[Info-vax] Personal Alpha forum ?

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Volker Halle wrote:
> Didier,
> 
> NTP is Network Time Protocol and can be configured as part of TCPIP
> services with @TCPIP$CONFIG. First enable it, then edit SYS$SPECIFIC:
> [TCPIP]TCPIP$NTP.CONF and add one or two NTP servers using the
> 'server' statement. Then start NTP.
> 
> Volker.

No!  If the one and only server configured has a problem, you are dead 
in the water.

Two servers is the worst possible configuration for it is written that a 
man with two clocks can never be certain what time it is!

Configure four servers in order to survive the failure of one.  Five for 
the failure of two, seven for the failure of three.  As long as there 
enough sane servers to outvote the insane servers you are OK!