Short:    v4.7 NTP clock synchroniser AutoDST/GUI
Uploader: unsatisfactory@bigfoot.com (Chris Young)
Author:   unsatisfactory@bigfoot.com (Chris Young)
Type:     comm/tcp
Version:  4.7
Requires: Kickstart 2.0+, ARexx (included with WB2.04+)


FACTS: A GUI-based sntp (network time) client for the Amiga
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This program will let you log on to any NTP server, retrieve the current
time and synchronise your Amiga's clock with it.  Supports sntp, time and
daytime protocols on any port number with potential accuracy of up to 20ms.
Lots of features!

FACTS supports all TCP/IP stacks which implement bsdsocket.library v4.
(eg. AmiTCP, Miami, TermiteTCP)
It does *not* use the virtual TCP: device.

Version 2 and above is designed to run in the background and adjust your
system time when requested by you or an ARexx script, although it can still
run as a CLI command in an identical way to v1.1

You do not need an Internet connection for this program to be useful!
FACTS has an "AutoDST" feature, which will automatically adjust your clock
and the TZ env-var to reflect the time shift.

In addition, any alterations to TZ will make FACTS adjust your system time
accordingly (can be disabled).  Built-in SummerTimeGuard emulation enables
YAM2 to automatically adjust for DST.


Changes since last major release:

Release 4.7
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* Fixed a bug with DST start weeks other than 0
* Added Hungarian catalog
* Added German documentation
* Added some ARexx commands
* Other bug fixes etc

Release 4.6
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* Tidied up the Published Info window
* Fixed the Download Databases option, which was attempting to download the same db twice
* Does not check versions when db is specified as an http location
* Added Spanish catalog

Release 4.5
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* Fixed a couple of Enforcer hits when the Published Information appeared
* Fixed a potential problem with the clock "running away"

Release 4.4
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* Can now specify the location of the local copy of the databases
* Minor bugfixes and layout changes

Release 4.3
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* Improved font sensitivity (should now look ok even on extra large font sizes)
* Changed the Server Info... display routine to use the new format
* Fixed a bug with preferences saving

Release 4.2
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* Fixed a small bug with loading Locale catalogs
* Added German catalog

Release 4.1
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* Fixed the bug which caused the clock not to be set properly under certain circumstances
(also caused bizarre errors with other clock software)

Release 4.0a
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Updated installation script
Now archive contains v4.0 of FACTS!

Release 4.0
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* Added support for server lists
* Added a compatibility mode for ClockDaemon
* Now uses identify.library to report some relevant system info in the About box
* Fixed the "clock not always updating" bug



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