noticed we were having a dns issue. I manually refreshed my DNS cache and it started to work. I…

Have you thought about getting a new job, for someone who is not a nutcase?
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